St. Hannibal Empowerment Centre

St. Hannibal Empowerment Center (SHEC) is a religious organization of the Rogationists of the Heart of Jesus. It is a community of Spirit-led persons which aims to follow Jesus Christ in his union with his Father and in his proclamation of the kingdom of God. It is an inserted community among the squatters. The goal of SHEC is to empower the poor people of Metro Manila, Philippines, through housing, livelihood, education, health, waste management, youth and values formation.

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Location: Pasay City, Metro Manila

Mission: Its mission is to empower the poorest of the poor and catalyze an integral Christian transformation of urban poor communities in collaboration with the local Church by a holistic process that addresses concerns on housing, livelihood, education, health, environment and sanitation, justice and peace, youth formation and values formation. The goals of SHEC consist of assisting in alleviating poverty among urban poor communities in Pasay and other cities in Metro Manila; and building the foundation of community transformation through intensive values formation. Its objectives are, specifically, to facilitate the organization and formation of people’s organization that are self-sufficient and empowered, facilitate the values and spiritual formation and capability building of urban poor leaders, to assist the urban poor / informal settlers of Pasay and other cities in Metro Manila in realizing their dreams of achieving security of tenure through in-city relocation, to facilitate the implementation of economic programs and basic social services in urban poor communities, and to facilitate access to formal education in favor of the poor and deserving students.

Monday, July 21, 2014

JUNE 2014 HIGHLIGHTS

Rogate: Inspiring Spirituality. Jesus Inspires. No wonder the Kingdom of God has grown and continues to grow tremendously. Pope Francis encourages us to be inspiring. St. Hannibal was especially inspiring to the poor. This sort of inspiration is a legacy inherited and perpetuated by SHEC. And this legacy goes with a particular exhortation: the desire to do away with greed and injustice, which is made possible by openness to the Holy Spirit. 

Burauen Variety Show. To preach about the God of love and justice who never abandons the poor and the oppressed, leaders and members of the Rogate Youth Ministry, Shec Chapter (RYMSC) practiced from May 1 to June 6, 2014 for the staging of a Variety Show at Burauen, Leyte. Music and Arts can move the heart. Inspirations abound when people not only help but make others happy. The Kingdom, after all, is where all sort of weeping and injustice shall be no more (see Rev 21: 1-5).