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.

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

OCTOBER 2014 HIGHLIGHTS

Rogate: A Heritage of Pro-poor Spirituality. The Source and inspiration of every mission, on the one hand, is God, especially in Jesus’ incarnation and Kingdom proclamation. St. Hannibal responded to this inspiration in his unique ways which eventually came to be known as the Rogate. October on the other hand is especially dedicated to Mary, mother of the poor. And remarkably, St. Hannibal was also Marian. Such a wealth of heritage for a pro-poor spirituality, indeed! SHEC draws much inspiration and motivation from the foregoing heritage as it continues Jesus’ Kingdom mission.

Learning From St. Hannibal. SHEC is named after St. Hannibal. Accordingly, it carries out its Kingdom mission after St. Hannibal’s spirituality. It is but fitting and proper then that last October 5, 2014, leaders and members of the RYMSC underwent a formation session about St. Hannibal. The activity aimed at deepening the participants’ knowledge of the life and virtues of St. Hannibal. This wonderful experience was held at the St. Hannibal Training Center, Malibay, Pasay City.

Phase 2 General Assembly. Some leaders and members of Phase 2  had an assembly last October 12, 2014. They discussed some issues, to wit: monthly amortization, pedicab livelihood and guarding of their gate. Regular assemblies, in another view, are also meant to strengthen the bond among members. This needless to say is essential in every community, especially in a Christian community like Phase 2.

Biblical Formation. The Bible is not only a book of wisdom and inspirations. Powerful, indeed, as it is God’s Word, it can transform lives in ways beyond description. It has been an opportune moment then for leaders and members of the RYMSC to undergo a bible formation session under Fr. Orville Cajigal last October 12, 2014. See more Photos.

Session in Journalism and Writing. Augmenting their spiritual formation with a particularly academic one, leaders and members of the RYMSC had a session in Journalism and Writing in Filipino last October 19, 2014. The experience was indeed fruitful and fun for the contented participants.

Pedicabs at last! October 19 was also a day to mark. Finally, the much awaited release of pedicabs for SHEC’s livelihood program took place. Kudos to the workers and beneficiaries for another step towards holistic human development! See more photos at our facebook page

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