Gawad Kalinga Foundation has established strong ties with different universities in the Philippines in its goal to build a slum-free nation. Students are encouraged to attend immersions and do volunteer work in various GK communities in the country. Aside from taking part in site construction projects, students are also involved in programs such as child and youth development. One of their tasks in the said GK program is to act as teachers in community schools. While they aid their fellow youth in academic work and learning, they also develop their characters, and harness their concern for others.
Gawad Kalinga Builders Institute, better known as GKBI, is the official movement of GK to involve schools and learning institutions in materializing the humanitarian goal of uplifting the living conditions of thousands of poor communities in the country. The movement believes that schools have a very important role in opening the eyes of the youth and academic sector to their role in building our nation. It brings students from schools and into the communities while inculcating in them values such as nationalism and patriotism.
Many schools, colleges, and universities have already heeded the call of GKBI. They are some of the biggest and most influential schools in the country like Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle University, University of Santo Tomas, University of Makati, University of Asia and the Pacific, University of the Philippines, and more.
Universities involved in materializing the GK goals are doing a great job in making their students part of this huge patriotic movement to drive social transformation. While the transformative characteristic of Gawad Kalinga Foundation continues to grow, it continues to uplift our nation one community at a time. The movement also touches not only the beneficiaries of GK communities but also the universities, volunteers, and donors who take part in carrying out the humanitarian mission.
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