Copyright October 2011 And he said to them, Take heed, and beware of all covetousness; for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions. Luke 12:15 Charity is the best gift during Christmas. Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales, 2008 S ociety H as A R esponsibility for the E nvironment and in C ommunity A dvancement and R ehabilitation E fforts God loves a cheerful giver 2 Corinthians 9:7 THE SITUATION Christmas has become over-commercialized Often, gift-giving results in Excesses Dupli- cation Wastage THE PROBLEM Yet 30 million Filipinos live in poverty THE PROBLEM Philippines ranked 3 rd among countries most vulnerable to natural disasters Disaster response is always REACTIVE Emergency relief goods are of very low qualitysecond hand, used, cant be used THE PROBLEM The global reccession has affected the: Church Catholic Church collection has decreased by 40% (Philippine Star, 6 January 2009) Only 25% of population give to charities in the Philippines. September 2010 (Charities Aid Foundation) THE PROBLEM TURNING A BAD SITUATION INTO AN OPPORTUNITY CHRISTMAS Gift-giving a long-held tradition Among Asians, Filipinos are most generous in gift-giving Time of abundance and plenty CHRISTMAS Christmas gift-giving = Php24.8 B (2006) (SWS 2007) Nearly 4 of 5 Filipinos buy as much as 6 Christmas gifts One of 3 Filipinos buy Christmas gifts from bonuses or 13 th month salaries TURNING A BAD SITUATION INTO AN OPPORTUNITY Filipinos receive extra or unneeded Christmas gifts worth about 10 billion pesos OPPORTUNITY? HOW? Extra Gifts Convert extra Christmas gifts worth billions of pesos into money by selling these brand new gifts at 50% off their market and tax free to the general public. Cash This a Pioneering Initiative Worldwide No competition in the industry exists THE SOLUTION: A PIONEERING INITIATIVE Parishioners donate Church collects/stores Church generates cash to help those in need Church Organizes tianggian Sells items half of market price + tax free to public ATENEO GRADE SCHOOL EXPERIENCE In Christmas of 2011, the Ateneo Grade School with a total student population of 4,000 was able to collect around 8000 extra Christmas gifts for the Program worth about 800, INNOVATION IN SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOURCING OF FUNDS Untapped yearly multi- billion alternative source-- extra or unneeded Christmas brand new gifts Does not need hard earned income Painless in helping the poor DONORS 1.Everybody can serve as donors- the youth, senior citizens, poor people, etc... 2.The donor base will be exponentially increased and widened 3.Diaspora community (OFW) can increase assistance to the Philippines INNOVATION IN SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT BENEFICIARIES 1.Program can serve three sets of beneficiaries at the same time: A)The rich can serves as beneficiaries as they are relieved of their extra and unneeded goods B)local community mainly the poor and middle class consumers plus INNOVATION IN SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT BENEFICIARIES c) calamity-stricken communities or c) poor communities currently serviced by Church 2. More poor people can be reached by the increased funds and donors involved in social development. INNOVATION IN SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT QUALITY AND TYPE OF ASSISTANCE 1.Local poor and middle class consumers are able to purchase brand new and unused quality goods at cheaper price in their locality. 2.Calamity-stricken communities get immediate cash in times of critical need. The church pro-actively responds to calamities as they have ready reserve cash generated at start of year. INNOVATION IN SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT QUALITY AND TYPE OF ASSISTANCE 3. Current poor communities serviced by the church can be served readily and responsively based on its beneficiaries need without having to get clearance with an outside donor regarding needed realignment of funds. INNOVATION IN SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT DELIVERY MECHANISM Multi-sector involvement, Youth led, Community- wide participation INNOVATION IN SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS ALL STAKEHOLDERS CHURCH As Financially Self Reliant Income Generating Social Enterprises Put into practice the 2009 Social Encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI Caritas in Veritate The Catholic Church lead this innovative mode in poverty alleviation and disaster response through out the world BENEFITS ALL STAKEHOLDERS CHURCH Adheres to the priority agenda of the Diocese of Cubao to pursue a sustainable resource mobilization guided by the spirituality of stewardship. BENEFITS ALL STAKEHOLDERS YOUTH Become Persons for Others; Social Entrepreneurs Learn responsible retailing business Major Stakeholders in Church and Nation-building Realize the Second Vatican Council call for the young people to be "the hope of the Church BENEFITS ALL STAKEHOLDERS SOCIETY Celebration of True Meaning of Christmas Revive Spirit and Culture of Bayanihan Resources for Social Development is increased and sustained Convert charity to development intervention in helping the poor Cooperation not competition is the mode to successfully generate funds The SHARE CARE Program intends to enable the youth to learn social entrepreneurship and experience another venue to serve as Persons for Others. It will likewise revive the culture and spirit of Bayanihan as well as enable the Filipino society to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas. MISSION STATEMENT The youth will lead self-reliant bayanihan social enterprises whose role is to monetize the inequitably distributed, surplus, and unneeded brand new goods to benefit local communities especially their disadvantaged members. VISION 1. Involve the Whole Community 2. Win win scenario for all Stakeholders 3. Youth Led 4. Simple Management even Elementary Students can lead Program on Third Year of Implementation 5. Concrete Results Realized in Three Months 6.Total Development of Man 7.Financially Self Reliant by 3rd Year or earlier UNIQUE FEATURES PROMOTING PRO PEOPLE PRINCIPLES : Equity Social Justice Peoples Participation Democratic Governance Interdependence Cooperation Empowerment of Stakeholders Self Reliance on Local Resources Solidarity (Bayanihan) Economy Caritas in Veritate (2009 Social Encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI) Doctrine 1 Low Start-up Cost Low Risk Financially Self-Reliant on 3rd Year or Earlier High Income Potential in just 3 Months High ROI Inventory Problem Free Simple Operations System Decreasing costs through the subsequent years IDEAL SUSTAINABLE SOCIAL ENTERPRISE 100% Adherence to Social Enterprise Quality Index This social enterprise will: 1.do well generate substantial funds for the school and community, very high ROI and and is financially self-reliant on its third year of operation or even earlier 2.do good the whole community benefits and is empowered, win-win scenario for all stakeholders 3. do right upholds social justice, equity, righteousness, and solidarity 1.Rev. Fr. Antonio Ledesma, Archbishop of Cagayan De Oro 2. Rev. Fr. Jose Cecilio Magadia, Provincial Superior, Philippine Province of Society of Jesus 3.Rev. Fr. Jose Ramon Villarin, President, Ateneo De Manila University 4.Rev. Fr. Francis Lucas, Executive Secretary, CBCP's Episcopal Commission on Social Communication and Mass Media 5. Dr. Cielito Habito, Professor, Economics and Director of ACERD 6.Dr. Antonio La Vina, Dean, Ateneo School of Government 7.Atty. Arnel Casanova, President, Bonifacio Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) 8. Mr. Antonio Quizon, Chairman, Asian NGO Coalition ENDORSED BY By SHARE CARE Inc. April 2012