Life Changers Challenge Winner: Oras na Para Sa Alpabasa

I could still remember the date, it was April 28, 2015 when I first heard that Pharmaton is searching for Life Changer  through their Life Changers’ Challenge.  The event was attended by three of the country top names ( Reese Fernandez Ruiz of Rags2Riches, Futkal founder Peter Amores, and culinary educator Chef Rob Pengson )who inspire other to live their life to the fullest and endless possibilities.

And now after months of searching, ten finalists are presenting their  concept of the panel of judges to be able to receive a  one million peso grant from Pharmaton to fund their initiatives. The winning project will also be monitored by Pharmaton and documented as a “ Life Changer’s Journey” throughout the implementation of their project

The awarding happen last July21, 2015 at  The Event Center, Century City, Makati City.

Among the groups who were made it  into the top 10 , it  was Oras na Para sa Alpabasa, a group of educators who developed a game-based program to teach school children to read in Filipino who was awarded the grant.

Top 10 finalist includes

1. There's a  group who aims to better teach K-12 Science to students using indigenous materials;
2. Kiddo+Preneur, a group advocating to get kids interested in business and entrepreneurship
3. Island Kid, a program aimed at helping make a brighter future for Filipino children through soccer;
4. Red Light District, a group of Singapore-based individuals aiming to help equip Philippine communities to better respond in times of calamities and disasters
5. The Mush-Keteers, social entrepreneurs who are seeking to build the foundations of a progressive mushroom industry in the Philippines
6. The Indigenous Cultural Tourism Program in Mindanao, heritage warriors seeking to promote cultural tourism as a tool to alleviate poverty in certain areas in Mindanao;
7. The Passion Wearthy Project, a social enterprise providing livelihood to people with disabilities through handcraft items made from recyclable materials
8. Silent Beads, a social entrepreneurship brand that creates beads and fashion jewelry from repurposed materials, which can later on be used to grow plants
9. Prepper Plus, which endeavors to promote disaster-readiness in the consciousness of every Filipino family through disaster-preparedness education.

The Panel of Judges

It was truly amazing to watch and heard the  group’s aspiration . Filipino life changers have truly proven  how the creative and how passionate they are in sustaining their energy and acting on their desire to make a significant ant change to the lives of the people around them. Pharmaton was so grateful to all those who took part in the Life changers challenge, and are honored to provide the necessary charge for life changers to fulfill their vision and go beyond themselves.

Pharmaton’s Life Changers Challenge: Success in Numbers was conceptualized with the aim of finding passionate Filipinos wanting to create positive change and help them sustain their energy for others and not just themselves.