Shalom Club Philippines, Inc. – Nueva Ecija Chapter held their annual holiday activity by donating printing materials to three schools in Nueva Ecija, namely: Alberto G. Bautista Elementary School, Maringalo Elementary School, and Puncan Elementary School.
Shalom Club is the international organization of professionals who received MASHAV scholarship training in Israel. The Philippines has produced MASHAV scholars from various sectors through the years.
MASHAV, through the Embassy of Israel in the Philippines, also contributed to the activity by donating printers and additional copy papers to each school. MASHAV Officer Ms. Gladys Baniqued-Turiano represented the embassy during the turnover ceremony of the learning equipment.
The MASHAV scholars provided support to the distance learning approach of the schools due to the pandemic. In lieu of their annual Share-A-Lunch and gift giving with students from the province, Shalom Club opted to adjust their activity based on the needs of these schools.
Israel recently donated learning equipment to the Department of Education of the Philippines to help its continuous efforts in coping up with the pandemic and to aid in providing distance learning to the Filipino students. Israel also built a hand washing facility at Makati High School and Quirino High School to give emphasis on the importance of hand washing in helping control the spread of COVID-19.
