RAFI-KAC inspires youth leaders

By Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc.
February 19, 2013

CEBU CITY – Eighty-one selected youth leaders from around the Philippines learned more about developing leadership skills and attitude and setting and achieving goals through the activities facilitated by the Kool Adventure Camp (KAC) of Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) during the Ayala Young Leaders Congress (AYLC) 2013 on Feb. 5 to 8 in Alfonso, Cavite. The activities include trust activities, initiative games, and challenge course.

The activities facilitated by KAC promoted Playing to Win, Challenge by Choice, and Upheld Full Value Contract. Among these activities are Trust Lean, Willow in the Wind, Trust Run, Trust Reach, Human Pipeline, Archimedes Sponge, Tire Ball, A-Frame, and Initiative Wall.

“I really like the way KAC handled the outdoor challenges for the congress because it was not too physical and there was a longer time allotted for sharing, which I think is the most important part,” Annie Fe Perez, a student leader from University of the Philippines Cebu College, shared.

“It was the processing that helped me learn because I got to hear different perspective on how they understood the activity. I like best the Initiative Wall because it inspired me to push my batchmates and the people in my own community and organizations to be the best that they can be,” Perez added.

Together with Perez, Marmie Dyan Deniega of University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) and Rhyle Clifford Sayat of the University of San Carlos (USC) compose Cebu’s delegation to AYLC.

“One has to use more than one leadership style to be able to successfully lead an organization because as a leader you not only lead but also manage your group, and to succeed as a manager, one has to be adaptive to different personalities and leadership styles of the people in your team,” Sayat spoke of his insights on leadership.

With this year’s congress theme, “The Leadership Imperative: Confronting and Adapting to Changing Realities,” AYLC also marked its 15th year of putting together a national youth leadership conference.

AYLC is the Ayala Group’s commitment to national development. It is the keystone of “Shaping Tomorrow’s Leaders”, the youth leadership development program launched in 1998 by the Ayala group of companies.

The four-day leadership congress featured outdoor activities facilitated by KAC, plenary sessions; workshop group discussions and talks moderated by Cheche Lazaro, editor-at-large of Rappler.com.

Speakers who tackled on overcoming challenges despite changing realities were Ramon del Rosario, president and CEO of Phinma Corporation; Christian Monsod, former chairman of the Commission on Elections; and Sister Eva Maamo SPC, president of the Foundation of our Lady of Peace Mission Inc.

The participants also had the chance to interact with well-known and highly respected leaders from the government, civil society, business, arts, media, and entertainment.