The cases we are analyzing every week has been an avenue for me and my group to discuss and talk about our thoughts regarding the topic ethics. With CSR, ethics is a very important factor because it has a lot of contribution to how a person reacts to certain situations. With every case, there are different things we consider and this is also when all of us applies what we learn in class. As for me, given that there are lots of factors to consider such as it being utilitarianism, virtue ethics, justice and fairness and etc, what I usually fight for in our discussions is to choose which is morally right. I believe that as humans, we have moral obligations to each other, and I also think that we should be selfless and just offer selfless service to one another (because this is how I was brought up during my gradeschool and high school years and also by my parents) I know that we are all subject to our own actions and opinions and it is based on what we believe in.
I have always been aware of Corporate Social Responsibility and what it is, but given the depth of discussion we have had in the subject, I got to understand more of how it works and the things to consider and at stake with doing so. In our first few weeks, learning more about CSR only made me want to get involved more, because as an entrepreneur, I want my business to have this kind of good effect to our community. The CSR activities we see every good news monday gives me more ideas in how I can make one for my own. At the same time, in depth discussion on CSR such as the types of CSR activities we can do, the type of intentions behind it and most of all how it can be implemented or how it is already being implemented are the topics that cover the first step to doing my own CSR activity. I know I can make a more unique version to it and I can't wait to actually implement it in the future. The CSRGOVE outreach activity is where I currently believe that I can already start exercising a csr activity and I am aware of how much I really do want to do it in the future.
In our visitation, my group and I focused on the things that we could help improve on for our chosen organization. The two main things that we would like to address for the org is that their facilities, particularly their study area is already lacking the needed materials for children to learn better. Also, the problem raised to us by the organization is that they needed the parents to participate in the activities of their children.
My group came into conclusion that we could do two things, it is to donate certain materials (out of fundraising and donation drives) such as flash cards for learning, pillows for comfortable learning, pencils, crayons, coloring and academic books that the children could use in their study time. For the second problem, we would conduct a seminar for the parents that could help them understand more of their responsibilities to their children even if they make them stay at the orphanage, we would make a program flow and we will also make this an interactive event.
As of now, we have started collecting things we can donate to the place such as crayons, pencils and other study books. We're not only collecting from within the group because we also extend the effort and good intentions to other people who might also want to donate since it is for a good cause. Also for the seminar, we have already made a program for the parents but it is not finalized yet. So far we will be having one of the parents to speak up to their co parents. We think that we are 70% done with the preparation and within three weeks, we can already implement this to the community.
Last September 15, my group and I visited Assocacion De Damas De Filipinas, our chosen community for our CSRGOVE outreach project. This non-profit organization aims to house children (ages 6 and below) to help the children grow as holistic persons and develop their personalities while also being God-fearing, all done with love, nurture and care.
I personally thought that in order to maintain the mission and vision of the orphanage (as stated in their website) There should be improvements in their facilities. We saw that the place is getting old and that it isn't anymore as suitable as it should be for children to be comfortable in. At the same time, when we asked the head of the place what were their main concerns, they said they needed the parents to be more participative in their children's activities. Later on, we were able to give solutions to these problems after we have discussed the current situation in our group.
This visitation made me feel blessed because I never had to experience how it was like to be in an orphanage because my parents took care of me fully. All these made me realize that my parents have always worked hard in order to sustain a good lifestyle for us, their children. Lastly, it made me also think that this CSR activity will improve me as a person because I really do want to be able to help people in my life, it's one of the things that I look forward to doing when I'm already working and the best part is, with this CSR activity, I understand that I can already start doing it now.
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