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» 1st Steps to 2009: Launching of the Unang Hakbang Sa Kinabukasan

In response to the needs of public elementary school children across the country, the GMA Kapuso Foundation undertakes the Unang Hakbang Sa Kinabukasan (UHSK), one of its more popular projects held annually at the beginning of class in June. It seeks to inspire Grade 1 students from depressed and remote areas to attend classes by providing them with basic school bags containing a set of school materials.

The Launching of UHSK took place last March 19, 2009 at the Ever Gotesco Malls in Ortigas. A former UHSK beneficiary, Edilberto Arboleda, now in second year high school, gave an inspirational message to some of our invited UHSK grade 1 beneficiaries from Capt. H. Francisco Elementary School in Pateros. Director Paul Soriano, Executive Director of the Adopt A School and Ms. Chit Singayan, OIC Assistant Chief of Special Education of the Department of Education also shared their messages on behalf of their respective departments.

For this year, the project aims to reach out to a total of 45,000 incoming Grade 1 students from public elementary schools nationwide. Areas in NCR that GMAKF team will visit for this year are Malabon, Valenzuela, Caloocan, Quezon City, Pateros, Taguig, Manila, Muntinlupa, Las Pinas, Paranaque, San Agustin, and San Juan. Provincial areas that will be covered are Dagupan, Abra, Apayao, Romblon, Sorsogon, and Camarines Norte, Cebu, Northern Samar, Negros Oriental, Antique, Masbate, Davao, Surigao del Norte, Sarangani, Maguindanao, Tawi-Tawi, and Sulu.