The local government of Quezon City on Monday, July 17, launched a bazaar aimed at supporting its learning recovery program for the children in the city and to raise awareness about education crisis.
The “Kilo/s Kyusi: Kilo Store ng Bayan, Tulong para sa Kinabukasan” bazaar, which was opened at the inner lobby of the Quezon City Hall and spearheaded by the Office of the City Mayor, Quezon City Council, Small Business and Cooperatives Development Department (SBCDPO), and Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability Department (CCESD), eyes to generate funds from the sale to help bankroll the city’s tutoring program, a learning recovery initiative to reduce non-readers and non-numerates by providing additional academic assistance.
It will be open until Friday, July 21, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
It features pre-loved and never-been-used merchandise such as clothes, locally designed Filipiniana, homeware, bags that will be up for sale to Quezon City Hall employees and the public .
The city government said the activity will feature items to be sold in two categories: (a) By Kilo – the price is determined based on the total weight of pre-loved items and (b) Individually priced – high-value items that were hardly used or have never been used and are still in excellent condition.
It added the proceeds from the sale will go to the Learning Recovery Fund, a repository for cash donations intended for implementing learning recovery programs for the city’s public schools.
The local government said that in 2022, the World Bank has estimated that 9 out of 10 children in the Philippines aged 10 are unable to read and understand a simple text.
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte called for a whole of society approach to address the education crisis.
“A crisis of this magnitude requires all stakeholders to have a unified focus in prioritizing the needs and interests of our children. Kailangan nating agapan agad ang problemang ito dahil malaki ang epekto nito sa ating ekonomiya at sa kinabukasan ng susunod na henerasyon (We need to address this problem immediately as it has a big effect on our economy and the future of our next generation)," the mayor said.
Those who are interested to donate your pre-loved items may contact SBCDPO at 8988-4242 locals 8731 / 8731 / 8736.
They can also send an email [email protected] to learn more about the Quezon City Learning Recovery Fund.