De La Salle University - Manila

COSCA Programs

Major Programs of COSCA

• Curriculum Mainstreaming of Social Development Program (CMSDP) and
• Lasallian Social Formation and Engagement Program (LSFEP)

Support Programs

• Systems, Information and Technology Development Program (SITDP) and
• Continuing Education in Society and Development Program (CESDP)
  

Special Program

• Community-based Disaster Risk Reduction Program (CBDRRMP)

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Curriculum Mainstreaming of Social Development Program (CMSDP)

• National Service Training Program- Civic Welfare Training Service (NSTP-CWTS)
• Theology and Religious Studies Two (TREDTWO)
• Partnership Develpoment/Curriculum Integration
  

National Service Training Program- Civic Welfare Training Service (NSTP -CWTS)

" De La Salle saw the person of Jesus in the poor children to whom he had ministered. He took seriously Jesus' warnings against having wealth when brothers and sisters lived in destitution " - Koch, FSC

The National Service Training Program (NSTP) was established in 2001 under Republic Act No. 9163. It has been envisioned that -- through NSTP -- civic consciousness and defense preparedness will be instilled in the youth by developing the values of community service and patriotism.

The goal of NSTP is to harness the potentials of the youth/studentry to contribute to nation building.

The Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS) is an optional program under NSTP. It provides an opportunity for Lasallian students to contribute in the improvement of the general welfare and the quality of life of local poor communities.

CWTS Components

The Formation Phase (C1) is the first stage of the CWTS component of the NSTP. Under C1, the capabilities of students to provide services to marginalized and deprived communities are enhanced through six (6) classroom sessions and two (2) field exposures.

The Community Service (C2) is the second and final phase of the CWTS component of the NSTP. Under C2, students are given the opportunity to implement projects in partnership with local marginalized and deprived communities are enhanced through three (3) classroom sessions and eight (8) field implementation.

For hand-outs, partners profile, documents, and experiences of NSTP-CWTS in DLSU-Manila, visit http://cosca-dlsu-cwts.wikispaces.com/.

Theology and Religious Studies Two (TREDTWO)

"Defend the poor and fatherless; do justice to the afflicted and needy."
- Psalm 82:3

The Theological and Religious Studies TWO - Christian Morality (TREDTWO)
The Community Service Program or CSP is a component of the courses Tredtwo, subjects on Christian Morality. It is a joint undertaking of the Theology and Religious Education Department (TRED) and COSCA, the social action arm of De La Salle University.

The CSP is the venue designed for students to put their faith in action and carry out the theories discussed in class, specifically the Seven Corporal Works of Mercy. Thus, at least 12 hours of direct service work with COSCA's partner organizations are required from those enrolled in the course. Students will be encountering with individuals in need, and will be deployed in centers like animal welfare, youth-at-risk, street children, prisoners, the urban poor, among others.

Partnership Develpoment/Curriculum Integration

In-charge of the organizational development (OD) initiative to CWTS Partner organization (Pos) towards greater impact and sustainability. This includes implemetanation and monitoring of OD palns that resulted from the organizational diagnosis of more than 20 Posin 2009.A mong the interventions include strategic planning workshops, leadership training and finacial capability-building.

More over, internal partnership building shall initiate and stregthen the formation of Board of Advisers and Consensus Group. This will entail coordiantion with all academic departments, administrators and institutions within DLSU. The objective of the internal linkaging is to make the curriculum programs more socially relevant through proposals developed by COSCA. This can be done through integration of social development concepts with exixsting courses or introduction of courses that will raise social consciouness of the students. In the same way, participation of faculty and administrators in this undertaking can be a form of their community involvement.

Lasallian Social Formation and Engagement Program

LSFEP for Institutional Advocacy

" The role of the educational agent as a mediator of culture is to enable young people to critically discern what is authentically life-giving within tradition and in contemporary culture and to use these elements to build a more human Christian society and culture."
- The First Lasallian District Synod,
ANIMO LA SALLE 2011 (Living the Lasallian Spirit in the Philippines Today)

The Institutional Advocacy program plays a vital role to enable young people of today to critically discern what is authetically life giving in contemporary culture. The program shall work towards increasing the level of social conciousness of the Lasallian family particularly its faculty and students on issues of local, national and intermational concerns.

Its main objective is to faciltate and animate Lasallian community to become proactive agents of social change with preferential option of the poor.

LSFEP for Student Formation

" How can the love of GOD be in people well off in worldly possessions who see their neighbor in need but close their hearts to them? "
- St. John Baptist De La Salle

The Student Formation Program is designed to deepen the social orientation and hone the skills and talents of volunteers. The program offers various special projects and volunteers activities which encourage the active participation of the Lasallian Community, More so It aims to develop formation that would produce sociallly and politically aware, responsible and active lasallians that can contribute in nation building. The program offers options for Lasalians to be involve in service to various groups and communities:

1. Lasallian Outreach and Volunteer Effort (L.O.V.E.)
2. Lasallian Alumni Volunteer (L.A.V.)
3. Lasallian Volunteer Program (L.S.V.P.)
   

LSFEP for Community Engagement Program

" St. John Baptist De La Salle drew schoolmasters together into a community because he knew they would need the support, shared knowledge, and resources of people of like mind if they were to succeed in their mission " - Koch, FSC

Initiating, facilitating, and coordinating provision of services to the marginalized communities based on the resources, expertise, and interests of DLSU-Manila and the needs of the communities. Engaged in direct organizing of sectoral and area based groups and offering capacity building and other relevant services to ensure people empowerment.

Two (2) Priority Areas:

1. Talim Bay, Lian, Batangas
2. Sitio Looc, Bagac, Bataan

Special Program

1. One Million Trees

Policy

• Policy Outreach Process for SC CSO and other DLSU Units (pdf/28kb)

Forms

• Community Service Activity Form (CS-A Form) (pdf/187kb)
• COSCA Donation Form (pdf/532kb)