Global Changemakers

As Mother Theresa put it, “We cannot do great things on this Earth, only small things with great love.”, I take into the belief that no act of kindness is too small. Just that it's entirely up to us, whether we have the heart to and want to achieve it. The motto of my life is to be happy, and also spread the happiness to the people around me. This includes bringing love and joy to the unfortunate souls, through my role as a volunteer. My past initiatives in volunteering included first aid duties, community visits and events, rice collection projects and blood donation drives. I became a Global Changemaker when I attended the Asia Youth Summit 2011. The works, the stories and the energy of the people I met in the Asia Youth Summit really inspire me. I am proud to be part of the Global Changemakers family. This has opened the door for me to realize my vision- holding a common project championing a particular issue in different countries. "If your mind can conceive it, and your heart can believe it, then you can achieve it." Believe in your dreams and never stop chasing them. All the best!=)

Jecel Tandoc Censoro or Jecel is currently the Network Associate of the Affiliated Network for Social Accountability in East Asia and the Pacific (ANSA-EAP), a regional network focusing on good governance and Social Accountability. She supervises the East Asia and the Pacific network and heads the ICT projects such as the checkmyschool.org. In 2010, Jecel became the Philippine’s 3rd Global Change Maker who participated in the Latin America Youth Summit. She is also active in other international organizations such as the Global Youth for Anti-Corruption Network (GYAC) and Association of Southeast Asian Youth (ASEAN-Youth). She is one of the founders of the Junior Philippine Society of Public Administrators (JPSPA). A change maker in practice, Jecel serves as the executive secretary of the Rotaract Club of Manila, spearheading the environmental and education campaign of the club called Greenvolution which won the most promising project in the Rotary international. Aside from that, she is also working on her UN MDG campaign called: The RH Movement. Having her passion for education and change, she established Payatas: Basura Mo, Pag-asa ko. A social enterprise combined with education and environment advocacy which aims to provide better practices in handling waste and education for poor children. The project is still on its research phase. If time allows, Jecel also volunteers in the Youth AIDS Filipinas Alliance (YAFA). She is also an active leader in Victory church. Jecel is a presidential scholar and honor graduate from the University of the Philippines earning a degree in Psychology. She also studied Business and Economics in Korea University as an Asian Future Leader Scholar where she was awarded the Excellence award. She is currently taking her graduate degree on Public Management. A Gawad Chancellor Awardee, Rotary Youth Leadership awardee, DepEd Young Writer’s Awardee and a sports enthusiast, Jecel offers all her achievement to God and her country.

Attended Global Youth Summit 2010, what an amazing week! World Vision Youth Ambassador, run projects and campaigns in New Zealand to educate and raise awareness and funds about issues of poverty and human rights :)