Resource Person Eric Abalajon listens to participants opening up about their favorite stories and the reason behind their choices.
BANGA, Aklan – To document the efforts of existing farmers and Learning Site Cooperators in the operations of their respective Learning Sites and to provide a platform for knowledge learned from the ground, the Learning from the Ground: Writeshop on Knowledge Management for LS Cooperators of Region 6 was conducted last September 21-23, 2021 at the ATI Training Hall. Twenty LS Cooperators and farm representatives participated in the activity.
“Farmer experiences and their productive efforts make up excellent stories that the agriculture industry can learn from,” encouraged Nicolasita Gallego, Project Officer, during the Opening Program.
Vianney Ojerio, OIC-Chief of the Partnerships and Accreditation Services Section, gave the Opening Remarks on behalf of Officer-in-Charge Mary Ann A. Ramos. “I understand that you have apprehensions because you are not a technical writer, but I encourage you to share your stories and come up with your drafts. Bear in mind that writing your story is also your advocacy, not only for your fellow farmers but to the world as well,” stressed Ojerio.
The three-day writeshop consisted of fundamental discussions on Principles of Successful Writing, Imparting Tacit Knowledge on Best Practices through Story-telling, Identification, and Discussion of Best Practices, the Success Story Format, and Basic Story-Writing. Writing workshops were observed during the second and third sessions. Furthermore, activities include identifying the parts of a story through a film viewing exercise.
Literary author and editor Eric P. Abalajon served as the Resource Person for the activity.
“I am thankful for this writeshop because this is a big opportunity for me. It gave us time to focus on what we have established so far. I look forward to the fact that future generations can learn from our stories,” remarks Fatima Ebanen of Novavita Integrated Farm.
“I think this activity is very important because we are opening ourselves up to the industry. I encountered mixed emotions during writing, and I am glad that I was able to finish my draft. Thank you ATI,” professed Edmon Mella of JEM Home Farms.
“Your story is your legacy. I hope that through this activity, you’ll learn the value of sharing about yourselves through your writing. Lastly, I hope you’ll be able to connect because writing is a very social activity. It takes a village to write a story or a novel,” concludes Abalajon in his synthesis.
ATI Region 6 is set to publish the stories through a coffee table book for future release.
