MVPs @ NGO Day in Iloilo

August 24, 2012, Pavia, Iloilo – Microsoft Philippines spearheaded another NGO Day for The Visayas Region. The event is in partnership with ICODE (an umbrella NGO) and with the municipality of Pavia. Before the formal event, Microsoft through its LCA Director, Raul Cortez and Citizenship Specialist Cheryll Ann Selda had a dialogue with the municipal mayor stating the goal and intention of holding such event. This is to help NGOs get software grants through Techsoup Asia – Microsoft partner that manages and evaluate NGOs to be qualified in such grants. The mayor was happy to hear that since his primary program in his administration is education and digital literacy. To achieve this, the mayor proposed that he will channel some of his education budget to a qualified NGOs to procure PCs and Microsoft will be in charge in providing software.

The event was attended by 17 representatives of different NGOs in Iloilo. Part of the event is teaching the NGO representatives some tips and tricks on Windows, Microsoft Office, and how to take advantage of the power of cloud computing for them to be more productive in their organization. This is where Erwin Magno and I comes in. I was given an hour to discuss Windows 7, Windows Live, and also did an introduction on Windows 8. Erwin on the other hand was also given an hour to discuss tips and tricks on Microsoft Office 2010. The participants were so amazed how Microsoft technologies can help them in their organization to be more productive and be more organized. They have learned a lot in our discussions and are excited to join and apply for the grant.

The event was concluded by Ms. Selda’s presentation on the Citizenship Program of Microsoft and how an NGO can qualified for the software grant by registering to Techsoup Asia.

Here are some pictures from the event.

 

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