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Project Roselle

Hello, everyone! I was going to write a formal news-y write-up, but
I’ll leave that for the serious bloggers.

Here’s the long and short of it:

Roselle Ambubuyog is way, way cool. After being the Ateneo
valedictorian (BS Math) and winning truckloads of awards recognizing
the inspiration she has provided for so many students, both blind and
seeing (including me! =) ), she went for actuarial mathematics at UP.
I sat in some of her classes and they boggled my mind.

Now, she’s working from the Philippines as a consultant for the
US-based Freedom Scientific.
She’s also working with the Rotary Club on Project Roselle,
which donates scanners and readers to schools so that other
blind children can study.

Over the past three years, they’ve raised enough money to donate
equipment to three schools: Ramon Magsaysay High School in Manila,
Quirino HS in Quezon City, and Bagong Silang HS in Caloocan. Next
year, they’d like to reach out to schools outside Metro Manila.
They’re also exploring ways to help blind people work at call centers
and integrate better into the workplace. They’d like to donate to two
schools a year, but don’t really have a lot of money for the hardware.

I think what they’re doing is really cool. Unfortunately, there’s not
a lot of information on the Net about their project, and chances are
you haven’t heard about it yet. Which is why I’m posting it here. =)

If you want to get in touch with Roselle, drop me a note and I’ll
forward your message to her. (I haven’t asked for permission to post
her e-mail address yet.) UPDATE: I don’t think I have Roselle’s current e-mail address any more, so I can’t help you if you want to get in touch with her. =) Good luck!

- FEATURES:%20Achieving%20Magis%20-%20by%20Ma.%20Katrina%20C.%20Reyna%20and%20James%20Alfred%20L.%20Lim%20(18%20August%202003)
- Inspiring Manila Bulletin article about Roselle Ambubuyog and Dianne Rose Rivera
- Manila Bulletin article about Rotary Club

Short URL: http://sachachua.com/blog/p/2404
  • Aya

    hi sacha,

    im an undergrad student from UP and we were assigned to report on visual impairment.
    is there anyway you can help me contact Ms. Roselle Ambubuyog?
    im looking forward to your reply.
    any help is much appreciated.
    Thank you!

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