Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement

Placement organization

Name of organization: Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement
Town/city: Quezon City
Country: Filipijnen
Website: http://prrm.org

Student

Name of student: Diane Oxibillo

Specialist area: ITMC
Placement period: 2013-2014

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: NGO
Organization’s activities: Building sustainable communities. One of their projects is eco-tourism in Camiguin Island, Marinduque and Ifugao.
Target group of the organization: Everyone
Company culture: Since its an NGO, they treat each others as families.
Number of employees: 50
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? Corporate Affairs and Human Resources Deparment
Brief description of your daily activities: On PRRM Foreign Internship & Volunteer Program
 Develop a database of all our foreign interns and volunteers. (this includes all relevant data)
 Review and enhancement/development (if there is a need) of the information materials and forms.
On HR database
 Improvement of HR database (Employee’s Profile Record System) – Encoding and updating all the information needed for a more efficient staff record management.
 Attending to HR-related requests and inquiries. (This includes providing information/data, preparing certificates, etc.)
 Inter-NGO Sports fest (assistance in the preparation & conduct of the Inter-NGO Sports fest.

Brief description of your company assignment:  PRRM Foreign Internship & Volunteer Program
• Assessment of the PRRM Internship and Volunteer Program for Foreign Nationals
The intern will be tasked to make an assessment of PRRM’s Internship & Volunteer Program involving foreign nationals – from the year PRRM has started accepting interns & volunteers (around 1990s) up to the present and make recommendations for improvement.
o The assessment can include the following concerns: a) what the interns & volunteers contributed and learned/gained; b) what the institution and/or communities involved learned/gained; c) problem areas; and d) recommendations to improve the program.

• Review & improve the existing orientation seminar/course for foreign interns and volunteers and review and enhance the course learning/communication materials (video, slides presentation & handouts).
 PRRM’s Health and Wellness Program
Review and assess the PRRM Health and Wellness Program and make recommendations on improvement.

 PRRM Accounting Manual (my request)
Review & enhance the PRRM’s Accounting Manual.

Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: Your supervisor will ask you every now and then how you are doing especially with your placement assignments. You have deadlines for every assignments.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? team player
Additional company requirements for this placement? MS Office
English: Intermediate
Spanish:
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? relatives
How did you go to work every day? tricycle

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? Yes for foreigners. I was a Filipino citizen so I did not have to get one.
Do you need a work permit? I think so.
How did you arrange the necessary documents:
How much time did it take to arrange the necessary documents?
Did you need certain vaccinations? Yes
How long in advance? one month in advance

Language course

Did you take a language course before you started your placement? No
Would you recommend to have a language course prior to this placement? No.

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 1000 to 1200 euro’s
Accommodation (monthly): € 100 to 300 euro’s
Local transport (monthly): € 50 euro’s
General costs of living (monthly): € Approximately 250 euro’s
Costs of visa: € n/a
Costs of work permit: € n/a
What did the company pay for/to you? Since it’s an NGO, they did not covered anything.

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I knew the country’s culture so I know what to expect.
Did the culture of the country influence your performance during the placement in any way? n/a

Future students on placement

Future students are free to contact me for further information: Yes
My e-mail address: rosalie.diane@gmail.com

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: When applying for this company, make sure to tell them what you want to achieve and what you want to learn. This company has a lot to offer. If you go out do not bring a lot of money. Do not trust anyone. Ask other colleagues if you want to do something.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: The company will offer you or inform you about the leisure possibilities in the city. There are a lot of leisure possibilities in the city and outside the city.

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link