History

An active and enthusiastic Filipina initiated to have a Philippine organization in Zug and in the neighboring areas. On June 15, 1996, she organized a luncheon meeting and at the same time an acquaintance party. It was attended by 12 Filipinas. They had lunch, played games and a workshop on the topic “GOSSIP”. It was facilitated by a Filipina psychologist. With these activities, they ended up the day with a great achievement, the formation of the SAMAHANG PILIPINA ZUG (SAPIL ZUG)

Aims

To bring the Filipinas and other interested nationalities in Zug and in nearby areas closer together and to improve their relationship through effective communication and productive/creative activites as well as to promote solidarity and cultural consciousness.

Activities

To maintain our friendship, we organize picnics, excursions, parties and ladies’ night-outs. For the financial aspect, we have bingos, tombolas and fund-raising parties and bazaars. For educational and social awareness we have seminars, workshops, exhibitions and group discussions and meetings.

Projects 1996-2007

Seminars/Workshops:

• Gossip
• Anti-Racism
• Self-esteem and Self-assertiveness
• Enneagram Workshop
• Bi-cultural Marriage
• Sex-trafficking
• Todesfall in der Familie - - was tun?
• Faktoren für eine Gute Zusammenarbeit

Socially-sponsored Projects/Donations 1996-2006:

• Friends of the Banica River and the Environment - Dumaguete City, Cash donations for the printing of posters
• Quezon Province Catastrophic Landslide of December, 2004 - food items personally distributed in the area. Images here
• Children’s Library, Molino, Bacoor, Cavite, Philippines - freight expenses for transport of books and toys
• Helena Kissling - cash donation to a young and very sick girl.

Sponsored Concerts:

• Kontra-Gapi (U.P. Concert)
• Awit ni Salanda
• Manila Vocal Ensemble