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Self-Reliance Centers and Institute of Religions

The document summarizes the location, history, services, policies, and contributions of Self-Reliance Centers and the Institute of Religion in Iloilo City, Philippines. Specifically: 1) Self-Reliance Centers are located in every stake/district to provide resources to job-seekers. Iloilo City's center also houses the local Institute of Religion. 2) The Perpetual Education Fund provides loans to over 316,000 participants worldwide for tuition. Repayments revolve to fund others. The Institute of Religion offers religious courses to college students. 3) Loan recipients must complete training and have endorsements. Repayments fund others. Institute students must attend 80% of

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Self-Reliance Centers and Institute of Religions

The document summarizes the location, history, services, policies, and contributions of Self-Reliance Centers and the Institute of Religion in Iloilo City, Philippines. Specifically: 1) Self-Reliance Centers are located in every stake/district to provide resources to job-seekers. Iloilo City's center also houses the local Institute of Religion. 2) The Perpetual Education Fund provides loans to over 316,000 participants worldwide for tuition. Repayments revolve to fund others. The Institute of Religion offers religious courses to college students. 3) Loan recipients must complete training and have endorsements. Repayments fund others. Institute students must attend 80% of

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C.

DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION

I. Location of the Organization


Self-Reliance Centers and Institute of Religions
Every stake or district (city/capital town) in the country has it's own
Stake Self-Reliance Centers which provide mentoring and other helpful
resources to job-seekers, self-employed, and prospected students.
In Iloilo City, the Stake Self-Reliance Center is located at Jalandoni
Street, Barangay Bagumbayan, Iloilo City. The building also serves as the
chapel for Iloilo City Ward members as well as the location of Iloilo
Philippines Institute of Religion (IPIR) where religious classes are being
held.

II. History and Services Provided


PERPETUAL EDUCATION FUND
The Perpetual Education Fund (PEF) is a revolving fund of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, which was created under President Gordon B.
Hinckley in 2001 to benefit members in underprivileged countries. It started out
as a fund intended to aid returned missionaries who face financial problems
right after their service for two years in the field. The PEF Program is patterned
after the Perpetual Emigration Fund that helped over 30,000 early Church
members in their journey to the Salt Lake Valley. This today, assists members in
their quest to be educated and self-reliance.
What it does and How it Helps
The PEF Program is an educational opportunity, as directed through the
oversight of the Church's institute program. Opportunities are given to ovver
316,000 participants worldwide who are of ages 16 years old to 60 years old.
Institute directors accept applications and recommend candidate to receive
loans. An applicant who has successfuly complied with the requirements will be
entitled to disbursements for his/her school tuition and expenses payable upon
enrolment, as well as for books.
The fund of the program will be a revolving resource. When an amount loan is
repaid, the collections are again being loaned to another to assist needs.

Participants of the program will be charged minimal interest nd will repay the
loan once education is complete and have secured a gainful employment.

INSTITUTE OF RELIGION
Formerly known as the "college seminary", The Institute of Religion of The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints refers to weekday religious classes
to students attending colleges, universities, and other postsecondary institutions
where Latter-Day Saint students are enrolled. This program provides students
an opportunity for an organized religious study in connection with their secular
studies.
The beginnings of this program dates back to 1926, in Moscow, Idaho which
was a response to the need for weekday religious classes recognized by Church
leaders. Over time, as the Church has expanded its memberships, and as
institutes are created in over sixty countries, the Institute of Religion has
become a source of support and training for new Church leadership in those
areas.
As part of the Church Educational System, the Institute offers courses
(subjects) about the scriptures and other religious topics. As shown on Table 1,
there are courses coming from the Bible, and others like about marriage,
doctrines, missionary preparation, and etc.
Table 1. Courses Offered in Iloilo Philippines Institute of Religion

the

III. Relevant Policies/Laws that Influence the Operations/Programs/Projects of


Organization
Perpetual Education Fund
Under the PEF program, a participant must undergo/comply with the
following requisites to be able to become a qualified recipient:

()
coordinators.

1. Attend trainings on "My Path" which actually are actually composed of


weekly meetings facilitated by Self-Reliance specialists and other

2. Obtain a Priesthood Leader Endorsement for the bishop of the ward


after an Iof a participant's worthiness and commitment to the program.

3. Obtain a Mentor Acceptance from another church member who would


serve as an adviser to the participant, as well as to remind him/her of her monthly
payment dues.
4. Finish the online application and submit necessary documents.
(Priesthood Endorsement Form, Mentor Acceptance, School/University Assessment of
due payment upon enrolment, List of books with their corresponding prices, etc)
5. Schedule for a loan interview.
6. Make necessary initial payments.

When the above requirements are accomplished by the participant, it would usually take
three weeks before the check arrives at a designated carrier. But, this steps aren't
absolute. Requisites 2, 3, 5, and 6 are repeated each year for renewal with further
requirements in order to qualify for such renewal. Apparently, participants are given a
copy of a loan agreement which enumerates the requirements and policies of the
program (Figure 2)
Figure 2. Sample Loan Agreement (Page 1 and 2 containing important policies guiding
the participant)

During the training (My Path), it has always been a reminder to the participants that this
is a loan. In laymans term, its a debt. Yet, with a continuous effort by the participant to
reduce his/her loans, he/she benefited from it. After all, payments received by the SelfReliance Centers are again used to fund another member in need of education.

Institute of Religion
Like in an ordinary school, the institute program also assigns number of
units in every course offering. After garnering a total of ( ) units, the student will be
able to graduate at the end of the schoolyear.
2
3
To able to be credited with the units needed, the student must have an
atleast 80% attendance within the whole year. Whenever a student has absences,
he/she still gets a chance to gain credits of the absence by submitting make-up
assignments also given by the teacher in the course.
4
5
1

IV. Significant Contributions to the Community


Perpetual Education Fund
Every president of the Church had always been anxiously engaged in ecouraging
members to be educated. They had always believed that education is the key to unlock
countless possibilities. Coming to its 15th year, contributions large and small from donors
worldwide have allowed the initiativeand its participantsto thrive. As quoted by the
current President of the Church, Thomas S. Monson said that The Perpetual Education
Fund breaks the cycle of poverty for our members in many areas of the world and
provides skills and training which qualify young men and young women for gainful
employment. This inspired plan has kindled the light of hope in the eyes of those who
felt doomed to mediocrity but who now have an opportunity for a brighter future.

By 2011, The Perpetual Education Fund has blessed the lives of over 50,000
participants in 51 countries over the last 10 years. Statistical data of such
shows:

47 percent are men, 53 percent are women


34 percent are married
80 percent of men are returned missionaries
82 percent work while in school
Their average age is 24.5
They take 2.6 years on average to complete their education
They receive three to four times greater income after education

In Iloilo, around ( ) have already been blessed through the PEF program and ( ) of
them had already have stable jobs to be able to repay the loan. Many members have
already shared on how their lives changed because of the help of the PEF.

Institute of Religion

and

V. Description of the Code of Ethics or General Code of Conduct for Employees


Management

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