Advocacy

Building Libraries For Elementary Public Schools

All proceeds of RodCon 2007 will be given to our chosen beneficary foundation for this year—the AHON Foundation. The AHON Foundation is a non-stock, non-profit organization with a mission to develop public elementary libraries all over the Philippines.
 
AHON inagurated its first library on August 9, 2006 in cooperation with the Industrial Valley Elementary School, the Industrial Valley Community, Filway Marketing, and Adarna House. The foundation also recently refurbished the library of the Concepcion Elementary School (CES) in Marikina on November 14, 2006. A new library for another Marikina public elementary school is set to launch on January 2007. Plans are also in place to expand operations in other parts of Manila by March 2007.
 
 
Campaign For A National Book Development Trust Fund

The National Book Development Board is lobbying the Senate to pass the National Book Development Trust Fund Bill (HB 1531). The enactment into law of HB 1531 would enable at least sixty-five (65) grants to be awarded yearly so that deserving writers or researchers in the regions of the Philippines could produce or finish excellent manuscripts for publication. These grants could go a long way towards the production of a greater number and variety of books that are useful and relevant to our local context.
 
Read or Die supports the campaign for a National Book Development Trust Fund. We will be conducting a signature drive and information campaign among convention attendees with the National Book Development Board during and before RodCon to solicit support for the bill and for Filipino authors.
 
If you would like to know more about the bill and the signature drive, please visit the website of the National Book Development Board or the RodCon website.