Valuing the lifestyle of the Filipino people is one of the
motivations that keep Barangay Cherry Mobile working in service of poor communities. And part of protecting their healthy
lifestyle is to make sure they get access to essential health care. For this
reason, Barangay Cherry Mobile held another Operation Tuli this year at Imus,
Cavite. A total of 106 young boys benefited from this activity, marking a
milestone in their life as the community usher them into adulthood after the
circumcision rite.
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| Kids
posed for a photo as they waited in line. |
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| Kids
from the activity site as well as adjacent barangays came in early to secure
their slots. |
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| Volunteers
from the community assisted in handling the kids during the minor surgery. |
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| Part
of the activity flow included a counseling session to psych up the kids in
preparation for the minor surgery. |
This activity, held in coordination with Operation Blessing,
was intended to bring beneficiaries an awareness and understanding of the
medical and social advantages of circumcision. The benefits of it included
reduced risk of acquiring Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and other sexually
transmitted diseases (STD’s), as well as penile cancer and urinary tract
infection (UTI). Barangay Cherry Mobile
also aimed to create significance in the lives of the kids by supporting them
in going through this cultural and medical practice and welcoming them to the
next stage of development as an individual. Barangay Cherry Mobile seeks to get
in touch with the important moments in the lives of its beneficiaries, and to
show it cares by making these moments worth remembering.
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The Operation Tuli team
included volunteers from Operation Blessing and Cherry Mobile.
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Written by: Keren Grace Tandico
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