29 October 2013 – the Nutrition Action Officers (NAOs), members of the Regional Technical Working Group (RTWG) on Nutrition and NNC IV-A regional office staffs have undertaken the phase one (1) of Essence as part of the team building exercise given by the National Nutrition Council – CaLaBaRZon held at the Mary Ridge Good Shepherd Convent and Retreat House in Tagaytay City.
Sister Mary Rebecca ‘Rivkha’ E. Rogacion facilitated the said activity. The Essence aims to: recognize the gifts and limitations of the self and others; to be appreciative of the peculiar gifts of one another in the group; recognize the complementariness of the different Essences; identify strategies for enhancing one’s gifts; affirm one’s contribution to achieving goals in any given group; and recognize the equality of men and women.
NAOs, RTWGs and NNC staffs were able to get to know one another through reflections on one’s life; dialogic lecture; group work; demonstrations; peer counseling; and affirmation of one another’s Essences.
The activity was attended by the: Nutrition Action Officers (NAOs) from the Cities of Sta. Rosa, San Pablo, Biñan, Cabuyao; District Nutrition Program Coordinator (DNPC) from Rizal Province; RTWG on Nutrition members from the agencies of Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Philippine Information Agency (PIA) and Department of Education (DepEd) and; regional office staffs of National Nutrition Council IV-A.
