NGO visits SU, plans to launch app

by SHAY DU

NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION Institute for Global Education, Exchange, and Internship (IGEEI) visited Silliman University (SU) and shared plans of developing a mobile and web application that can connect volunteers and interns with organizations internationally.

IGEEI also conducted an international Youth Conference in SU for their Technology for Peace Project (T4P), which intended to promote peace-building and volunteerism through technology, at the Multipurpose Room on Feb. 17.

IGEEI President Rior Santos said that the planned app would be a “game changer” that will “level the playing ground for everyone.”

When the application finishes development, IGEEI plans to conduct a pilot run in Dumaguete City and partner with the city’s universities.

Santos said, “[I]f we can make it work here in the Philippines, in Dumaguete, we are confident that we can showcase it to the entire country and globally.”

During the conference, delegates from participating international universities and organizations presented their efforts to boost volunteerism in their respective countries and Continuedonpage6