Being part of a growing family

​By: Alvin Perez

​For the past 10 years, Victoriano Cachapero, one of the YAPAK Scholars, has witnessed how 2KK Tulong sa Kapwa Kapatid grew from a small organization to being a big family that shares the same dieals and hopes for the future. These experiences with the developing organization have created great impact as he grew with the organization.

He remembered that 2KK hasn’t that much volunteer back then, and they usually teach academic subject.

When he started as a scholar, he was not aware of what is happening in my community. What he knew back then is that he was a recipient of a scholarship grant, he said.
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He shared that 2KK has been an eye-opener for him on what is happening in the country and what he can do as a youth to be a solution to the problems. 

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Kuya Vic also said that his involvement in the organizations activities, especially when he became a scholar officer back when he was a 2nd year high school, and the mentors who guided them have developed his leadership skills.

“Yung mga involvement talaga at mga seminars talaga yung naghubog sa akin… Yung mentorship nila Ate Carla, Ate Kring at Kuya Randy yung nakatulong sa amin.” He quoted.

Through meeting people and exposures that he gained being a scholar of 2KK, he was able to acquire self-confidence in dealing with different kind of people from different walks of life.
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Kuya Vic shared that the involvement of everyone in the organizations one of the things that he loves the most. It’s like a big family that everyone has their own voice that they can use for development of 2KK.

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“Ang maganda kasi sa 2KK una ay humble ang founder. Iyon yung root kung bakit isang pamilya talaga tayo na may respeto at paggalang. Na hindi natin iniisip kung sin yung mataas. Sa 2Kk lahat pantay-pantay mula sa scholars, tutees, volunteers Board of Advisers at staffers.”
 
Being one of the first scholars who saw how 2KK grows over a decade, he saw how 2KK grows. He witnessed most of its achievements and struggles, and he wanted to continue growing with the organization even after he graduates as a college student. 
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“Gusto ko pag nakatapos ako, mas maging malaki yung parte ko sa 2KK. Na gusto kong Makita yung growth at kung paano pa lalago yung 2KK.”