BALUD Leadership

BALUD Leadership is the youth leadership arm of BALUD focusing on emerging leaders and young professionals. We host youth conferences and seminars in the areas of leadership and development issues to inform and empower the youth especially those from the regions. We assist the participation of exceptional young individuals to participate in national and international youth gatherings. We partner with and fund youth activities in various areas of development concerns. We develop new training programs, curriculum and methodologies for effective youth leadership as they face new challenges in a modernizing world. We assist programs to promote science among the young people to entice them to enter scientific careers.

BALUD Youth Leadership Conferences

• New Dimensions of Youth Leadership (Co-funded by Imperial BlueCube)
  11 September 2008
  LNU House, Leyte Normal University
  Tacloban City, Philippines

BIDA Science Award

The Balud International Development Award (BIDA) is an annual recognition awarded during the Intel Philippine Science Fair to an individual or a team project which promotes grassroots science and community development. Details can be found in our BIDA Science Award section.

Scholarships

BALUD supports a number of young promising scholars in the following fields and universities in Tacloban City, Philippines:

• Medicine – Remedios Trinidad Romualdez Memorial Foundation
• Accountancy – University of the Philippines
• Education – Leyte Normal University
• Education – Eastern Visayas State University

Youth Conference Participation

Youth leaders working for BALUD were supported to attend the following conferences:

• 3rd International Conference on Culture and Development
  26-28 November 2008
  National Library Auditorium, Bangkok, Thailand
  See report: Politics and Travel: Bangkok Dangerous
  
• Workshop on Youth, Culture and Development
  3-7 November 2008
  Chang Mai, Thailand
  
• International Conference on Science and Mathematics Education
  27-29 October 2008
  UP NISMED, Diliman, Quezon City, the Philippines
  
• 9th UNAP-International Youth Day Celebration and International Youth Summit on Climate Change
  August 11-13, 2008
  Philippine Normal University, Manila, Philippines
  
• XVII International AIDS Conference
  August 3-8, 2008
  Centro Banamex, Mexico City, Mexico
  
• Asian Science Camp
  August 3-9, 2008
  Inna Grand Bali Beach Hotel, Sanur-Bali, Bali, Indonesia
  
• Global Student Missions Conference
  30 June – 6 July 2007
  BEXCO Convention Center, Busan, South Korea
  
• Christian Student Medical Congress
  May 21-24, 2007
  Rizal Recreation Center, Laguna, Philippines
  
• 5th Asian Youth Forum
  January 25-29, 2007
  Bangkok, Thailand

• Rotaract DRR’s Fund (District 3800)
  BALUD Project decided to set up a fund for the Rotaract Clubs of District 3800 of Metro Manila and Rizal Province in the Philippines. The fund called DRR’s Fund is an annual endowment to assist the activities of the district activities of the Rotaract Clubs.
  
• Annual Rotaract District 3800 Assembly ‘ROTASEMBLEA’
  20 July 2008
  Hosts: Rotaract Club of Little Baguio
  Rotaract Club of Marikina Polytechnic College
  DRR Anna Liza Tan
  
• Pakaritay 2007 – University of the Philippines Diliman - Sidlangan Organization
  PAKARITAY 2007
  26th Annual Regional UP Sidlangan High School Quiz Show
  12th Annual UP Sidlangan Elementary Quiz Show,
  8th Annual Extemporaneous Speaking Contest for High School Level
  Essay Writing Contest for Elementary Level
  October 26, 2007
  University of the Philippines Visayas – Tacloban College Multi-Purpose Building