About GILAS
GILAS was established in 2005 by the Ayala Foundation and a group of companies that includes IBM, Microsoft, Intel, Globe Telecom, PLDT, etc., to address a critical problem in Philippine education: the inadequacy of Internet connectivity in the Philippine high school system. Today, less than 10% of Philippine public high schools are connected to the Internet. In contrast, virtually 100% of public schools in Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong are wired to the Internet. The ramifications for the global competitiveness of our high school graduates are obvious.
GILAS aims to wire all 5,500 public high schools to the Internet within 5 years. Total project cost is US $28 Million, which includes hardware, software and training. They are reaching out to the Philippine expatriate community worldwide to help raise the money.
Click here to view a Powerpoint presentation on GILAS
About GILAS-USA
GILAS-USA is a network of volunteers and supporters of GILAS in the USA. The volunteers come from all walks of life, and from most age and income groups.
GILAS-USA volunteers donate their time and talent in a variety of activities including:
• Fundraising
• Writing or blogging about GILAS in their local newspapers
• Presenting GILAS to their town associations
• Sharing office space for meetings
• Helping in printing brochures
• Recruiting other volunteers
• Researching for prospective donors on the Internet, etc.
There are lots of things that volunteers do that don’t necessarily involve donating money. (Of course, if you’d just like to donate, that’s fine with us too ? )
Click here if you’re interested in volunteering.
About Ayala Foundation
The Ayala Foundation, Inc. (AFI) is a nonstock, nonprofit organization that serves as the socio-cultural development arm of the Ayala Group of Companies (AGC). Through various social development and cultural programs, the Foundation works to fulfill the needs of the whole person, firmly believing in the human being as less of an object of charity than a cause for celebration
Management
Jaime Augusto Zóbel de Ayala II
Co-Vice Chairman of the Board and Executive Committee. He also serves as chairman and CEO of Ayala Corporation.
Vicky Garchitorena
President