The Stone Soup Leadership Institute
support for the Philippines: 1987-2002
(Building on the earlier work of Viveza International and Gateway Pacific Foundation)

1987-1988: Viveza International: conducts exploratory visits to support nation building

1. Conducted site visits with FEED, other NGO's in Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao:
• Bacolod City, Negros with Marietta Goco with Governor Daniel Lacson's livelihood projects; training at Shell Center.
• Bicol: Sonia Roco, basket-weaving projects
• Samal to visit environmental effects of dynamiting on fishing and coral.

• Nueva Ecija with Governor: export products: stuffed animals, handicrafts

2. Extensive meetings in Manila with over 40 key leaders from government, business, NGO.
• Speech at American Philippine Chamber of Commerce on corporate social responsibility

3. Designed Bayanihan, a multi-faceted global TV special to develop partnerships with U.S. and Filipino American community to provide immediate and long-term support for nation building initiatives. Received letters of support from: Rotary International, Jose Concepcion, Received preliminary agreements from ABS-CBN to create TV special with Bayanihan initiative. Commissioned Jim Parades to write themesong, Bayanihan.

1988-1989 Conducted series of U.S. meetings with key leaders from Filipino American community including Philippine Consul General in New York City; Philippine Embassy in Washington D.C.; leaders in San Francisco and Los Angeles, media partners and potential sponsors.
- Received in-kind travel from United Airlines.

1990-1995 Refocused efforts on developing innovative public-private partnerships with American companies, NGO's government agencies to create healthy community initiatives.

1996-2003 The Stone Soup Leadership Institute with Marietta Primicias Goco

1. Featured Mrs. Goco in the book, Stone Soup for the World: Life-Changing Stories Mrs. Goco's story is about the rekindling of the traditional Filipino value of Bayanihan: working together for the common good.

2. Stone Soup Leadership Institute founded, M. Goco serves as international advisor.
• SSLI event at the World Trade Center (NYC) sponsored by Bank of America at the Business for Social Responsibility conference with Target, Home Depot, Points of Light Foundation, Neve Shalom Wahat Salam.

• Event with Mrs. Goco, indigenous tribe, Martha's Vineyard Chamber of Commerce.
• Attended Microcredit Summit with Philippine delegation in Washington D.C.
• Attended special events at the United Nations with Ambassador and Mrs. Goco.

5. SSLI national partner of America's Promise, with corporations and NGO's committed to providing young people with essential needs and youth leadership. A series of national community initiatives developed in partnership with companies and organizations featured in the book, Stone Soup for the World.

6. Marietta Goco receives the SSLI's Eleanor Roosevelt Award from David Woolner, Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt Institute at the gala Global Heroes Awards event with Walter Cronkite in New York City.

7. Meeting to explore bringing National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship to Philippines with M. Goco and Steve Mariotti, (Loida Nicholas Lewis is on board).

Other Filipino involvement in the Stone Soup Leadership Institute
•Filipino American Ray Gatchalian, Captain, Oakland, CA Fire Department
• Stone Soup for the World features for his inspiring work with at-risk youth; Founding board member of Stone Soup Leadership Institute; Faculty member of SSLI in Martha's Vineyard and Cincinnati; Filmed Mrs. Goco in Philippines for SSLI "hero report" for award.

2002: Celebration of Heroes Campaign:
Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York City

Ray Gatchalian receives SSLI Community Hero Award from Mayor Jerry Brown. Gatchalian then presents SSLI awards to Young Heroes of Oakland winners. He then receives the Jose Rizal Award from the Bay Area Filipino American community.

• Filipino American students, Oakland, CA 6-month pilot program at Fremont High School's Media Academy to read, study and meet heroes from Stone Soup for World, write stories about local heroes and produce award-winning video In Search of Heroes
• Filipino American students write inspiring stories about high school students like Clark, a troubled Filipino American student involved with gang, who returns to the Philippines to transform his life with the help of a teacher and auntie. When he returned to San Francisco, he changed his ways - and his friends, got a respectable job, is studying to be a nurse and volunteers at his local community center.

Reports and Proposals Prepared
•1987: Bayanihan, a multi-faceted global TV special with live interactive satellite program to thousands of business offices, college campuses, church and community organizations; Cultural Entertainment Show - and Call-to-Action to encourage viewers to develop partnerships with U.S. and Filipino American community to provide immediate and long-term support for nation building initiatives (proposal for funding).

Samal Island, Davao, Mindanao

•1988: Vision for Development in the Philippines, an interview with Sixto Roxas Filipino Recovery Economic Enterprise (FREE) Management about sustainable development strategies and community-centered economics by encouraging more entrepreneurial projects (Viveza International). This report led to $25,000 funding from the American Jewish World Service for a coral restoration project in Samal, Davao/Mindanao.
•1989: Creating a Common Future, Philippines NGO Initiatives for Sustainable Development: delegation of 10 Filipino NGO leaders for a 4-city U.S. mission convened with Foundation for Community Organization, Management Technology, Haribon Foundation with M. Goco, Junie Kalaw, Philip Camara, Christina Liamzon, Adelaida Lim, Alex Padilla, Crisente Paez, Sixto Roxas, Isagani Serrano, Corazon Soliman, Feliciano Matienzo. Sponsors: Ford Foundation, American Jewish World Service, Columbia Foundation, Rex Foundation, Gateway Pacific Foundation (Viveza). This mission led to $4 million fund for the creation of The Green Forum.
•1998 Stone Soup for the World published with intro by Gen. Colin Powell, America's Promise
•1999 Stone Soup for the World educational curriculum is piloted by the YMCA. Based on the 100 stories in the book, it features one chapter on the Philippines, encouraging students to learn about and support projects.
•2001: Concept paper/proposal for Net Aid to pilot the Stone Soup for the World educational curriculum: as an online, interactive program in the Philippines with M. Goco.
•2002: Stone Soup for the World: Life-Changing Stories of Everyday Heroes re-published with intro from Walter Cronkite, in English/Spanish; updated with M. Goco as Presidential Commission to Fight Poverty.