𝘈 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘦, 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘮!
We are absolutely thrilled to extend a warm welcome to 𝗠𝗿. 𝗘𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗗. 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀, 𝗠𝗦𝗦𝗪, 𝗥𝗦𝗪, our newly appointed Program Head of the Social Work Program at Colegio de Sta. Ana de Victorias! His leadership marks an exciting new chapter for our program and our students. Welcome aboard, Sir Elmeer! 💜
A dedicated social worker, educator, and advocate, Elmeer specializes in child’s rights, economic development, and climate justice, making a profound impact in both local and global communities 💪
He pursued Mass Communication and later earned a master’s degree in Social Work, passed the SWLE, to the 2019 Global Youth Summit in Switzerland, where he was the only Filipino delegate among 60 changemakers chosen from 1,294 applicants worldwide.
Elmeer has worked extensively in research and community development, serving as a Research Assistant for a climate change vulnerability study in Negros Occidental, a community extension worker, and later, an Independent Living Program (ILP) Coordinator at Virlanie FAITH, Inc., supporting children and youth in street situations. He also played a key role in environmental projects, earning a spot as a Top 10 Finalist in the National Youth Environmental Icon Awards under DENR-EMB Western Visayas.
He is the founder of CORE (Children Optimization for the Revitalization of Environment), a youth-led initiative promoting climate literacy among children and youth, and serves as a mentor for Greenpeace Philippines' youth movement camps. He also worked as a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Associate for the Youth4Biodiversity 2. 0 Project with YGOAL Inc. and the Foundation for the Philippine Environment, Inc.
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