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Lionel Gonzaga, Ion to his friends, is a volunteer youth advocate passionately involved in creating positive social change in the society. A degree holder of Computer Science, he uses Information and Communications Technology to help bridge social and digital divide among young people.
He is the Executive Director of Voice of the Youth Network, working together with other young advocates they create environments where young people are exposed to new thinking, diversity of voices, newa and real opportunities, that leads to creating meaningful experiences for the youth.
VOTY inspire young people to use and share their potentials for the growth and development of, not only themselves, but others as well.
Being involved in youth media advocacy, he recognizes the efforts done by various young volunteers, leaders and their organizations and let these become inspiration for others. As a non-traditional media, he focuses only on dissimenating positive information that could change the mindset of the Filipinos about the future and their future in the country. Ion is an advocae of brain gain - the reversing of brain drain.
Ion, a 2006 Rotary Youth Leadership Awardee, brings his experience as a student leader, a young speaker, a drama director, and a volunteer radio commentator of Voice of the Youth sa Radyo (VOTYR), in every program he is involved with. VOTYR is the official Radio program of VOTY aired every Sunday 10:00am to 11:00am over DZME 1530kHz Radyo Uno.
Ion does Youth Action Forum through VOTY, and talks about Youth/Student Leadership, Non-traditional Media, NETrepreneurship, the MDGs, and other organizational related issues. He also leads in workshops and Team and Capacity Building.
He has been giving messages and talks to colleges and universities like University of the Philippines Diliman, and Los Baños, AMA Computer College - Kalookan, University of Perpetual Help Laguna, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, San Beda College, Colegio de San Sebastian, Assumption College, Philippine Normal University, University of Santo Tomas; and communities like Candelaria, Quezon, Buhi, Camarines Sur, Taytay, Rizal Galing Pilipino Movement and Rotary Club of Hiyas ng Maynila in Philippine Columbian Center.
Aside from being the Executive Director of VOTY, he is also managing his own small business - LGtech Web Solutions - a web development outsourcing firm. He also formed the young Philippine Webmasters Consortium.
Ion shares that a true leader has discipline and faith in the Lord to transform his vision into reality.
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| User Joined: September 16, 2004 |
| Last Login: August 31, 2006
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