KAPARIZ: a message to all filipino youth

Kabataang Pangarap ni Rizal (KAPARIZ) is the official youth arm of the Order of the Knights of Rizal. It serves as the umbrella organization of all existing Rizal Youth groups in schools and communities nationwide.

Presently, the majority of the filipino youth is losing interest in joining KAPARIZ due to lack of mechanisms to bring together and organize all the local chapters of the organization all around the country. confusion reigns supreme as the youth ask for the proper procedure on how to establish a local chapter in their school or community and where will they get the much needed guidance as they strive to propagate the ideals of our national hero through KAPARIZ.

Because of these prevailing circumstances, the present officers and volunteers of KAPARIZ are trying to focus not on projects but on the strengthening of the organization. With the humbling perspective, the best to strengthen KAPARIZ is to prepare a strong foundation for the next future officers. This is in turn will make KAPARIZ more responsive to the challenges of the present times.

Everyday, we are bombarded by the news coming from the televisions, radio and newspaper concerning the different problems arising in our country today. political turmoil, economic crisis, conflict and injustice and other uncertainties drove and lead the youth in dilemma on what road they should take, and whom they should believe in. In spite of the social ills besetting our country, we must have hope and we must learn to have noble objectives and yearn for laudable accomplishments. As we start the wheels whirling, traveling to the distant miles of success, everyone must move, act and do their part and to have paradigm shift to reform.

With this in mind, the welfare of the filipino youth as a priority will not only be a challenge for every leader to keep but as a principle to cherish as a Hope of the Motherland.