7 Circles of Changemaking

Your step-by-step growth journey from discovering your potential to leading others — ensuring that your personal growth helps your community thrive.

The 7 Circles of Changemaking represent the "Circles of Changemaker growth journey" for OFs/OFWs including ALSE alumni. These circles are designed to track your step-by-step involvement in changemaking, from discovering your potential to leading others, ensuring that your personal growth helps your community thrive as well.

Earn badges as you progress through each circle. Here's exactly how to earn each one.

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Circle 1

The Explorer

Badge: Pathfinder

This is where you begin your journey by signing up and discovering the opportunities waiting for you at HabiBayan. Like a seed finding its place in the soil, you take the first step by introducing yourself and through a survey.

How to Earn

  • Sign up for HabiBayan
  • Complete the Leadership Purpose Survey

Evidence Required

  • Registered profile on HabiBayan
  • Completed survey responses
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Circle 2

The Learner

Badge: Wealth Builder

In this stage, you gain more knowledge by taking courses on savings (personal financial management), investments (social entrepreneurship), and leadership/formation. As your knowledge and skills grow, your impact expands — weaving a stronger future that starts with you and spreads to your family and the entire community.

How to Earn

  • Register for and complete courses related to financial literacy, social entrepreneurship, or leadership/formation
  • Examples: ALSE course, IFC courses, SEDPI trainings, webinars, government agency trainings
  • For each course completed, send a copy of your e-certificate to HabiBayan

Evidence Required

  • E-certificate of courses attended
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Circle 3

The Storyteller

Badge: Voice of Habi

You begin to share your journey by writing short stories or making short videos about your experiences with saving, investing, and giving. Like a tree growing its first leaves, your voice starts to show others what you are learning and achieving.

How to Earn

  • Write and submit your short story (1-2 paragraphs) related to any S+I+G topic or leadership/formation
  • Make and submit a short video (60-120 seconds) related to any S+I+G topic or leadership/formation

Evidence Required

  • 1 Story (text) submitted
  • 1 Video submitted
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Circle 4

The OF/OFW Mobilizer

Badge: Circle Catalyst

You move from telling your story to standing up for the values of HabiBayan and encouraging other OFs/OFWs to join the HB digital platform and movement, turning individual voices into a powerful, unified force with a visible legacy.

How to Earn

  • Recruit other alumni/OFs/OFWs to join HabiBayan and be a part of its vision and platform
  • Ensure recruits sign up, fill up the survey, and join the ranks of changemakers

Evidence Required

  • Submit a screenshot of your recruit's HB Explorer badge
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Circle 5

The OF/OFW Supporter

Badge: Master Buddy

This is where you start actively sharing your knowledge and skills to guide other OFs/OFWs and help them overcome challenges on S+I+G, proving that we are stronger when we support each other's growth and development.

How to Earn

  • Serve as a mentor, buddy, coach, providing ideas to your recruits and other OFs/OFWs
  • Donate at least 3 hours as a volunteer, facilitator, resource person, mentor, or adviser

Evidence Required

  • Submit documentation of at least 3 hours of service with short explanation/context
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Circle 6

The Bridge Builder

Badge: Synergy Chief

You now act as a vital link between fragmented worlds — connecting OFWs with other OF/OFW organizations, government, NGOs, and the private sector. Your role is to close the gaps in the migration journey, ensuring that every stakeholder is collaborating for the OFs/OFWs success.

How to Earn

  • Initiate an activity involving your recruits, e.g. Peer Action Circles (PAC) like savings and investment knowledge circles, leadership/formation circles
  • Link up with an OF/OFW organization, coop, your LGU, or other financial institutions for active savings and investments, or advocacy on Migration and Development

Evidence Required

  • Submit story on collaboration with gov't, coop, OF organizations for HB website (100 words or less), including online link
  • Submit names and 6-month action plan of Peer Action Circle
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Circle 7

The Innovator

Badge: Habi Hero

This circle is where you demonstrate ways to solve problems, creating a lasting "ripple effect" for a community or many communities across the nation. As an Innovator, you contribute to the HabiBayan mission to create shifts, no matter how small, that transform the entire migration and reintegration ecosystem for future generations.

How to Earn

  • Initiate an activity, event, project, or program linked to enhancing S+I+G and leadership among your family, community, or organization
  • Volunteer and contribute 10 hours to any HabiBayan activity to update and improve the S+I+G and leadership/formation mission

Evidence Required

  • 10 Volunteer Hours logged
  • Submit documented report of activities linked to S+I+G

Growth Scorecard

Integrated Badge Map (S+I+G + Leadership)

Circle Badge S+I+G + Leadership Requirement Evidence to Show
1. Explorer Pathfinder Sign up + Leadership Purpose Survey Registered Profile & Completed Survey
2. Learner Wealth Builder Register for and complete course related to S+I+G/leadership E-certificate of courses attended
3. Storyteller Voice of Habi Share an S+I+G or Leadership story 1 Story (Text) or 1 Video submitted
4. Mobilizer Circle Catalyst Recruit other OFs/OFWs to sign up and join HabiBayan Submit copy of recruit's Explorer badge
5. Supporter Master Buddy Serve as volunteer mentor, facilitator, resource person Submit documentation of at least 3 hours of service
6. Bridge Builder Synergy Chief Facilitate 1 Institutional Link + Activity of Peer Action Circle Submit story on collaboration + PAC names and 6-month action plan
7. Innovator Habi Hero Volunteer for HB Program + Activity Report linked to S+I+G 10 Volunteer Hours Logged + Documented report

Ready to Begin Your Journey?

Sign up today and earn your first badge as a Pathfinder. Every great changemaker starts with a single step.

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