International Youth Ambassadors lauded Networking 1-700

"It is the first time that we see group of campus journalist concerned enough to support one another and work together to promote youth participation. This is very impressive and commendable move," Gonzales claims.

Networking 1-700 is a priority project of NCJP. It's not APTITUDE; it is ATTITUDE that will bring one to a higher ALTITUDE which is the principle behind the project. It is a "pay-it-forward" program that synergizes young minds in two sorts: one area networks 70 campus journalists in zero year; in one year there would be 70 points in strategic regions of 1,700 islands.

Regardless of the color, race, ethno-linguistic background, individual status and gender, every campus writer should be given equal importance and opportunities in order to build a strong network and camaraderie among future media practitioners. Given all the knowledge, skills, and abilities without proactive and positive attitude would mean nothing. Through this project, campus journalists from the most prestigious school down to grassroots institutions are being linked through internet, informed, inspired, empowered, involved and taught to professionally work side by side with their comrades and then strategically collaborate all efforts to create positive impact in national media arena.

The impact, as what the organizers claim would be promotion of information dissemination, media education, inspiration, empowerment, participation and involvement. Part of the project was "Kapihan" that was first held in Malacanang with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Through this subsystem issues have been cleared in personal basis thus this gave the leeway for the government to address issues in first person basis (information and education); "Broadsheet experience" supported the networking through providing members to write in national broadsheets and get them employed afterwards (inspiration and empowerment); "Biyahe", an educational tour for writers also made strengthened the network (participation and involvement).

Innovation wise, the project uses state-of-the-art technology and maximizes technology. Through united effort of the beneficiaries, it uploaded a website that serves as an oracle of all information related to campus media. Though wireless communications, internet and mobile telephony, members in remote areas are given chances to experience and apply technologies in their localities.

Through this project, NCJP has established its national backbone from Cagayan Valley down South to Tawi-Tawi in six months with major local networks in Luzon: Cagayan, La Union, Neuva Vizcaya, Orani and Balanga City (Bataan), Quirino Province, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Baliuag, San Jose del Monte, Meycauayan (Bulacan); more then 40 publications in different Colleges and Universities in NCR; Cavite, Batangas, Quezon, Palawan, Oriental Mindoro, Naga City, Legaspi City, Dumaguete City, in Visayas; Mindanao State University in Iligan and Marawi, Surigao and Tawi-Tawi. Every area produces outputs based on the collaborative inputs they made within their research and parallel with the issues of national scale