Philippines

Photo: Children enrolled in our program were once involved in hazardous child labor situations, but are now safe, enjoying success in school. Today we are happy to bring you good news from our child labor response program in Manila, Philippines. Our center is located in the midst of one of Manlia’s slum colonies situated right

Photo: These children are thankful for our outreach program where they enjoy Bible study, fun games and activities, and fresh-cooked meals and snacks every Saturday. Today we want to share some encouraging news from our farmland enterprise on the island of Cebu, Philippines. In August we sold one mature pig at market which gave us

Photo: Our director’s sons are happy for the great coconut harvest this month. Today we want to share the good news that our coconut harvest this month was abundant — we gathered 580 mature coconuts and sold them at market for $54, which helps to supplement our Cebu programs since we harvest our coconuts quarterly.

Photo: Students from our after-school care program recently enjoyed multiple days of games and activities ending in a big sports festival with several teams arranged by color. We are happy to report that our Manila team organized a VBS-style outreach program on April 18-22 for 50 of the children enrolled in our Children’s Hope Center

Photo: These children at our Cebu Hope Center were happy to receive new backpacks for their new semester at school. Today we share the good news that the 49 children (ages 5-18) — including the girls living in the Girls Home, our field director’s children, and the other children enrolled in our Children’s Hope Center

Photo: The elementary school children and volunteers of the program were happy to gather in front of their new facility for a recent group photo. We are happy to report that the 60 students enrolled in our Children’s Hope Center after-school care program completed the school year at the end of March after successfully taking

Photo: Girls from our girls home are happy to take part in collecting eggs from the hen house project. We are happy to report that we harvested 450 coconuts from our farmland enterprise in February, which gave us a profit of $43 at market. While it may not seem like much, in the local economy

Photo: Children of our native team are happy to bring home bananas from a recent harvest at our existing banana grove. Today we bring you a good report from our native team on the island of Cebu, Philippines: we recently utilized an unused portion of our land to plant a new banana grove, and we

Photo: Our program is made possible not only by your generous donations but by countless hours volunteered by concerned local citizens. Today we bring you a good report from our Children’s Hope Center after-school care program in the Payatas Landfill Colony of Manila, Philippines. We recently added nutrition education to the students’ curriculum. Our 5

Photo: Your support of this program has made a world of difference for this girl who lives at our girls home on the island of Cebu, Philippines. Today we bring you an update from our native team on the island of Cebu, Philippines — we want to share their urgent need to install security lighting