Thanks to ALL OF YOU, our amazing friends and
supporters, we raised over US$6,000 during Global Giving Open Challenge last
April. However our fundraising campaign is not over yet as our final goal is to
reach US$20,000 in order to successfully support the street children in Bacolod City , Philippines .
Since the beginning of the year, we have been able to design and conduct
educational and recreational activities, which are vital for the individual
development of these kids. At the Social Development Center (SDC), we have
facilitated the launching of the Alternative Learning System (ALS). It aims at providing
out-of-school children with basic education in order to enable their future
reintegration into the formal education system. Besides, tutoring sessions,
film and documentary showing are completing the ALS program. A comprehensive vocational
training & lifeskills program has also been designed and offers the
children various activities such as: macramé, cooking/food processing, organic
gardening, mats making, etc. Art, music and dance therapy, aikido and other
sports activities have been introduced and/or reinforced to specifically
promote the individual physical and emotional development of the kids. In
addition, psychology support is provided to enhance the
children's creativity, cooperation and thinking skills, helping on their social
and emotional concerns, regaining their self-esteem and facilitating their
social integration, teaching them about their social roles and responsibilities,
and developing coping skills.
Our team has been devoting time and energy to help the local staff
building a safer and healthier environment and a particular focus has been set
on nutrition and sanitation. In collaboration with the city authorities, toilets
and shower rooms are under construction at the SDC, while the dorms will soon
be renovated, along with the kitchen. A waste and water management program is
being designed to allow better sanitation conditions and prevent the common
diseases affecting the children in the Philippines . An activity room has
also been renovated at the center and it is a perfect match for aikido practice
as it requires a calm and remote setting.
As part of our specific program to help the street children, a new HOST-NGO
volunteer will be conducting this month a mission of two weeks emphasizing on
answering these kids’ needs and offering training and support to the team
on-field. The mission objectives will include four thematics: hygiene &
sanitation awareness, education & social development, waste management, as
well as team building and training.
June 12th,
2013: Global Giving Bonus Day
Global Giving is launching a Partner Rewards Bonus Day this Wednesday,
June 12th. Online donations of up to $1,000 per donor, made to our
project “Remove 500 Filipino children from the streets”, will be matched 30%
starting at 9:00 am EDT (3:00 pm in France) on June 12th and ending
at 11:59 pm on the same day (5:00 am on June, 13th in France).
If you wish to support our project dedicated to
the street children, you can donate via the following link: http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/remove-500-children-from-the-streets-in-philippines
Global Giving will be matching
$0.30 each and every dollar donated online during that timeframe. For instance,
a donation of $100 will be raised to $130 by Global Giving… So do not hesitate
to take advantage of this Bonus Day to help the disadvantaged children in the Philippines !
HOST-NGO team
and beneficiaries would like to warmly thank you in advance for your generous
and loyal support!
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