Sponsor Children from Remote Islands in the Philippines
Children in these remote fishing islands don’t have access to education facilities. Give children the chance to pursue education by sponsoring a child today.
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Philippines
- 162 sponsorship programmes
- 4 education centres
- 3,700 sponsored children
- 17 overseas volunteers
Despite an increase in growth the past few years, the Philippines is experiencing an even larger divide between the rich and the poor, mass migration from rural areas to large cities (Manila, Cebu, etc.) and mass unemployment rates, the highest in the region of Southeast Asia.
Children of the Mekong’s child sponsorship programme supports street children, those who live in shantytowns as well as those living in rural and isolated areas. Many partnerships have been forged at a grassroots level with both religious and secular Filipino and international organisations.
- 118.3 million inhabitants, with 52% living in rural areas
- Official languages: Filipino (Tagalog), English, and 87 other languages and dialects
- Currency: Philippine Peso (£1= 75.11 Philippine Peso)
- Literacy rate: 95.7%
- Ethnic groups: Tagalog 26%, Bisaya/Binisaya 14.3%, Ilocano 8%, Cebuano 8%, Illonggo 7.9%, Bikol/Bicol 6.5%, Waray 3.8%, Kapampangan 3%, Maguindanao 1.9%, Pangasinan 1.9%, other local ethnicities 18.5%, foreign ethnicities 0.2%
- Religions: Roman Catholic 78.8%, Muslim 6.4%
CHILDREN OF THE MEKONG'S ACTIVITY IN THE PHILIPPINES:
In rural areas which are often affected by typhoons and other natural disasters, child sponsorship programme is the best way of helping families through hard times and curb migration to the shantytowns. Hundreds of children are sponsored in rural areas and slums.
Children of the Mekong also helps in emergencies, for example during the aftermath of typhoon Haiyan in 2013, when more than 1,000 houses and over 10 schools had to be rebuilt.
Over the years, Children of the Mekong has developed education centres and boarding houses for University students in the archipelago. At our education centres, university students can receive support including scholarships, accommodation and food, so they can continue their education despite the poverty of their families. The students also benefit from holistic training all year long, organised by our local social workers and overseas volunteers, so they become responsible and well balanced young individuals, ready to get involved in the society.
Children of the Mekong manages 4 education centres for University students in Cebu, Butuan, Tuguegarao, and Dumaguete.
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Children of the Mekong’s action starts in the Philippines
1996
Typhoon Haiyan affects thousands of families and Children of the Mekong runs an emergency programme with the reconstruction of houses, schools and livelihood
2013
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