The children of San Luis, between jungle and mountain
In this isolated region in the north of the country, it is difficult if not impossible for the poorest families to send their children […]
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Philippines
- 162 sponsorship programmes
- 4 education centres
- 3,600 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.
- 105 million inhabitants of which 55.8% live in rural areas
- Official languages: Filipino (Tagalog), English, and 87 other languages and dialects
- Currency: Filipino peso
- Religions: Christians (90.2%), Muslims (5%)
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.
Over the years, Children of the Mekong has developed education centres and boarding houses for students in the archipelago. An education centre is a place where students can take courses and additional lessons of all kinds that address the whole person’s development. Whereas a boarding house is somewhere the students can live while completed a training course. Children of the Mekong manages 4 education centres for University students (Cebu, Butuan, Tuguegarao, and Dumaguete).
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.
Sponsor a child in the Philippines
Give hope to children living in slums in the Philippines
Urban poverty is appalling in the Philippines. Sponsor a child today and give them the chance to get out of poverty thanks to the […]
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OUR CURRENT PROJECT IN the PHILIPPINES
Star-of-the-sea fundraiser: support the preschools in Inayawan landfill site, the Philippines
In the dump site of Inayawan, Cebu, 8 preschools welcome 106 children and 19 mums trained to be childminders.
Funds raised so far: 30%
Supporting Filipino children and youths education at the Cebu Centre
Funds raised so far: 20%
Dumaguete Education Centre
Despite recent progress in the Philippines, a shocking 3.8 million children and youth don’t go to school. Young girls are especially affected as they […]
Funds raised so far: 50%
OUR NEWS IN the PHILIPPINES
People of Samar: the Waray tribe
On the island of Samar and its neighbors in the east of the Philippines lives an ethnic minority, the Waray tribe. With their own […]
“The moment that changed my life”, an heartfelt testimonial from Agnies
At the age of 11, Agnies became a working student. After school, she cleaned the house in exchange for accommodation. Today, she is a […]
Street Children in the Philippines
The Philippines faces a major humanitarian crisis, as the number of street children has largely increased in the past five years due to an […]
Uncertainty of Education in the Global Pandemic, the Philippines
A direct and honest testimony from a university student in the Philippines sponsored by Children of the Mekong, amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.
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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