To engage in independent and collaborative efforts to fight the ill-effect of hunger and poverty in the areas of:
NUTRITION
-by manufacturing nutritious food products and creating scalable nutrition protocols for children of the poor;
EDUCATION
-by providing access to formal and non-formal education to disadvantaged children and their families;
LIVELIHOOD
-by introducing sustanable livelihood opportunities for their communicites.
Negrense Volunteers for Change (NVC) Foundation, Inc. was established in August 2010 in Bacolod City, Philippines by private citizens who believe that by pooling the energies, resources, talents, and skills of individuals, we can bring about a better future for Filipinos.
We harness the power of private citizens to create positive and lasting change in their communities, towns and cities, and our country.
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” –Margaret Mead, Anthropologist
NVC is a non-stock, non-profit organization registered under the Philippine Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
DSWD Registration No. DSWD-FO VI R-0000053-2011
SEC Registration No. CN201029061
We believe…
in the power of the ordinary person to effect positive and powerful change
that every person is born with a mission, and each singular step is useful and important
that a single dedicated person, no matter what his or her situation may be, can make positive and lasting change in the community
that strength comes from individuals working together towards a common vision
in forging partnerships and alliances as a vehicle to strengthen the power of the individual
that the poor and underprivileged must find meaning and hope beyond their daily livelihood and trade
in helping the people and communities we serve to help themselves and in harnessing their power to become partners in the building of our nation
Left to Right (Back Row): Roy Hojilla, Omon Maravilla, Charlemagne Yu, Patrick Pasengco. Left to Right (Front Row): Teresa Lacson, Therese Ng, Millie Kilayko, Reggie Barientos, Therese Jochico.
Milagros (Millie) Kilayko
President
Therese Ng
Vice-President
Virgilio Roy Hojilla
Treasurer
Therese Jochico
Teresa Lacson
Omon Maravilla
Charlemagne Yu
Regina Jacinto-Barrientos
Patrick Pesengco
Chief Executive Officer
Millie Kilayko
Executive Director
Inah J. Uytiepo
Controller
Leonor Bongco
Production and Manufacturing Managers
Luis Jose Araneta
Victoria Grace Madalag
Director for Development
Mariel Tolentino
Marketing Manager
Ria Lacson Aviñante
Program Manager for Nutrition
Mitche Jalauig
Communications
Angela Mapa
Administrative Services
Nemia Barabat
Juan Diego Barrientos
Andro Barrientos
Abram Karol Bisuña
Mariel Tolentino
Josephine Ruiz
Dianna Jean Callejo Cruz
Rosario Ortoll
Mac Harman
If we have to pinpoint a recent milestone year for NVC Foundation, all fingers point to 2022.
It was in the first month of 2022 when we resolved to improve our 6-month daily Mingo feeding program and design a scalable and affordable yet effective and holistic nutrition program that takes inspiration from successful models especially in Latin America. It was in March when our draft was ready, and it will go down in the history of NVC that Sunlife Foundation, Inc. was the one that gave an ear to our dreams and helped make it happen.
There are components in the protocol we designed that were a bit revolutionary by standards of funders, but Sunlife Foundation gave us the fuel to pilot the program. We will forever be grateful to Sunlife Foundation for taking the risk with us, and we share the glory of an 87% success rate for the new protocol with them.
In August 2022, we got word from Ateneo de Manila University that NVC Foundation was to be conferred with the Parangal Lingkod Sambayanan Award, and in October 2023, we received the Citizenship Award from Galing Pook Foundation. To us, awards are always a whisper from above that we should not stay where we are but should instead be doing more, and that is exactly what we did.
This booklet is a diary of what we have been doing as a result of that push, and a gratitude journal to all those who walked with us. At no other time in NVC Foundation’s history did we see a flurry of serious and dedicated volunteer involvement as we did in 2023 and truly, things have never been the same since then.
Read on and join us in our everyday praise to Him who has given us the vocation of service, the example of servant leadership, and the grace of seeing his face among the people we serve.
MILLIE L. KILAYKO
Ateneo de Manila University conferred the Parangal Lingkod ng Sambayanan (Public Service Award) on NVC Foundation on November 22, 2022.
NVC was recognized as a valuable partner of DOST-FNRI during its diamond anniversary celebration on July 1, 2022 at the Manila Hotel.
NVC is proud to be among the 5 finalists in the outstanding institution category at the 7th Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) Triennial Awards.The awarding was held at the Bai Hotel in Cebu City on August 31, 2018.
NVC Foundation was one of the recipients of the 1st Kabalikat Achievement Award from the Department of Science and Technology at the Dusit Thani Manila Hotel in Makati City on July 27, 2018.
On November 5, 2014, NVC Foundation was given the Outstanding Negrense Award by the Provincial Government of Negros Occidental.
On April 26, 2014, NVC Foundation received the Signum La Sallianum Award from the University of St La Salle and a Community Service Award from the Locsin Genealogy Foundation
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