Artisans of Hope 2017 bazaar sales to feed 127 kids for 6 months

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November 24, 2017

Every year, NVC joins prestigious holiday bazaars in Manila to market its handmade Artisans of Hope mosaics and crocheted items. The craftspeople who make the products directly benefit from each sale, and all proceeds are funneled back to our Mingo Meals nutrition program for undernourished children in the Philippines. In 2017, we joined the MaArte Fair at The Peninsula Manila, ArteFino in Rockwell Center, and the 32nd Negros Trade Fair in Glorietta Center.

The 2017 ArteFino Fair at 8 Rockwell, Makati City, was held on August 25 to 27, 2017
Each year, NVC’s booth at the Negros Trade Fair is manned by NVC staff and a tireless group of volunteers who donate their time to help sell our artisans’ products. This year’s “tinderas,” caught posing in front of the event backdrop, were: Marian Hojilla , Beng Melcher, Bardot Weber, Merle Robles, Mary Anne Riego, Marico Malunhao, Millie Kilayko, Tima Lacson, Christine Abaquin, Menchy Patubo, Glomar Aguilar, Alyne Batano. and Milette Regalado. The 32nd Negros Trade Fair was held on September 27 to October 1, 2017.
Volunteers from St. Scholastica’s Academy-Bacolod Class ’79 (Josephine G. Ruiz, Carmela C. Casis, Ito L. Lopa, Anna Paz. Chua, Jojo Z. Suarez, Menchi L. Valenzuela, and Christine J. Abaquin) formed NVC’s power team at ArteFino.

Thanks to the buyers who patronized NVC’s Artisans of Hope products, a total of 127 children will be added to our Mingo Meals nutrition program. All these children have been previously identified to be in need of nutritional support. They will receive a daily Mingo sachet to supplement their diet for 6 months, and their weight and progress will also be monitored during the feeding period. The kids are located in the following areas:

  • 33 in Toboso, Negros Occidental, in coordination with the Toboso Farmers and Workers Association
  • 73 in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental, in coordination with Butuan Elementary School
  • 21 in Tacloban, Leyte, in coordination with Volunteers for Visayans

Mingo Meals launch in Toboso

Ryan Tormentar, the chairperson of the Toboso Farmers and Workers Association, contacted NVC after funds for their feeding program dried up. The community association provides credit assistance to its members and also spearheads projects to improve community conditions, including feeding, tree planting, and livelihood programs and training.

Mingo Meals launch in Butuan Elementary School, La Carlotta