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Family bonding over meals and games may be fun and fulfilling–especially when most of the country is under community quarantine due to COVID-19, but when a family sits around the table to clean their used Nespresso capsules, that means they not only spent a good time together (and their parents sipped many nice cups of...
The kindness pandemic hit two young hearts and now, a meaningful mission is born— art that feeds. NVC’s young Ambassador of Hope, Diego, teamed up with his friend Joaquin, founder of Bid for the Future, to launch an online fundraising exhibit showcasing sustainable art pieces from NVC’s Artisans of Hope. Proceeds from the sale of...
Thank you for the partnership, Grand Hyatt Manila! It took a village and hundreds of used Nespresso coffee capsules to make these ornaments that you will share with guests the world over. When you order an afternoon tea at the Florentine Cafe of the Grand Hyatt Manila , you get a special gift–a Christmas ornament...
NVC’s Aritsans of Hope workshop was closed on January 18, 2020. Everyone headed off to a picnic celebration because Jayson, one of our artisans, is now a registered criminologist. Jayson has been crafting mosaic pieces in the workshop while shuttling to and from school. It was hard to do both, but this helped him through school...
These are all pieces made from upcycled Nespresso coffee capsules. From fashion pieces that can hang from your ears to art that hangs on your walls…isn’t it just amazing how much beauty can be created from that little container that holds our favorite coffee blend? The orchid in the art piece is our Artisans of...
What binds together the six digit check held by three persons and these bills and coins from different countries, dropped in a box? It is the heart of a five-star hotel. Thank you Grand Hyatt Manila. Because of your concern for the environment and care for the less fortunate, we forged a partnership was born...
12,000 Mingo Meals for hungry children in communities we serve, and 30 artisans given livelihood at our Artisans of Hope workshop…all because: Some of you came over to the NVC booth and picked out something to bring home. Some of you spent long hours as volunteer tinderas. Some of you sent or personally brought over...
If our Nespresso capsules could talk, our stash would be most multilingual. We’ve gotten deliveries from supporters of our Nespresso artisan crafts all the way from Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, the USA, and now, Sweden. Susan Batungbacal Fries, first lady of His Excellency Harald Fries, ambassador of Sweden to the Philippines, took it...
We love it when we get messages from people showing us how they wear earrings made from empty Nespresso capsules collected by our volunteers from many parts of the world and deftly crafted by our artists and artisans. Aside from providing livelihood, the earrings and our other artisan-made products feed malnourished Filipino children with Mingo...
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