It was Luc’s 3rd Birthday and his family decided to celebrate it differently this year–with those who who’d be cheered up more just to be “a part of a party.” With some planning by Luc’s Lola Telly, his parents threw a happy one at the Holy Infant Nursery, where kids were treated to yummy party...
In a mountain village called Lono Lono, 75 families live with no access to electricity. Situated in Kapalong, Davao del Norte, the community is 90 kilometers away from the main town. A 2.5-hour motorcycle ride that runs through three rivers is needed to reach this mountain community. Here, people work on the land to harvest...
Mikel Lovina is family to the NVC family. A brother and son who died too young, his family honors his memory on his birthday every year with a fun run, encouraging each other to clock kilometers that they then translate into donations for NVC’s projects. Now, Mikel lives through people who own boats, sewing machines,...
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...
Our goal of 10,000,000 Mingo Meals by January 2020 has been ACHIEVED! Our dream a reality because: People ordered meals, cups of coffee, and even bought products to benefit the campaign Businesses partnered with us to drive awareness to the cause and gave up profit for Mingo Meals Individuals, young and old, cared enough to...
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...
It’s just the third day of the New Year and while many offices are still closed, NVC’s doors opened wide at crack of dawn by the 2nd of January so that our field officer Alyne could go off to serve families devastated by Typhoon Ursula. Of course we wish we were on vacation like many...
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...
Two lovebirds from Sydney. One wedding in Spain. Ten happy schoolchildren in the Philippines. When Australia-based Den and Xavi got married in beautiful Barcelona, 10 poor schoolchildren in Calatrava, Negros Occidental were each given LoveBags filled with a year’s worth of school supplies and a pair of flipflops. This was the way the couple chose...
Mica (in the center photo with her Tita Bugsy) lost her life too soon two years ago in a tragic vehicular accident. On November 4, what would have been Mica’s 19th birthday, her Tita Bugsy found a wonderful way to share Mica’s memory 19,000 times with kids whose most recent memories are tragic, whose days...
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