Meet father and daughter team Hazel and Bello. Bello is the master carpenter of NVC’s livelihood projects, the man behind our bestselling folding tables and other beautiful, handcrafted furniture. His daughter, Hazel, is a fine arts student and is one of our artisans. Bello and his wife, Hermie, were originally hesitant about Hazel’s chosen course because its...
Meet Merrily of Suyac Island just off Sagay City, Negros Occidental. Merrily became a fisherwoman after she lost her husband to the sea some years ago. Merrily is one of the earliest beneficiaries of The Peter Project, having received one of the two boats pictured behind her. During the rainy season when fishing isn’t as...
Meet Renae Saxby and Julien Chavinier, travelers from Australia and France, respectively. They’ve been traveling across Asia and discovering the wonders of this part of the world. While in El Nido, they met a fellow traveler to whom they shared their desire to volunteer in an area hit by typhoon Yolanda. We’re grateful...
Jamil Durana of Palo, Leyte went out to sea early morning today on his Peter Project boat named Carewell 2 from The Carewell Community Foundation. He returned home with a prize catch of crabs and a fish weighing 5 kg! Jamil expects to earn about P1,300 today. This is 5-6 times more than what a fisherman normally...
Last February, several ladies of the St. Scholastica’s Academy (SSA’79) converged in Bacolod for their 35th High School Reunion. Six months later, another reunion was held, this time with a coastal community in Sagay, Negros Occidental to turn over a Peter Project boat to their beneficiary. SSA’79 chose to name the boat after a song...
Meet Sammy Cherreguine of Cogon, Palo, Leyte. He received his Peter Project boat named VERA only on June 19, so he has not been fishing that long. Today was a great day for Sammy. His catch was abundant, the sizes were good, and he netted more than Php600 from it. This is double or even triple what he...
From the fallen trees of communities hit by Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) among which we work, discarded wood is given new life. Lovingly crafted by NVC”s team of artists and artisans, this Blessing of Hope is a humble yet poignant tribute to faith and the resilience of the human spirit. These creations are currently on exhibit...
When we meet with our beneficiaries, we are frequently greeted with wide smiles, copious thanks, and stories of successes large or small. But on the ground and in the field, there are sad tales to tell, too. NVC President Millie Kilayko first met Maria Luisa at age 2 in March 2014 when we turned over our 1,000th Peter Project...
Meet Ray Linde and his wife Jinky, who won a boat race with their Peter Project boat in Palo, Leyte last June 7 during the annual fiesta. In the middle of July, Rey signed up to join another boat race among fishermen in Bislig, Tolosa, Leyte. But no one dared race against him because everyone...
As of July 15, 2014, The Peter Project has received donations for 3,973 boats and turned over 3,031 to fishermen whose fishing boats were destroyed by Typhoon Yolanda. Click on the image to view a larger version. To know where the boats were delivered in each province, see our interactive map.
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