It’s never easy for a mother to leave her children but Jelyn had to make that painful decision. After the children’s father abandoned the family, Jelyn could not afford to feed her children. So she decided to find some work. Unfortunately, the only job she could find was as a stay-in domestic helper in another...
We’re glad we get to help make the world a better place, one baker at a time! Paying It Forward NVC was recently featured in a newspaper article about paying it forward—responding to a person’s kindness to oneself by showing kindness to another person who then does something nice for someone else, setting off a...
Our little van took a quite a long trip down south today as Santa’s sleigh. This was a mission that couldnt wait. We just had to make sure that the stroller for Rene Boy, a severely underweight three-year-old born without legs, could get to him before Christmas. We met Rene Boy last week when we...
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...
One year ago, ReyJohn was a hungry, unsmiling boy who couldn’t stop eating Mingo Meals (four in one sitting as you can see). We’re back in ReyJohn’s village of Glab in Zamboanga del Sur with a fresh supply Mingo Meals. We don’t know if it’s to us he gave his biggest grin, or if it...
We love how Vena Energy not only produces renewable energy but feeds kids so that they will be healthy and full of energy! This is our third year of our partnership with Vena Energy for Negros Occidental and Ormoc. Two years ago, they also began feeding children in Bukidnon. Through the years, so many kids...
In its new art series that uses a mix of Nespresso capsules, ceramic tiles, scrap fabric and acrylic paint, NVC’s artisans tell the story of industrious men and women who use their skills to earn a living for their families. The fabric was donated by Sepia Designs, which specializes in women’s clothing in Bacolod. The...
We happened to spot those familiar Peter Project boats on the shores of Carles, Iloilo. These were some of the 150 boats sponsored by Ayala Foundation, Inc., which we turned over to fishermen as replacements to what they lost to Typhoon Yolanda eight years ago. We had a quick reunion with Remy and Ruby Salmorin....
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