1,423 LoveBags Delivered
As of June 20, 2017, all 1,423 donated LoveBags for School Kids have been delivered to children living in the mountains of Bukidnon, Mindanao and Himamaylan, Negros Island who have very limited access to school supplies. NVC identified 852 recipients from the indigenous Tala-andig tribe in Bukidnon, Mindanao, and 571 recipients from the Maghat, Bukidnon, and Ituman tribes located[…]
Mingo for Marawi goes door to door
Students from Xavier University (Ateneo de Cagayan) have been going door to door to distribute Mingo Meals that have been donated by NVC donors. With too few and under-resourced evacuation centers able to take care of the displaced, majority of them have actually been staying with relatives and friends in nearby cities and municipalities. In Cagayan de Oro, relief[…]
Retired teacher singlehandedly raises funds for 23,307 Mingo for Marawi meals
On June 9, 2017, a retired teacher who wishes to remain anonymous deposited Php 135,180.60 to send 23,307 Mingo Meals to Marawi evacuees in Mindanao. Only three days earlier, she began a Facebook fundraising campaign to raise awareness about the increasing number of refugees, many of them children, in evacuation centers housing those who had[…]
NVC launches Mingo for Marawi
Help us send Mingo Meals to Marawi evacuees Spurred by reports of mass citizen evacuations from conflict-affected Marawi City in Mindanao, NVC has been sending Mingo Meals to our ground partners in Mindanao to help feed the many displaced people who are unable to return home. Each Mingo shipment has been funded by organizations and concerned individuals[…]
Volunteer Opportunity for those in Negros on May 13, 2017
NVC is looking for volunteers in the Bacolod City area on May 13 to help us pack 1,000 Love Bags for schoolchildren who need them! What are Love Bags? For some children in remote parts of the Philippines, supplies as simple as a pencil or a piece of paper can’t be taken for granted. They[…]
Mother’s Day Love Cards are a meaningful gift
For those who are looking for a meaningful, unique, and special Mother’s Day gift, NVC’s has designed a Love Card especially for the lady in your life who you taught you the meaning of love. The purchase of a Love Card contributes to NVC’s Love Bags project, which provides poor children in remote mountain areas of[…]
Almost 1,000 Love Bags since Feb 14, 2017
NVC began its newest project, Love Bags for School Kids, on February 14, 2017 in response to learning that many students in remote mountain schools in the Philippines lack school supplies and school bags. Since the launch just over 2 months ago, donations have poured in, allowing us to complete our target of providing a[…]
Mingo for Rise Above Foundation Cebu
While NVC runs its own Mingo Meals nutrition program, Mingo is also used by other foundations and groups for their own feeding activities because of Mingo’s convenience, low cost, and effectiveness. Recently, we received a donation of Php 25,000 with instructions to send 5,000 sachets of Mingo Choco to Rise Above Foundation Cebu. The group is using the donation to[…]
NVC kicks off construction of schoolhouse for indigenous children in Negros Island
Thanks to the contribution of one donor, NVC in March 2017 began construction of a preschool building, while also pooling together additional contributions to build a playground for children of the indigenous people in Sitio Bugtong Lubi, Hinobaan, Negros Island. Sitio Bugtong Lubi is a mountain community that is extremely marginalized due to its remote, difficult to[…]
NVC forms Zero Hunger partnership with renewable energy firm Equis
“Don’t wait. Fill a plate.” That was the battle cry on March 24, 2017 when NVC Foundation formalized a partnership with Equis Shared Services to launch the group’s Zero Hunger program in its Makati City office. Equis Funds Group, headquartered in Singapore, is s a leading investor, developer, and operator of renewable energy in Asia. It not only[…]
The Christmas gift that’s still giving
Meet Wilma, Carmelita, and Anisa. These ladies in one of our communities had sewing skills–but no tools to make a living out of their talent. Last Christmas, a friend of NVC donated sewing machines through NVC’s Project Joseph and worked with us to prepare Christmas cards for her loved ones, telling them that her gift[…]
Wedding well-wishes feed 75 children for 6 months
When engaged couple Cathee Daguia and Jea Amados were making plans for their August 20, 2016 wedding, they decided to do something different and special to celebrate their love for each other. In their wedding invitations, they requested that guests make a donation to a good cause instead of bringing a wedding gift. The donations[…]