Update: This project was completed in June 2017 and has been turned over! Read the article. 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...
“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...
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...
For many decades of her life, Mary An Kilayko-Gonzalez was wheelchair bound. When God took her away on December 13, 2015, her classmates knew that a life as beautiful as hers needed to somehow be made to continue living in others. They embarked on a project in partnership with NVC Foundation and began to receive...
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...
Give a Mingo Christmas card and nourish a child. This year’s Mingo cards feature drawings made by children from Bukidnon, Mindanao. In the remote mountain village where they live, Christmas is sometimes not celebrated simply because there is no food on the table. Each card you purchase will provide them with daily Mingo Meals—a tasty, nutritious supplement that fills tiny stomachs...
This Christmas, give the gift of livelihood, and life. In many of the poor communities where we work, we encounter skilled, talented people who simply lack the resources and tools to make the most of their abilities. With just a little bit of help, they could fulfill their dream of earning more and living a better...
UPDATE: NVC’s 2016 Mingo Christmas cards are now available online, with free shipping to any major city in the Philippines. This holiday season, NVC’s Mingo cards and eCards feature the artwork of young friends and supporters. Each purchase will provide Mingo Meals to undernourished children in the Philippines. They are enrolled in a 6-month daily feeding...
On November 23, 2015, Metrobank Foundation signed a memorandum of agreement with NVC to provide assistance to Project Joseph and nutritional programs in Iloilo and Capiz. NVC President Millie Kilayko handed over NVC’s gift of an artisan mosaic eggshell piece to Aniceto Sobrepena, Metrobank Foundation President.
On November 10, 2015, Ayala Foundation turned over 60 sets of fishing nets to fisherman beneficiaries in Cadiz, Negros Occidental. The fishermen were identified in partnership with NVC’s Peter Project, and given motorized fishing boats shortly after they lost their own to Typhoon Yolanda. NVC’s partnership with Ayala Foundation goes a long way. They have...
