These wheels are spinning a virtuous circle
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These wheels are spinning a virtuous circle

In two evacuation centers for refugees from war-torn Marawi in Mindanao, NVC acted as a conduit to provide 6 families with an improved income stream and hope for a brighter future. Under NVC’s Project Joseph project, we identified and vetted 6 motorcycle drivers who had fled their homes in Marawi when violence erupted, and could...

June 29, 2019November 4, 2019by
Philippine Food and Nutrition Research Institute Reaffirms Partnership with NVC
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Philippine Food and Nutrition Research Institute Reaffirms Partnership with NVC

On July 4, 2019, NVC Foundation attended a gathering organized by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) of the Philippine Department of Science and Technology for its valued partners. NVC uses FNRI technology to manufacture Mingo Meals, the food supplement it produces in-house and uses in its nutrition program for young children. At the...

Department of Science and Technology visits NVC Production Plant
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Department of Science and Technology visits NVC Production Plant

It took eight years and over 8 million Mingo Meals before the father of Mingo finally visited the production plant that he inspired. Engineer Rowen Gelonga (pictured on the right), Regional Director of the Philippine Department of Science and Technology (DOST), pushed NVC all those years ago to look into the plight of infants and...

Meet Mingoy, NVC’s food shuttle
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Meet Mingoy, NVC’s food shuttle

Where there are hungry children in the Philippines, there’s no mountain high enough, no valley low enough, no river wide enough to keep Mingo from getting to empty stomachs to nourish and sustain. But beginning February 17, 2019, NVC can do its job a lot faster with the inauguration of its food shuttle, Mingoy. It’s...

February 17, 2019February 4, 2020by
NVC works with Philippine Eagle Foundation to feed indigenous T’boli children
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NVC works with Philippine Eagle Foundation to feed indigenous T’boli children

Mingo Meals for 43 children of the indgenous Filipino T’boli tribe are now on their way to this small barangay of just about a thousand people. Called Batian, it is the T’Boli term for junction of the big river. Here the tribe plays an important role: they host the nesting territory of the critically endangered...

November 10, 2018February 1, 2019by
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Philippine Daily Inquirer: Negros foundation gets award for giving 7M meals to kids

Original story at: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1015318/negros-foundation-gets-award-for-giving-7m-meals-to-kids By Carla P. Gomez BACOLOD CITY — A foundation providing meals to undernourished children in evacuation centers and remote areas received the 1st Kabalikat Achievement Award from the Department of Science and Technology. The Negrense Volunteers for Change (NVC) Foundation was one of the recipients of award for providing 7,471,691 Mingo Meals...

July 30, 2018September 7, 2018by
NVC receives DOST Kabalikat Achievement Award
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NVC receives DOST Kabalikat Achievement Award

Reprinted from The Visayan Daily Star By Carla P. Gomez The Negrense Volunteers for Change Foundation was one of the recipients of the 1st Kabalikat Achievement Award from the Department of Science and Technology at the Dusit Thani Manila Hotel in Makati City, yesterday [July 27, 2018]. The award, that was accompanied by a P200,000...

July 28, 2018September 7, 2018by
NVC artisans upcycle Nespresso coffee capsules into Christmas ornaments
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NVC artisans upcycle Nespresso coffee capsules into Christmas ornaments

Look what’s been brewing in NVC’s artisan workshop… Our artisans have been transforming discarded Nespresso single-serve coffee capsules into beautiful Christmas ornaments. They’ll be ready to decorate your Christmas 2018 trees! Each ornament is truly trash turned into treasure. These objects will be kept and valued, so the resource-intensive process of recycling ends with your purchase. Donate...