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...
We were so happy to see post on Facebook by Abigail Ho, Corporate and Regulatory Affairs Executive at British American Tobacco. BAT is global tobacco group founded in 1902, with brands sold in more than 200 markets. The company understands that the tobacco industry is a controversial one, and takes care to act responsibly from local to global level. British...
Original story at: http://business.inquirer.net/188513/hope-floats-for-yolanda-survivors#ixzz3YsBqtDrJ Many of them lost their homes when Supertyphoon “Yolanda” (international name: Haiyan) crept up on them one night in November 2013 while they were sleeping. Most of them lost their means of livelihood: fishing boats, sari-sari stores, tricycles, and beasts of burden. Many of them lost family members and loved ones—some...
Meet the Calvadores family of Garawon, Eastern Samar, who lost five family members to Typhoon Yolanda in November 2013. On the same month a year later, father of the family Edwin received a tricycle from British American Tobacco. This lets him to go back to his original livelihood of delivering bread for a bakery in the town...
Original story with photos at: http://globalsistersreport.org/ministry/typhoon-response-philippines-one-year-15616 Emylou Antigua has a happy reminder of the devastating typhoon that battered the central Philippines a little over a year ago: her son, named for the Israeli medical team that helped deliver him. For a week after Haiyan (Yolanda) hit, Antigua organized people to pack up donations at...
NVC, in partnership with the Third District of Camarines Sur and the Jesse M. Robredo Foundation (JMRF), launched a nutrition program for undernourished children in Camarines Sur on October 24, 2014 . The project was kicked off in Brgy. Magarao with Cong. Leni Robredo, NVC trustee Mariel Tolentino, and NVC Project Manager for New Technology...
After an incredibly busy and productive year, NVC hosted a day of thanks for donors, partners, volunteers, and friends on September 26 at the Negros Trade Fair. NVC Day opened with the kickoff of the Start Right, Live Bright Nutrition Program for Rep. Leni Gerona Robredo’s District in Camarines Sur. We endorsed 27,000 Mingo...
On September 26, 2014, British American Tobacco (Phils) General Manager James Lafferty and NVC Foundation President Millie Kilayko signed a grant agreement of Php9 million for rehabilitation and repair in the provinces of Leyte, Samar and Biliran–three areas hard hit by Typhoon Yolanda. Under this agreement, NVC will administer various livelihood and infrastructure projects in Naval, Biliran; Hernani,...
The 29th Negros Trade Fair was held on September 24-29, 2014 at the Glorietta Activity Center in Makati City. NVC’s mosaic and crocheted items, products of our Livelihood Projects, were the overall top seller of the fair! Invalid Displayed Gallery
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