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Global Solidarity - Philippines

In 2007, we formed alliances with two poverty-stricken groups in the Philippines and in 2009 we added one other. The projects we are supporting are:

Payatas-Sixty-thousand people live around its fringe, scavenging, sorting garbage, and selling recyclables.

Payatas Youth Hope Center, a project of the Maundy Thursday Servants, is located in the largest garbage dump in Metro Manila. Sixty-thousand people live around its fringe, scavenging, sorting garbage, and selling recyclables. Schoolchildren in this urban poor community comprise a significant number of the drop-outs in primary and secondary schools. Most of them have to stop going to school to work and help their parents augment their meager family income. They experience extreme hunger and destitution, which drive some of them into committing anti-social activities, from petty to more serious crimes. The Center provides various formation programs and skills training for these out-of-school youth. The Center was temporarily closed for several months when they ran out of funds trying to complete the building in order to expand its services. We have partnered with another non-profit organization to raise funds to finish the center so that we can con-tinue to carry out our programs for the poor. Thanks to your help, the Center will be operational again next month.

The center staff work with OSY who have behavior and familial problems and are neglected by society

Amigonian Youth Center – One of the vulnerable populations in the Philippines is the out-of-school youth (OSY). Many face uncertain futures and dim employment prospects because they have low level of education and lack basic skills. The center staff work with OSY who have behavior and familial problems and are neglected by society, providing them shelter where they can experience acceptance and love. The Center also provides continuing support for families through parent and family education, livelihood skills training and other socio-cultural and values-formation activities. Our contributions both in cash and in kind are helping provide residential and non-residential care program services to children and youth.

The sisters rescue victims of prostitution and human trafficking from the streets and give them a place of refuge

Immaculate Mary Queen of Heaven Mission - There are many women and children in the Philippines who are victims of prostitution and human trafficking. Though it is dangerous to do so, the sisters rescue them from the streets and give them a place of refuge. Their rehabilitation center offers temporary shelter, counseling and helps these women and children deal with the trauma of the negative experiences they faced while in prostitution. During this transition period they are placed in an environment that is conducive to reformation. They are given livelihood skills training in bag-making, baking, sewing, candle making, cooking, catering, rosary-making, etc. The temporary shelter houses about 50 residents. The sisters are asking donations for a center capa-ble of housing up to 500 women and children.