Philippines has an estimated population of 92 million people, the 12th most populous country of the world. Multiple ethnicities are found throughout the islands.
ABC Children's Aid Philippines
ABC Children´s Aid has been working in the Philippines since 1990 through Scandinavian Children's Mission. ABC Children´s Aid was established in the Philippines in the fall of 2007. The work of ABC in Philippines is led by ABC USA - click here to visit their website and read more of the work in the Philippines.
Currently ABC is supporting schools in
Sinipsip, Abatan, Atok, Itogon and Shilan La Trinidad. In addition to
running a regular school, the ABC school in Shilan La Trinidad is also
catering to the educational needs of 60 physically and mentally challenged
children.
Luzon region
Currently ABC is supporting schools in Sinipsip, Abatan, Atok, Itogon and Shilan La Trinidad. In addition to running a regular school, the ABC school in Shilan La Trinidad is also catering to the educational needs of 60 physically and mentally challenged children.
ABC Children’s Aid, Visayas and Mindanao Regions
Manapla: A school for 240 children, nursery to grade 5, resumed in Manapla in June 2008. A huge population of children, coming from poor families, had been deprived of an opportunity to receive good education. ABC Children’s Aid has been able to renovate the school building and provide necessary furnitures and equipment for the smooth functioning of this school.
Bacolod: A school for another 180 children, nursery to grade 3, resumed in Bacolod city in June 2008. This school is serving indigent families living in and around Bacolod city. Currently ABC Children’s Aid is renting facilities from YMCA for this school. The leadership of YMCA has been so gracious to partner with ABC to help these indigent children who are living in the slum areas around the neighbourhood. The facilities needed to be renovated before the school could begin so ABC Children’s Aid gave funds for all the work and provided furnitures and other necessary equipments.
Pahanokoy: This is a community of re-located families who live way below poverty line. Parents could not afford to send their children to school so they wandered around whole day landing into different types of troubles and bad situations. Upon the request of a local pastor, a preschool has been started for 100 children. The school is being run in a church which had no cemented floor. ABC Children’s Aid provided funds for the floor and we are hoping to make further improvements in this building in future.
