Adjusting to the ‘New Normal’ in the Philippines
Posted On April 26, 2021
Contributed by Peter in the Philippines In the Philippines we started the new year with less strict quarantine rules, but because of rising numbers of… Read More →
Simple as ABC? Kids in slums are learning to read!
Posted On March 23, 2021
7 April 2021: On-line “tour” Join us for a special opportunity to meet members from each of our teams, who are engaged in children’s literacy… Read More →
The infinite lockdown
Posted On February 12, 2021
The locked-in youth – minors in the Philippines In the Philippines, a strict lockdown was imposed last March 15, 2020. Only one person per household… Read More →
Batang Riverside
Posted On November 2, 2020
“Batang Riverside” means “kid from Riverside”. Riverside is the street that Tim’s neighborhood runs off of, and is the colloquial name for his area in… Read More →
Repercussions of the pandemic
Posted On October 26, 2020
Contributed by Barbara While many Asian countries seem to be managing the corona crisis increasingly well, the Covid-19 cases in the Philippines have until recently… Read More →
Emma’s story
Posted On October 14, 2020
Contributed by Simon I got to know Emma* (46) and Migs* (41) when I was doing a survey among the poorest families in our neighborhood…. Read More →
Surviving and Serving during a Pandemic
Posted On June 25, 2020
Hear about how a Servants family coped with quarantine, and also served their neighbours. Read More →
Pandemic Politics & Prayers
Posted On May 2, 2020
“We aren’t going to die because of the Coronavirus, we are going to die of hunger”, quintessential Filipino sarcasm quips the predicament of the poor. Read More →