Annual Report 2016World Vision Development Foundation

PHILIPPINES

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Rommel V. FuerteActing National Director

Vanessa G. RetuermaStrategy Management and Quality Assurance Director

Santos N. Godornes, Jr.

Socorro S. Acedera

Genesis Jeff D. Lamigo

Resource Development Director

Finance and Administration OIC Director

Public Relations and Communications Manager

Content Contributors:

Nikka Almazan, Precious Basco, Lanie Carillo, Evangeline Caseres, Cecile Corvera, Crislyn Felisilda, Kevin Gaitan, Lara Gonzales, Nina Gavino, Mong Jimenez, Chris Leones, Joy Maluyo, Jan Therese Queyquep, Laila Soliven, Phim Soriano, Vanessa Retuerma, Cherry Anne Valencia, Yheleen Veso

Art Direction and Layout: Leng Desuasido

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All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form, except for brief excerpts in reviews, without prior permission of the publisher.

About the cover: Smile of Aspiration. A boy from Northern Cebu sees hope of a full life as he learns to build a culture of reading.

Editorial Advisors

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is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. Its 46,000 staff members in nearly 100 countries are committed to working with

the world’s most vulnerable people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity or gender.

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How We Improved Lives in 2016

Message from the Chairperson

Message from the Acting National Director

History

Where We Serve

Educating Children for Life

Protecting Children from Harm

Responding to Disasters

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Building Sustainable Communities

Keeping Children Healthy

Engaging the Public

Grants and Special Projects

Our Resources

Board of Trustees

Leadership Team

Partners and Affiliations

Table of Contents

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

97,255beneficiaries received

direct economic development interventions

4,154 families provided with agricultural inputs or

services

4,316 farmers and fisherfolks

trained on natural farming and fishing practices

16,047 parents and caregivers able to save through CoMSCA

3,874families gained access to

loans

2,183families established

livelihood activities from their savings

Thanks to your support, you’ve helped improve the lives of over1.5 million children

Education

85,345children benefitted from

education programs

7,972boys and girls regularly

attended alternative learning programs

1,161teachers and community

educators trained in context-based teaching

methodologies in reading and literacy building

34,678children received

back-to-school kits

1,464children benefitted from

Tulong Aral Project

101students who graduated

from TESDA-Isuzu Training Center

HEALTH AND NUTRITION

20,499children received various

health interventions

400children enrolled in Pinoy Nutrition Hub who have gained weight within 3

months

5,860youth with comprehensive

knowledge on HIV and AIDS

2,515children and caregivers

who can identify ways to prevent, control and treat

Tuberculosis

5,655families benefitted from the

Clean Water Project

9,075mothers or caregivers of children under 23 months

old who can identify proper IYCF (infant and young child

feeding) practices

CHILD PROTECTION

54,479children at risk of or

engaged in child labor assisted through ABK3

LEAP Project

74community-based child protection mechanisms

remained functional

DISASTER RISK

REDUCTION AND

MANAGEMENT

282,269beneficiaries reached by disaster risk reduction

interventions

1.6 M reached by Typhoon Haiyan

Response interventions (2014-2016)

Direct BeneficiariesRelief Phase:

789,816Recovery Phase:

321,403Rehabilitation Phase:

84,727

How We Improved Lives in 2016

Advocacy

1, 551, 288 children reached through advocacy initiatives (2014-2016)CHILD SPONSORSHIP

67,312 sponsored children

in total

2,948 new local sponsors

32child protection cases

were referred and responded to

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Message from the Chairperson

In this day and age, we constantly look for heroes — not the kind who have capes or can fly, but real-life heroes who do extraordinary work for others and for the greater good of their community.

I have seen heroes among World Vision staff who have served many poor communities here and worldwide, through their child-focused and community-based programs. In the Philippines, we have helped children and families to gain access to clean water, improved healthcare, nutrition, education, emergency relief, disaster preparedness, and livelihood in at least 38 area programs across the country.

In 2016 alone, we have served more than1.5 million vulnerable children. These are not just numbers but changed lives of children and families made possible in partnership with the local government, private institutions, our donors and sponsors, and other like-minded groups. Thank God, we are surrounded by everyday heroes who truly care for children!

Together with our partners, we have advocated for the rights and welfare of the most vulnerable, to voice out children’s concerns, and urge the government to pass laws that will benefit our children. Prior to the National Elections of the same year, we also launched

ATTY. LIWAYWAY VINZONS-CHATO

#VoteforChildren, an advocacy campaign which aimed to challenge the voting public to seriously consider the children’s welfare and future in choosing their leaders.

We have also been leading and strengthening ties with networks such as the Philippine Coalition of Advocates for Nutrition Security or PHILCAN, the Civil Service Coalition for the Convention on the Rights of the Child or the CSC-CRC, and the Disaster Risk Reduction Network or the DRRNet among others to give voice to the children and communities we all represent.

In 2017, World Vision marks its 60th year of ministry in the Philippines. Join us as we celebrate God’s goodness and faithfulness to His work in transforming lives! Together, let us carry on our commitment to care for children and build sustainable commmunities.

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Message from the Acting National Director

We started our mission in the Philippines sixty years ago, with just helping 300 children in the province of Guimaras. By 2016. we have served more than 1.5 million vulnerable children through our child-focused and community-based interventions.

Through your help, we have reached the most vulnerable children and families in 28 provinces and 25 cities in the country by supporting them with better access to education opportunities, safe and child-friendly communities, awareness and capacity to address malnutrition, tuberculosis and HIV & AIDS, improved livelihoods, savings and income, and increased resilience to future disasters.

As you read through this report, we hope that you will see how our partnership has created a better world for our children, their families and communities. You will read stories of children and their families whose lives have been changed, and communities that have become more responsive to the needs of their children.

We would like to acknowledge the extraordinary men and women of World Vision in the Philippines for working the extra mile over the past years and our Board of Trustees for sharing their passion to uplift the lives of children. We consider it a privilege to work alongside you. Your efforts have made a difference in every child’s life.

To our donors, partners, and supporters, we thank each and every one of you for your compassion and commitment to every Filipino child we serve. We are inspired by our continued partnership in caring for children and building sustainable communities.

In 2017, as we celebrate the 60th year of World Vision’s ministry in the Philippines, it is our hope and prayer that together, as partners, we will continue to make a difference and reach 3 million vulnerable children by 2020.

Thank you very much!

ROMMEL FUERTE

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HistoryIn 1947, American missionary Dr. Robert “Bob” William Pierce travelled to China and Korea to document the massive suffering caused by the war and minister to the people affected. An encounter with a child named White Jade became a turning point. White Jade was a battered child under the care of a local missionary. Moved by compassion to White Jade’s situation, Pierce offered his last five dollars and pledged to send the same amount every month to provide for the child’s needs. Pierce knew in his heart that there were many other children like White Jade who needed help. This gave birth to Pierce’s idea of child sponsorship as a way of helping thousands of children in the long term.

Inspired by his prayer, “Let my heart be broken by the things that break the heart of God”, Dr. Pierce eventually led the founding of the child-focused agency World Vision in 1950, with Child Sponsorship as its flagship program to respond to the thousands of orphans left by the Korean War.

Through the years, World Vision expanded its work for children all over Asia, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe.

In 1957, World Vision reached the Philippines. Its operations started by assisting an orphanage in the province of Guimaras, the Good Shepherd’s Fold, supporting 300 children. Members also gave musical instruments and textbooks for children. Alongside this, Olga Roberston or “Mommy Olga,” with the help of Bob Pierce started a prison ministry in the New Bilibid Prison in Manila. Olga is a young missionary supported by World Vision who regularly visits local prisons to share God’s hope to the prisoners. Three years later, World Vision established the Mercyville Orphanage in South Cotabato.

In the 1970s, World Vision saw its efforts in providing food relief and health assistance to children caught in the conflict in Mindanao. The support included resettlement and development projects.

In 1976, a new field office in Cebu assisted over 100 families in the Visayas and Mindanao. World Vision launched the Development Assisting Center (DAC), a community-based approach that aims to empower poor families by helping them to manage their own development. The interventions and strategies focused on children’s needs in health, nutrition, and education, as well as livelihood for the parents.

In 1987,World Vision in the Philippines underwent restructuring and halted its operations. But the work on the ground continued with volunteer staff assisting in community projects and programs. Projects were supervised by World Vision International – Asia Region Office (ARO) in Manila under the leadership of ARO Regional Coordinator, Ruth Clay.

World Vision re-opened in 1989 with former Development Training Coordinator Elnora Avarientos as its first Filipino Executive Director.

In 1990, the Provincial Development Approach was piloted in the province of Cebu focusing on networking, capacity building, and partnerships with stakeholders, and envisioned to create impact at the provincial level.

Sponsored children from Good Shepherd’s Fold Orphanage in Guimaras

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In 1995, World Vision Development Foundation, Inc, (WVDF) was again registered as a local NGO. The organization has been at the forefront in responding to the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable children. Its interventions include promoting the well-being of children, advocating for disaster risk reduction, children’s rights, peace-building and good governance.

WVDF holds a legacy, and over the years, it continues to grow and build upon the organization’s progress and strategies. It has served the communities through relief operations including Ketsana, Megi, and Haiyan, responding within 24 to 72 hours after the disaster or as soon as it is safe to do field assessments. In the past ten years, the organization has implemented several development projects responding to the needs of the communities including the Kusog Baga (Healthy Lungs) program and the Social Mobilisation on Tuberculosis (SMT) Project, which in partnership with the Department of Health, increased awareness on TB while helping TB patients in recovery.

World Vision’s strong relationship with partners has helped implement education-related programs and interventions. The Tulong Aral Petron program, in partnership with Petron Foundation, aimed to provide basic school needs of children in both rural and urban areas of the country.

With over 12 years of experience in managing grants and special projects, World Vision has delivered one of the biggest projects funded by the United States Department of Labor (USDOL) in partnership with like-minded organizations: the Pag-aaral ng Kabataan para sa Kinabukasan Project or the ABK3 LEAP Project which assisted more than 54,000 children engaged in and/or at high risk of child labor.

Now, on its 60th year of ministry in the Philippines, World Vision remains committed to serve the most vulnerable children and communities.

World Vision also engages with various corporations, schools, churches, the media, government and civil society to contribute to children’s well-being and progressive fulfillment of their rights, recognizing children as agents of transformation and to nation-building.

Bob Pierce in prayer among a group of Korean children

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Where We Serve

38 Area Programs*

23 Non-Sponsorship Projects

LUZON

VISAYAS

MINDANAO

IsabelaPangasinanManilaMalabonCaviteBatangas

AklanAntiqueIloiloLeyte

Misamis OccidentalZamboanga del NorteMisamis Oriental

PalawanCamarines NorteCamarines SurAlbaySorsogon

Western SamarCebuNegros OccidentalBohol

North CotabatoSaranganiBukidnon

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Educating Children for LifeEDUCATION

Every child has the right to education. World Vision has worked with partners in strengthening its educational programs to provide better access to quality education for children, mostly in far-flung areas of the country.

In partnership with the Department of Education (DepED), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), and the Local Government Units (LGUs), World Vision has reached 112,209 individuals including 85,345 children and 26,864 adults.

Better access to education means children are equipped with advanced functional literacy, numeracy and other essential life skills needed to overcome the challenges of poverty. We work with every member of the community, from the LGUs to each and every community member including parents, teachers, barangay and municipal officials, and volunteers, to unleash each child’s potential.

Almost 8,000 boys and girls benefitted from equitable education through alternative learning programs of the government. At least 16,800 children have participated in reading sessions and literacy building activities at home and in the community through the Culture of Reading (COR) program.

World Vision further believes that values formation is an essential part of the child’s developing years, thus, it conducts values-based life skills development trainings reaching more than 44,300 children.

Believing that it takes the whole community to raise a child, World Vision also engaged 1,161 teachers and community educators on context-based teaching methodologies in

reading and literacy building, and involved 726 parents and caregivers to support learning and reading readiness of children aged 3 to 5 years old.

Sponsored child Sherald, 15, has been a consistent honor student since he started school. His father is a tricycle driver who earns P2,000 ($40) a week and his mother stays at home to take care of Sherald’s siblings. Despite the meager earnings of his parents, he continues to be in the top of his class. He also encourages his classmates to aim high and dream big. Sherald is one of World Vision’s child advocates who talks about equality and peace to children in different communities.

Consistent honor student

Sherald has lost count of the number

of medals and awards he

received since he started

school.

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Protecting Children from HarmCHILD PROTECTION

Driven by an unwavering commitment to protect vulnerable children from all forms of abuse and exploitation, in partnership with agencies and NGOs reducing child labor in the sugarcane farms nationwide, WVDF has reached 54,479 children considered at high risk or engaged in child labor in sugarcane farms in 11 provinces. They were provided assistance through ABK3 LEAP Project’s four-pronged program addressing Livelihood, Education, Advocacy and Social Protection. By the end of the project’s four-year implementation, the number of children who worked in sugarcane farms and engaged in child labor and hazardous tasks dropped from 94% in 2011 to only 16% in 2015.

Teaching Health Resilience to Children through Inclusive Values and Empowerment (THRIVE) is a project that improves wholeness and resiliency of children in Mindanao by responding to abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence. In its pursuit to keep children safe, it has established five (5) Local Councils for the Protection of Children. More than 3,500 parents and caregivers have increased awareness on issues concerning children’s protection and parental responsibilities. As part of the project’s psychosocial support, 81 children in need of special protection participated in a series of art sessions.

WVDF, in partnership with stakeholders in the communities, has implemented various child protection initiatives. In 2016, at least 74 community-based Child Protection mechanisms and structures remain functional and at least 32 child protection cases were referred and responded to, with the help of local partners and the Department of Social Welfare and Development.

“I am glad that other people came in to rescue us. I wish that my sisters and I will have a better life ahead,” expressed Andrea.

Andrea is one of nine siblings living in the slums of Cagayan de Oro City. Her parents could not afford to send them all to school, and most nights they had to sleep with empty stomachs. Out of desperation, Andrea was forced to be a commercial sex worker to feed her family and buy medicines for her sick mother. She was only fourteen. She earned an average of P1,500 ($32) a week. Through World Vision’s anti-trafficking project, Andrea was rescued and brought to a shelter that provided education, orientation, training, and hygiene check-ups. She was then referred to World Vision’s partner agency to undergo in-depth counseling and medical and psychosocial care. Andrea and her siblings have finally found a home that provides them with food and healthcare. Here, they also learn about music, dancing and the arts.

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Preparing for disasters is crucial to children’s safety in school. World Vision started a Safe Schools Project in Bohol and Davao to capacitate teachers and facilitators in creating safer and disaster-resilient learning environments. Princess, a student from Davao, enjoyed drawing and illustrating stories on their Disaster Risk Reduction Big Book Project. “The more we know about what’s happening around us, the more we can prepare,” Princess shared. The students joined activities that trained them on hazard mapping, where they trace what makes them feel unsafe in their schools.

Responding to DisastersDISASTER RISK REDUCTION & RESPONSE

World Vision aims to contribute in building more resilient communities and providing a safe and healthy environment for children to live in, play, and thrive. We engage communities to increase their capacities in preventing and mitigating potential damages due to calamities, and preparing in times of disaster. A total of 282, 269 individuals were reached by our disaster risk reduction interventions in 2016.

Ensuring children’s safety, World Vision distributed early warning service (EWS) devices, and conducted child-focused DRR trainings, engaging the children and youth, schools and the whole community in developing disaster-preparedness plans.

World Vision responds to communities affected by disasters to protect children and to keep families safe. We help mobilize communities and identify families with greatest need.

Typhoon Koppu

Locally known as Lando, Typhoon Koppu hit Northern Philippines in October 2015, where 58 people lost their lives. World Vision responded and gave assistance to10,000 individuals including 6,600 children from 6 villages in Bugallon, Pangasinan.

Typhoon Melor

Just two months after Koppu, Typhoon Melor locally named Nona, hit the Southern Tagalog Region in December 2015. Pre-positioned goods composed of food and non-food items were distributed to 2,158 families including 5, 195 children in Sorsogon, Bicol Region.

Typhoon Haiyan

In 2016, Typhoon Haiyan Response continued its rehabilitation efforts reaching 84,727 beneficiaries through various interventions such as shelter, WASH, infrastructure, livelihood, and DRR trainings to name a few. In the same year, World Vision Typhoon Haiyan Response closed its operations in Tacloban City reaching a total of 1.6 million people across Leyte, Panay and Cebu in three years through relief, recovery and rehabilitation.

SURVIVAL KIT

SURVIVAL KIT

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Building SustainableCommunities

Helping families earn through coco coir

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

World Vision provides programs and interventions to advance the economic capacities of families and capacitate them to build sustainable livelihoods. World Vision helped improve the livelihood of almost 100,000 people. More than 4,000 farmers and fisherfolks were trained on adopting simple natural farming and fishing practices. They were provided with agricultural inputs and services to help enhance and sustain their family’s livelihood.

World Vision engages government, market and community actors to improve the economic well-being of families so they can provide for the education, shelter and healthcare and nutrition of their children. World Vision also assists local entrepreneurs to access new markets and service providers to expand their business and maximize potential income. Through World Vision’s Community-Managed Savings and Credit Association (COMSCA) program, more than 16,000 parents and caregivers were able to form their own savings and loan groups, providing loan access to almost 4,000 families and helping more than 2,000 families to put up their own livelihood.

The Subanen Tribe from the remote villages of Misamis Occidental experienced the horrible effects of El Niño. More than 20 hectares of their tribal land dried up and many families were faced with the challenge of sustaining and improving their livelihood. World Vision helped train members of the Subanen Tribe to twine coconut fiber to make a fabricated bicycle rim twine which they can sell in the coco coir market. Dinah, 53 years old, now earns a daily income of P200 that augments the earnings of her husband. A family of four twiners may earn an average of P30,000 monthly from their backyard.

Members of the tribe prepare their finished coco coir products.

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Keeping Children HealthyHEALTH AND NUTRITION

World Vision focused on health and nutrition-related interventions that benefitted more than 35,000 children and adults.

The nourishment that children receive during the first few years of their life can affect their health for years to come. World Vision promotes proper nutrition for children for the first 1,000 days – from conception to age 2.

World Vision helps caregivers, lactating mothers and mothers with children under 2 years old to keep their children healthy by providing counseling on proper feeding and personal hygiene, and empowering them to be breastfeeding advocates. World Vision also helps raise proper awareness on TB and HIV & AIDS among communities, facilitates the referral of cases to healthcare service providers and builds the capacity of community groups to address the local causes of illness, death, and ensures quality health service delivery.

Safe water and sanitation can mean the difference between life and death for children. World Vision helped provide access and coordinated with local governments to supply essential potable water services for more than 5,600 people.

Food for today and tomorrow

Many children in Negros Occidental have been affected by malnutrition. They experienced weight loss and illnesses because their everyday meals lacked vital nutrients. Through World Vision’s natural farming projects, families now grow and consume organic food products filled with nutrients that are beneficial for the body, especially for growing children. Their children are also learning how to make organic farm products to advocate natural farming practices in their community.

14-year-old girl now enjoys her healthy meal in Negros province

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EVENTSWorld Vision Run 2016: Run for health and nutrition

On its fifth year, World Vision gathered thousands of its supporters to run and make a difference in the lives of Filipino children.

On June 26, more than 5,000 participants trooped to Blue Bay Walk in Pasay City to join World Vision’s annual charity run. Runners and child advocates joined forces to raise funds to support World Vision’s health and nutrition programs in communities where chronic malnutrition is most prevalent.

To promote its advocacies for children’s health, World Vision encouraged the runners to support the First 1,000 Days Bill, which seeks to protect the health and nutrition of pregnant Filipino women and their children.

Participants were made aware of the problem of malnutrition in the Philippines, and how most children suffer from stunting which hampers the full physical and mental potential of children, making them more prone to death and disease.

World Vision Celebrity Ambassadors Miriam Quiambao, Sam Concepcion, Jasmine Curtis-Smith, Christian Bautista, Marc Nelson, Suzi Abrera, Camille Prats, Kim Atienza and Gelli Victor supported the run. Other celebrities who joined were husband and wife running enthusiasts Yael and Karylle Yuson.

Engaging the Public

World Vision Children’s Day 2015

In celebration of Children’s Month 2015, World Vision held a family-oriented event where both World Vision supporters and sponsored children got to enjoy a day full of learning and fun activities.

During the event, children and their parents learned about child protection, education, health and nutrition, and disaster preparedness through interactive games and booths. The families also participated in arts and crafts and storytelling sessions.

Among those who joined the Children’s Day celebration were World Vision celebrity ambassadors Tippy Dos Santos and the Perkins Twins. The children’s musical group Hi-5 Philippines also performed onstage much to the kids’ delight.

The World Vision Children’s Day event was held on November 21, 2015 at Eastwood, Quezon City.

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World Vision Charity Dinner and Art Auction

World Vision collaborated with internationally-acclaimed Filipino artists and loyal donors to bring together art and advocacy to protect and promote the rights of children.

Held on February 10, the first ever World Vision Charity Dinner and Art Auction offered 92 paintings and a sculpture made mostly by artists from KUNST, like Aris Bagtas, Sherwin Paul Gonzales, Von Gonzales, Bryan Yabut, Mischa, and Anne Cuisia Lindayag. Elito “Amang Pintor” Circa, former World Vision sponsored-child, also offered two paintings, one of them a blood painting of world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao.

The night was also about thanksgiving, as World Vision expressed its gratitude to donors, sponsors, and corporate partners in transforming the lives of children who need their support the most.

Celebrity ambassadors Nikki Gil, Ogie Alcasid, Marc Nelson, Cristalle Pitt, Jasmine Curtis-Smith, and Miriam Quiambao graced the event. The auction was overseen by host and columnist Tim Yap.

The charity dinner and art auction raised more than PHP 1.9 million. Proceeds went to World Vision’s education, health and nutrition, and livelihood programs in Batangas, Negros Occidental, and North Cotabato, benefitting more than 4,000 children.

Engaging the Public

BalikBayanihan 2016

On June 3 and 6, World Vision Filipino supporters in Qatar gathered to celebrate the 118th Independence Day of the Philippines. To give back to their countrymen, the participants made it possible for 59 Filipino children to find their own Child Sponsors. There were also those who pledged to support World Vision’s Back-to-School campaign, which aims to distribute new bags and school supplies to World Vision-supported children in the Philippines.

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Balikbayanihan Volunteers during the 2016 BalikBayanihan in UAE.

Jeff Ortega and Jasmin Curtis-Smith with Kunst artist Aris Bagtas during the Charity Dinner and Art Auction.

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ING Orange Bike Project

Many Filipino children in rural areas still walk long distances on unpaved and muddy roads to get to school. Children are already too tired even before their first class. This results to tardiness, below average school performance, or worse, totally dropping out of school.

ING Foundation teamed up with World Vision to help address this issue through the Orange Bike Project. By providing children with an easier and safer means to travel to and from school, they are given more time to focus on their studies. Children are gifted with bikes, along with helmets, lighted vests, raincoats, flashlights, and air pumps to ensure a safe ride.

To date, almost 1,000 bikes have already been distributed.

Ambassadors of World Vision

World Vision is proud to partner with talented artists and musicians who promote World Vision’s life-changing work. More than 20 celebrities with a genuine passion for helping families and children in need have generously contributed more than PHP 1 million to support World Vision’s programs. World Vision’s celebrity ambassadors tirelessly help create inspiring, entertaining and cost-effective events that enable more people to hear about World Vision’s work, become child sponsors, and assist in protecting the most vulnerable children in the country’s poor areas.

Engaging the PublicCORPORATE PARTNERSHIP

CELEBRITY AMBASSADORS

Petron Tulong AraI

Education has always been World Vision’s strongest program for children. What we do for the community is always centered on helping children receive a well-rounded education leading to a better life and future.

Tulong Aral ng Petron (TAP) is a long-term, strategic initiative that addresses the interrelated problems of poverty, high dropout rates, and poor academic achievement in elementary schools by providing underprivileged students with comprehensive assistance until they finish elementary. This goal falls under Petron Corporation’s principal social agenda called Fuel H.O.P.E. (Helping Filipino children and youth Overcome Poverty through Education).

World Vision is currently managing more than 1,400 Petron TAP scholars in various grade levels for school year 2016 to 2017. Started in 2002, there have been over 9,000 scholars in Metro Manila and in Mindanao.

Jasmine Curtis- Smith, Marc Nelson, Miriam Quiambao, Sam Concepcion, Tippy dos Santos, Aljur Abrenica, Gelli Victor, Jesse and Christian Perkins, Nikki Gil, Avelyn and Vic Garcia, Derek Ramsey, Vince Hizon, Chesca Garcia, Tessie Tomas, Danica Sotto, Chico Garcia, Celeste Legaspi-Gallardo, Alwyn Uytingco, Matteo Guidicelli, Suzi Abrera, Camille Pratts, Kuya Kim Atienza, Darren Espanto, Regine Velasquez-Alcasid, and Ogie Alcasid are the ambassadors of World Vision.

Ambassadors Miriam Quiambao, Suzi Abrera, Christian Bautista, Camille Prats and Gelli Victor during the 2016 World Vision Run.

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Engaging the PublicADVOCATING FOR CHILDREN’S RIGHTS

An integral part of our work is advocating for the rights and welfare of children, both at the national and local level. We influence and promote legislations that protect children from all forms of violence, and mobilize and educate the public about human and children’s rights. World Vision’s advocacy on child rights is anchored on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), with four broad components: Protection, Survival, Development and Participation.

We work hand in hand with like-minded organizations through networks and alliances to tackle issues affecting children and actively participate as lead convenor, board member, or member.

In 2016, we have influenced the passing of 21 local-level ordinances that promote child well-being in collaboration with the Local Government Units and community members, reaching more than 1.5 million children through local advocacy initiatives. We have also engaged seven (7) new legislators and the Vice President of the Philippines, Ma. Leonor Robredo.

In the same year, we engaged our child leaders through our #VoteforChildren campaign to influence the voting public to choose leaders who will commit to prioritize children’s interests. The campaign also urged candidates to include children’s rights and issues in their platforms and meet these goals when they are elected to office. The campaign was recognized by World Vision International as the ‘Most Innovative Way of Advocating for Child Protection in South Asia and the Pacific.’ #VoteForChildren was participated by more than 500 children and reached at least a million supporters online.

Though they are too young to exercise their vote, children walked around the town in Batangas to remind voters to wisely choose political candidates during the national elections. World Vision helped form the Barangay Children’s Association (BCA) to improve public attitudes toward issues concerning children such as neglect, abuse, and abandonment. BCA Members expressed their sentiments and presented their questions to political candidates who were running for office.

Children in Batangas walked around the town

to remind voters to vote wisely as part of

the #VoiceforChildren campaign.

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ABK3 LEAP Project

True to its commitment and calling to protect the most vulnerable children, World Vision assisted more than 54,000 children engaged in and/or at high risk of child labor in the sugarcane farms.

United States Department of Labor’s (USDOL) largest funded project to date, ABK3 LEAP or the Pag-Aaral ng Kabataan para sa Kinabukasan targeted to reduce child labor in sugarcane farms through a multi-sectoral approach integrating initiatives in livelihoods, education, advocacy, and social protection. Implemented in 11 sugar-producing provinces in the Philippines. The project successfully concluded in August 2016 assisting a total of 54,479 children, 30,412 households in 148 barangays, 43 cities and municipalities.

Through ABK3 LEAP and the Philippine Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) collaboration, 41% of the project’s assisted barangays are now certified Child Labor-Free. At least PhP32 million worth of DOLE Integrated Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program (DILEEP) funds have been accessed by partner barangay LGUs to provide livelihood assistance to more than 5,000 households to ensure sustained and alternative income sources, especially during off-season or tiempomuerto in sugarcane farming. Half of the grants leveraged from DOLE are benefiting families in Negros Occidental where more than 50% of the project beneficiaries are located.

Grants and Special Projects

ABK3 LEAP is supported by the US Department of Labor and implemented in partnership with ChildFund Philippines, Educational Research and Development Assistance Foundation, Inc. (ERDA), Sugar Industry Foundation, Inc. (SIFI), Community Economic Ventures, Inc. (CEVI), and University of the Philippines Social Action and Research for Development Foundation, Inc. (UPSARDF).

A sweeter life.ABK-assisted

children conducting catch-up classes for

struggling learners in their community.

Other Special Projects Funding Assistance

Humanitarian Partnership Agreement (HPA) Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) aims to collaborate with the Department of Education to build the capacity of their DRRM Coordinators and Frontline Responder Teams to ensure that effective regional, divisional and school DRR plans are developed and implemented.

World Vision Australia

Crowd-based Monitoring of Code Compliance aims to strengthen the monitoring and compliance to EO 51 (Milk Code) and RA 10028 (Expanded Breastfeeding Act) in three key cities of Metro Manila (Quezon City, Malabon, and Manila).

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation World Vision US

Spiritual Nurture for Filipino Children aims to contribute to the improvement of the spiritual well-being of 118,000 children together with parents and caregivers from 4,500 families, 300 church partners and faith based organizations, and 120 schools in the 24 Area Programs of WVDF from the islands of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

World Vision US

Communicating with Disaster Affected Communities (CDAC) Network Disasters and Emergencies Preparedness Programme (DEPP), is a three-year programme designed to pilot and generate learning around Communicating with Communities (CwC) interventions in disaster contexts and raise the profile of CwC as a core component in improving humanitarian response work.

Department for International Development - UK

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Our Resources

Revenue Sources EXPENDITURES

Percentage Distribution of Programs Cost

1,108 Million Pesos

(in Philippine Pesos)

1,286 Million Pesos

1,147 Million Pesos

International Private Cash Donations676 PHP Million

Government and Multilateral Grants131 PHP Million

Local Private Cash Donations196 PHP Million

Corporate Donors105 PHP Million

Education with Child ProtectionPHP 519 Million

Economic DevelopmentPHP 277 Million

Health and NutritionPHP 53 Million

Disaster Risk ReductionPHP 298 Million

ProgramsPHP 1,147 Million

Management and GeneralPHP 70 Million

Local FundraisingPHP 69 Million

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Board of TrusteesAtty. Liwayway Vinzons-Chato Chairperson

Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno (Retired) Vice-Chairperson

Dr. Violeta V. Bautista Secretary

Mr. Eduardo C. Jimenez Treasurer

Mr. Glicerio S. Abad Member

Most Rev. Deogracias S. Iniguez Member

Ms. Remedios R. Baclea-an Member

Mr. David C. Huang Member

Mr. Sergio G. Edeza Member

Ms. Bettina T. Salmo Member

Cdr. Armando A. Balilo Member

Dr. Maria Jasmin J. Jamora Member

Ms. Veronica Baluyut-Jimenez Member

Mr. Simoun Ung Member

Mr. Rommel V. Fuerte Ex-Officio Member

Mr. Jan Gerhardus De Waal Ex-Officio Member

Leadership Team

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Leadership TeamRommel V. Fuerte Acting National Director

Santos N. Godornes, Jr. Resource Development Director

Vanessa G. Retuerma Strategy Management and Quality Assurance Director

Joy B. Alvarez People & Culture Director

Socorro S. Acedera Finance OIC Director

Armando R. Jalmasco Chief Audit Executive

Xenia R. Legaspi Operations OIC for Technical Program, Advocacy & Non-Sponsorship

Jocelyn P. Mariscal Operations OIC for Field Operations and Sponsorship

Associate Director for Mindanao

Aniana G. Ronquillo Associate Director for Luzon

Ernesto I. Macabenta Associate Director for Visayas

Ajab-Aram R. Macapagat Humanitarian and Emergency Affairs Director

Carolyn C. Abalajon Supply Chain Manager and OIC Corporate Solutions Team

Atty. Geneses R. Abot Legal Counsel

Frederick Jose D. Estioko Associate Director for Corporate Risk Management Unit

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Corporate Partners1Rotary Trading Corporation3K’s Anonymous4B Construction Corp.A.H. Mancilla Const.A.S.K Marketing Co., Ltd.ACES Call Center Jobs Inc.Adolfo Suzara Foundation IncAdopt Scholar Project of MSHSAlert General Services Corp.Alex Holgado Realty, Inc.Alkachem Industries Inc.,All Premium Balloons & Party NeedsAlphadentALVIL General ServicesAlzaville Realty CorporationAmerican Wire & Cable Co.Anchor Collection Services IncAsiatrans International, Inc.Atin Ito HandicraftB&M Global Services ManilaBeta Equipment Sales CorporationBGL Group of CompaniesBliss Friday GroupBody and Sole PhilippinesBrand Expert Inc.Brandwidth Beat AdvertisingBrenntag Ingredients Inc.Shangri-La Hotel ManilaCalbayog Realty Dev’t Corp. 1Calbayog Realty Dev’t. Corp. 2Calbayog Realty Dev’t. Corp. 3Cebu Home and Builders CentreCeline Global Logistics, Inc.Civicom PacificCiti FoundationColumbia Technologies Inc.Coly Enterprise IncorporationConchito Crisostomo Inc.

Community-Based Organizations

Batong Sandigan Development Program, Inc. Green Valley Development Program, Inc. Ligaya ng Buhay Community Development Foundaiton, Inc.Pangkaunlaran Development Association, Inc.

Luzon

VisayasAbante Aklan, Inc.Association for Improvement of Life (AIMLIFE) Inc.Bohol Concerned Citizens Action for Progress, Inc. (BCCAP)Mabinuligon Parents Association, Inc.Palanan-awon Pangkauswagan Sang Antique, Inc.Sustainable Opportunities for Genuine Optimistic Development, Inc.United Families for Transformational Development, Inc.

MindanaoHimaya Development Project, Inc. Kahayag Development Project, Inc. Makasaka Mo, Inc. South Cotabato Tri-People Gentud Foundation, Inc.

Constellation Travel, Inc.CPGICWT Philippines Inc.Dann Carlo Catering ServicesDekada RMTDelex Pharma International IncDeltech Industrial Trading CorDemo Power PhilippinesDermstrata Skin Clinic and SpaDesign Aid Inc.DEVEXDHL Supply Chain ManagementDimension Data Philippines IncDimerco Express Philippines IncDistribution Services DesignDrugstore Association of the PhilippinesEAS Group Asia Inc.Electrical Instrumentation DepElegance Mansion CorpEmployees Multi-Purpose Coop AEON The Stakeholder RelationsEssilor Philippines OpticalEthnoexEuroscoot Association of the PhilippinesFit & Fabulous Studios Inc.Followers of JesusFriday Ladies Adult Bible StudyFujitsu Ten Solutions PhilippinesFuture Development GroupGCCS & AssociatesGeneral Metal Container Corp.Globofrost Inc.GNS Beauty Products IncGood Nurtured Box Inc.GrabTaxi, Inc.Grace Marine And Shipping CorpGreat and Bountiful BlessingsGSIS EDP Class ‘09 Batch 3

Guevara Realty Inc.Heart & Brain ClinicHeartfelt ImprintsHied & SzikHuang Brothers Farm CompanyImus Assembly of GodING Foundation Philippines,IncIngenus Com. Inc.Intensity 8 Intl. MarketingJCS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Jesi Mendez Salon Group, Inc.JGC Financing Company Inc.JMS CorporationJollibee Baguio MagsaysayJollibee Baguio SessionJollibee DMMAJollibee Market MarketJollibee SM CityJollibee SM City Food CourtJOMARCAM, Inc.Joseph and Mary GroupJoylee Textile TradingKamuning Bible Christian FelloKarissa Apparel Inc.Kepco Ilijan CorporationKepco-SPC Power CorporationKer & Co.Kia Motors Global CityKia Motors IlocosKids In Motion Therapy CenterKimbrez CorporationKorooti CompanyKumon Valenzuela CenterLAJ Marketing Philippines, Inc.LausGroup Internal Audit DivisionLawstreet, Inc.LB Levinson Brothers, Inc.LBC Express

Government and Non-Government PartnersDepartment of Health (DOH)World Health Organization (WHO)UNICEFUNAIDSUNHCRDepartment of Agriculture (DA)Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)Department of Education (DepEd)Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)Public-Private Partnership Center (PPP Center)Office of Civil Defence (OCD)National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP)Go NegosyoCentersNational Commission on Indigenous People Regional Office

WV CanadaWV GermanyWV Hong KongWV JapanWV KoreaWV MalaysiaWV PhilippinesWV SingaporeWV United States

Support Offices - Sponsorship

Leadership NetworkLee Designs Industries, Inc.Maersk Manila PurchasingMarbella Leisure PlazaMariposa Budget Hotel CorporationMarsh Philippines, Inc.Matco Computer CenterMega Tech Wires & Cables, Inc.Metro Creative Themes, Inc.MiServeMorning MomsMPH Dental ClinicMultifreight Consolidator System, Inc.Natasha (Shoecat Inc.)Natch International, Inc.Navarro Amper & Co.Network TwentyOne PhilippinesNew Ezkleen Portalet CorporationNew Plasti-Mate Manufacturing, Inc.Nexus Technologies, Inc.NYK Fil-Japan Shipping CorporationOmnisource International Trading CorporationOne Dental PlacePacific Market InternationalPadlan Salvador & AssociatesPetron Foundation, Inc.Philippine Savings BankPilipinas 168 Corp.Pinoy LEGO Users GroupPonferrada Ty Law OfficesPowerSkillsProcter & GamblePhilippine Society of Mechanical Engineers (United Arab Emirates Chapter)Pfizer CooperativeQatar International Christian MinistryQuiason Makalintal Barot Torres Ibarra Sison & Damaso Law Firm

Rhodes Realty CorporationRobinsons Supermarket CorporationRSG Flawless Beauty International, Inc.RVS Cargo Services, Inc.Saga Events, Inc.San Gabriel Metal Concepts, Inc.San Miguel Foundation, Inc.Seattle’s Best CoffeeDe La Salle University School of Economics GovernmentSan Miguel FoundationSerekapty Inc.,Shinhwa PhilippinesShoecat IncorporatedSix Wings Realty Services, Inc.Saint Jude Catholic School Batch ‘98SM Mart, Inc.Small World Christian School FoundationSociety of Business Management AccountantsSow a Seed Change a LifeSPDMP Enterprise CompanySPH-JKMStaffhouse International ResourcesStaffRIGHT Solutions, Inc.Standard InsuranceStarbright Financial AdvisorsStudent Desk Integrated Montessori SchoolTAP World Express, Inc.Toyota Motor Philippines Corp.Trans-World International Logistics Corp.Unilever PhilippinesUnique Pastas IncorporatedUnited Architects of the PhilippinesUniversity of Santo Tomas High School Batch ‘76V. A. Yuzon Foundation, Inc.Valencia-Luna Consulting Group, Inc.Villa Gracia Private ResortWest Contact Services, Inc.Yuppies on the Go

Donor Partners and AgenciesAjuntament de Terrassa (Spain)Aktion Deutschland Hilft (Germany)Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationCatalan Fund for Development Cooperation (Spain)Department for International Development (United Kingdom) Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia)Disasters Emergency Committee (United Kingdom)Dutch Cooperating Aid Agencies (The Netherlands)Generalitat de Catalunya (Spain)Global Affairs Canada (GAC)Global FundHong Kong Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong)International Cooperation and Development Fund (Taiwan)Irish Aid (Ireland)Korean Donors Association (Korea)Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand) New Zealand Disaster Response Partnership (New Zealand)Samsung (Korea)United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)United States Agency for International Development (United States of America)United States Department of Labor (DOL)United States Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA)Vienna City Council (Austria)We Are Water Foundation (Spain)World Food Programme

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AffiliationsName of Network/Coalition Role of WVDF

DRR Network Philippines ConvenerLead, Policy Development and Advocacy Committee

Aksyon Klima Pilipinas Member

National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council CSO Representative – Faith Based OrganizationsMember, Technical Working Group on RA 10121 Amendatory BillMember, Technical Working Group on RA 10121 IRR Review

Community of Practice in Community Engagement (CoP in CE) Co-lead (National Level and in Typhoon Haiyan Response)

Emergency Response and Preparedness Working Group (ERPWG) Member

Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council XI CSO Representative – Faith Based OrganizationsMember, Technical Working Group Member of Evaluation Team for Gawad Kalasag Award for School

Cash Working Group Member and incoming cluster Chair on the last quarter of 2016 (October-December 2016.Member of the steering committee that meets monthly

Philippine International Non-Government Organization Network (PINGON) Member

Association of SPHERE Advocates in the Philippines (ASAP) Member, SPHERE Trainer and advocate

Central Visayas Network of NGOs (CENVISNET) Member, Resource Persons during Training/workshops

Civil Society Coalition – Convention on the Rights of the Child (CSC-CRC) Lead Convener

Child Rights Network Member

CWC National Steering Committee Member of the National Steering CommitteeMember, Advocacy and Publicity Sub Committee

LCPC National Consortium Member

Bata Muna Member

Philippine Coalition of Advocates of Nutrition Security (PHILCAN) Inc. Lead Convener

Alternative Budget Initiative – Health Cluster Member

National Nutrition Cluster of NNC - Central Office Co-Lead of Advocacy and Communication Working Group

DOH-NNC NCR Partner

Philippine Christian Ministries Network (PCMN) Steering Committee Member/Founding Member/Board Member

UNDSS (United Nations Department for Safety and Security) Coordination and Alliance Member

OCD (Regional OCD) Office of Civil Defense Member

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Our vision for every child,

life in all its fullness.

Our prayer for

every heart,

the will to make it so.

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Manila Office389 Quezon Ave., cor. West 6th St.West Triangle, Quezon City, 1104+632 374 7618

Cebu Office2F Arcada 5 Building, Highway TipoloMandaue City, Cebu 6000+6332 505 4444

Davao Office376 Sampaguita St., Juna SubdivisionMatina, Davao City 8000+6382 285 8306

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