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covid match fund

Thank you for recently donating to our Matching Fund to provide food and hygiene packages to impoverished children and their families in the Philippines.  We successfully raised the $50,000 match in three weeks and we disbursed the $100,000 immediately.  The packages contained a variety of items such as rice, canned goods, powdered milk, noodles, vegetables, dried fish, coffee, biscuits, eggs, seedlings, soap, toothpaste, detergent, vitamins, alcohol, face shields and masks.  The grants distributed ranged from $3,000 - $5,000, depending on the number of families served, goods provided, location and frequency.

The beneficiaries were surprised and very grateful for this life-saving assistance. We would like to share these updates, photos and videos with you.

Alay Kapwa – 1,296 family members in General Trias and Paliparan in Cavite
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Mothers in Alay Kapwa collecting their packages
​ACAY Mission – 22 individuals from the School of Life and Second Chance and 10 families with food baskets for six months
 
Child Alert Mindanao – 283 families with an average of 6 to 10 children in 5 urban barangays in Davao City
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Repacking goods at Child Alert Mindanao center
​Companion with The Poor – 100 children in each of the 10 slum areas in Rizal, Cavite, Bulacan, Cebu City and Laguna, below 10 years of age, once a day feeding for 30 days or a month in selected slum areas
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Children cared for by Companion with The Poor
ECPAT Philippines - 185 families whose children have been victims of sexual abuse and trafficking and families displaced by the 2013 earthquake (Bohol) and in 6 areas of Boracay, Laguna, Batangas, Bohol, Pampanga and Quezon City.
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ECPAT distribution
Good Shepherd Sisters – food packages for four months to 150 women, men and children who are survivors of violence, exploitation and abuse in 3 parishes in Cagayan de Oro: Macabalan, Carmen and Lapasan

Kanlungan sa Er-ma – 400 families in the areas of Ermita, Malate, Paco, San Andres in Manila and Tunasan and Poblacion in Muntinlupa, and supplemental feeding for 529 street children 
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Kanlungan sa Er-Ma's food distribution in Muntinlupa (left) and supplemental feeding for street kids (right)
Medical Mission Sisters – 3 kgs. rice packs distributed in Caloocan City to the poorest of the poor – 120 families in Libis Billboard, 100 families in Banana, 270 families in Barangay 164)
 
Open Heart Foundation Worldwide – 85 children and their families in Manila, Quezon City, Laguna, Cavite and Rizal.
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A few of the Open Heart Foundation Worldwide beneficiaries.
Phil-Asia Assistance Foundation, Inc. – 1,300 scholars of the "Off the Streets-Off to School" Scholarship Program and their families around Metro Manila
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Phil-Asia Assistance Foundation's distribution in Sto. Niño Parish in Taguig
​PREDA Foundation – 100 families who are caring for children who were once in conflict with the law or were victims of sexual abuse and exploitation and trafficking.
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Distribution of food packages to children's families under PREDA's care
Sacred Heart Parish in Alabang/Muntinlupa – 170 school children and their families living in developing communities or sitios
Food procurement and distribution of relief goods to Sacred Heart Parish of Alabang/Muntinlupa beneficiaries.
​Tanglaw Buhay Center (Katilingban sa Kalambuan) – 100 children trafficking survivors, street children and their families in Zamboanga City
Food package distribution by Tanglaw Buhay Center/Katilingban sa Kalambuan
​The T'boli School for Indigenous Knowledge and Tradition - Food packs were distributed to 145 T'boli children and families in South Cotabato.
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T'boli family receiving a care package
The food scarcity situation in the Philippines has not improved.  More community pantries are sprouting all over the country and bigger organizations are joining forces to create large fundraisers to bring attention to the hunger plight or the poor.  Only a small percentage of the population has been vaccinated and with more lockdowns imposed due to the Delta variant, the situation has become more precarious and difficult for those without any means of livelihood to feed their families.

Thank you again for your generosity. Your kindness and thoughtfulness have made a big impact on the lives of these children and their families during this difficult time.

Sincerely yours,
                                                                     
The Philippine International Aid Board of Directors  
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Mona Lisa Yuchengco, Founder and Chair
Carlos Y. Abaya
Leopoldo R. Briones, Treasurer
Teddy Diaz De Rivera, Secretary
Shirley B. Dimapilis
Dr. Edmundo B. Duldulao

J.D. Estella IV
James T. Lim, Executive Director
Ben R. Olivas
Lyra Rufino-Maceda
Dr. Elaine R. Serina
France M. Viana
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  • Home
  • About Us
  • Our Team
  • What We Do
    • PIA 2025 U.S. Scholarship
    • Kythe Foundation
  • Donate
  • Newsletter
    • Transforming Lives Through Music
    • Scholar Story: PIA scholar Denrich Laurel graduates Magna Cum Laude
    • PIA Donor Story: Dr. Agnes Alikpala Helps Bring Dreams to Life
    • A Journey of Hope: Zoe Elchico & Her U.S. Scholarship Experience
    • A SYMPHONY OF HOPE: TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH MUSIC AT THE PIA GALA
    • THE POWER OF OPPORTUNITY: SHIELA MAE CUELLO'S JOURNEY WITH PIA-PAAFI
    • NURTURING EXCELLENCE, ONE SCHOLAR AT A TIME WITH PIA
    • RISING FROM THE ASHES: PIA SUPPORTS KABABAYANS AFTER THE PALISADES FIRE
  • Thank you for Helping Our SoCal Kababayans
  • Giving Hope the Children 2024