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| November 2006 | Volume 2 | Issue 4 | |||
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VFV Awards Scholarship Grants
Volunteer for the Visayans once again achieved another milestone when they awarded full college scholarship grants to 3 active members of the Boys and Girls Clubs who also come from financially challenged families. The Coppage Commitment Scholarship for Science and Creativity Certificate was awarded to Jeffrey Anasta, a 2nd year high school student; the GoAbroad Foundation Service Scholarship was awarded to Francis Gerogalem, a 3rd year high school student; and the Jovita Mardo Hope Scholarship Certificate was awarded to Sheryl Encomio, a 4th year high school student. All 3 are studying at the Sagkahan National High School (SNHS) and are residents of Cluster II in Bliss, Sagkahan. VFV Aids Fire Victims
Volunteer for the Visayans mobilized a relief program for the victims of a huge fire that raze hundreds of houses in four villages in the Visayans area, Philippines. The fire lasted for four hours and left 4000 homeless individuals and destroyed 30 million pesos' worth of property on September 12 in the afternoon. Houses of these villagers are made of light materials that contributed to the easy spread out of fire towards the nearby villages. International and local volunteers donated used clothing, canned goods and purified water. A Continuing Effort to Help the Guinsaugon Mudslide Victims
Last February 17th of this year, 20–40 meters of mud and rocks swallowed the whole Barangay Guinsaugon in Southern Leyte, Philippines with over 1,000 people missing including an elementary school filled with teachers and pupils. The mudslide has left scores of injured and displaced hundreds of families. The VFV staff and some foreign volunteers responded by volunteering at the site of the mudslide where the team distributed much needed relief items including medicines and used clothing and provided food for the rescuers while doing their best to provide psychological support to those people affected by the disaster. Missionaries of Charity Placement
Missionaries of Charity is one of three orphanage placements offered by VFV and of the three, it is the poorest and least developed. It's run by the nuns in the Missionaries of Charity, the order started by Mother Teresa to help “the poorest of the poor.” The nuns run not only the orphanage, but a home for the elderly (across the street) and a mobile clinic in which they visit impoverished families in remote parts of Leyte. Children in the MOC orphanage are usually from these families. Most of the kids arriving at the orphanage are in poor health due to malnutrition and associated conditions including worms, tuberculosis, anemia and skin diseases. Several of the children are living at the orphanage so they can receive health-care treatment they cannot get at home. As soon as the children are pronounced healthy enough to leave, their families are asked to pick them up. Some do, some do not. There are usually around 50 kids living there at any given time, most between the ages of 3 months and 10 years, plus a few teenage girls. VFV Updates– Another medical check-up for the sponsored kids was held in September 2006. – The mothers club had a successful baking session. They were able to earn money by selling the end products. Money raised will be used for clubs’ future projects. – VFV gathered dumpsite kids’ profile as a primary step to help the kids. The purpose of the baseline study is to see the real problem in the dumpsite, the causes and the reasons of the problem as basis for a feasible project to help the children and their families. |
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