Emphasizing the importance of giving communities a ‘hands up’ rather than just a ‘hand out’ is paramount to the success of the community based initiatives that VFV operate and is a mentality that we constantly try to reinforce in each and every single project that we organize.
On Saturday 21st May 2011, Volunteer for the Visayans (VFV) staff, local volunteers and international volunteers from Canada, United States, United Kingdom and Germany travelled to the rural town of Alang-Alang, Leyte to participate in VFV’s 11th Annual Medical Mission.
You probably heard the recent commotion about rising global food prices and thought momentarily about how this would inconvenience your life and your bank balance; but did you ever take into consideration the millions of people in low income and impoverished communities that spend more than 80% of their daily budget on food?
