AF-USA Welcomes 7 New Partners!
1/20/2010 | Ayala Foundation USA
Seven new Philippine non-profit organizations are AF-USA's newest partners in nation building!
Congratulations to:
1. Adaptive Technology for Rehabilitation, Integration, and Empowerment of the Visually Impaired (ATRIEV)
2. Jollibee Foundation
3. Makati Business Club, Inc.
4. Physicians for Peace, Inc.
5. St.Luke's Medical Center, Inc.
6. UPecon Foundation, Inc.
7. Veritas Parochial School, Inc.
Adaptive Technology for Rehabilitation, Integration and Empowerment of the Visually Impaired (ATRIEV)
The goal of ATRIEV is to help the blind and visually impaired persons in the Philippines gain better access to post secondary education, employment and similar opportunities, with the use of adaptive devices and technology. Donations for ATRIEV will be used to for the ATRIEV Computer School of the Blind, which is geared towards providing IT literacy training on a regular basis for the blind and visually impaired persons who wish to pursue post secondary or college courses. The ATRIEV Computer School for the Blind is the only non government school for the blind and visually impaired persons that specializes in PC Operations with Access Technology.
Jollibee Foundation
Jollibee is one of the most trusted and most loved fast-food chains in the country. Its parent company, Jollibee Food Corporation, aims to expand its service to the community by embarking on several projects such as assisting farmers to gain access to markets through the Bridging Farmers Program, developing local leaders in Citizen-Responsive Governance and building homes with Gawad Kalinga. Another major project is the Busog, Lusog, Talino (BLT) program, which brings together public elementary schools, parent-teacher-community associations, local government units, civil society organizations and JFC employees to mitigate hunger and malnourishment among grades 1 and 2 students. Donations for this project will go towards a daily lunch feeding, employee volunteering, program monitoring and parent education on topics such as parenting, health and nutrition.
Makati Business Club, Inc.
On May 11, 2010, the Filipino people will once again choose the leaders of the Republic of the Philippines. The coming elections is our chance to usher in a new era of governance, one that is marked by transparency and accountability and one that is marked by officials who would put the welfare of the citizens above their own selfish interests.
It is imperative therefore, that we ensure the integrity of the coming elections. We must ensure that those who will take their place in the hallowed halls of public office are the rightful representatives of the people. Indeed, the very hallmark of a democracy is the people's collective right to elect only the leaders they feel can best represent their needs.
With Makati Business Club, Inc as our partner, AFUSA is accepting donations to support Clean and Honest Elections in the Philippines in 2010 through the MBC Democracy Trust Fund. The donations will go to organizations like NAMFREL (National Movement for Free Elections) and other organizations that promote activities such as voter's education and election monitoring with the support thousands of poll watchers and volunteers all over the country.
Physicians for Peace, Inc.
Physicians for Peace, Inc. is a group that aims to provide needed medical education and training, clinical care and donated medical supplies to regional/provincial hospitals and clinics with unmet needs and scarce resources. Donations for this group will go towards quarterly healthcare missions on Major and Minor surgeries, prosthetics, eye care and dental care in different provinces. The group plans to build a Floating Medical Clinic to reach out to those coastal areas that cannot be reached by land transportation.
St. Luke’s Medical Center, Inc.
St.Luke's Medical Center is considered one of the best private hospitals in the country. Grants for this foundation will go towards the expansion of the St.Luke's College of Medicine, which provides full scholarship for top medical students; to Scientific Medical Research, which focuses on stem cell research, the Human Genome Project, Vaccine Development , etc; to Outreach Charity Programs, which supports training for doctors in the community level.
Upecon Foundation, Inc.
The Upecon Foundation, Inc is geared towards supporting the research, teaching, training and community services of the UP School of Economics (UPSE). Funds for this project will be used primarily in support of a scholarship fund for undergraduate and graduate studies in economics. The project is a joint undertaking between the Upecon and the UPSE Alumni Association.
Veritas Parochial School, Inc
Veritas is latin for "truth." As a school that bears " truth" in its name, it is expected to project the truths of the Catholic faith in which it is founded, to promote lifelong learning through a variety of programs, means and resources, and to offer these to those who cannot afford them, primarily the public school children, and to provide outstanding and loyal school workers with a fair and decent means of living. Donations for this project will go towards programs on sustained literacy for young adults, classroom interactiivty in grade school classrooms and housing assistance for qualified school personnel.
