Leslie is a mother of four children. Her youngest child caught measles and suffered severe coughing. He eventually passed away. If he was protected with vaccine, he would have celebrated his 2nd birthday this year. The Philippines experienced a Measles outbreak from 2018 to 2019 where more than 70,000 cases and 841 deaths were recorded, …
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Five days after Typhoon Goni left the Bicol region in shambles, World Vision has started its relief distribution of life-saving items to the families affected. On November 6, the organization initially reached 1,400 families in the coastal communities in Tiwi, Albay Province, the typhoon’s second landfall area. Hygiene Kits consisting of toothbrush, toothpaste, bath and …
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, World Vision, a child-focused humanitarian agency, has organized a two-day virtual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Summit, participated by top business leaders in the Philippines. Entitled as “Doing Good is Good Business”, World Vision’s CSR Summit talked about the value of doing Corporate Social Responsibility amid the pandemic. The first …
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World Vision recently held its Virtual Youth Summit with 2,300 student attendees from various parts of the country. The online event was streamed via Facebook live on World Vision Philippines’ official Facebook page. Despite the challenges brought about by the pandemic, World Vision remained committed to fulfilling its mission of empowering the young generation. This …
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World Vision Celebrity Ambassador Gretchen Ho will headline “Girl Talk”, a special live webinar that will discuss and highlight issues young girls and women are facing today. Hosted by Gretchen Ho, the webinar happening this September 30, 2020 is entitled “#GirlsCan Do Business”, focused on affirming young entrepreneurs’ business journey. The live stream will start …
Continue reading Gretchen Ho leads “Girl Talk” web special for World Vision’s “1000 Girls” Campaign
Gretchen Ho is the official ambassador in the Philippines for World Vision’s campaign, “1,000 Girls”. This year’s theme is “#GirlsCan”. By focusing on issues faced by young girls today due to the on-going pandemic, the challenge is to respond to their most urgent needs to help realize their full potential and have a better future. …
World Vision’s Ambassadors and Advocates have gathered for one night to support the groundbreaking “One Voice for Children” virtual concert. With over 23,000 views and more than 2,500 engagements, the “One Voice for Children” fundraising concert raised a total of Php 350,000.00 donation in a span of two hours. The all-star concert line-up was led …
Students across the Philippines showed their support to the children and families affected by the pandemic by participating in World Vision’s 5K Campaign Challenge, a fundraising initiative for the benefit of the child-focused organization’s COVID-19 emergency response. The 5K Campaign Challenge’s goal is to encourage the participating students to fundraise among their peers and relatives …
Amidst these challenging times, children and young people expressed high sense of social responsibility to fight the spread of COVID-19 in their respective communities while complying with lockdown measures, research report by World Vision finds. The research ‘Children’s voices in times of COVID-19: Continued child activism in the face of personal challenges’ consulted over 100 …
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emergency continues to be an overwhelming challenge in the Philippines as the national government extends the localized general and enhanced community quarantines. However, while the government implements necessary measures to combat the spread of disease, these have brought unintended consequences with significant impacts to children. In a study conducted from …
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