Volunteerism

The Power of Relief | Food Relief for the Fire Victims of Sapangdaku Cebu City

A fire in the afternoon of March 14 in Barangay Sapangdaku in Cebu City, which burned 60 homes, forced 150 people to flee their homes. “Mr. Abegael Ladrazo, the eldest son of the present Brgy. Captain, shared— “On March 18, 2023, Rise Above Foundation Cebu personally visited the area to help the fire victims. They held a feeding program on-site, feeding hundreds of kids, the elderly, and other residents. To my surprise, 5 kilograms of rice was also distributed.”

The Learning Continues for our Scholars

More than one year ago in March 2020, the school system shifted from face-to-face to distance learning due to the threat of Covid-19. Most public schools had to adapt Self-Learning Modules wherein parents retrieve the modules from the school, students engage themselves in learning the concepts and answering activities presented in the module, and parents …

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Distribution of Rice to Struggling Families

Our dear friends from Switzerland, Heinz and Eva, have lived in Cebu for a few years already, and they enjoy volunteering with Rise Above. Recently the Rotary Club that Heinz is the president of, collected funds and purchased 500 kg rice to be distributed to poor families that were affected by the Corona lockdown. The …

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Construction and Renovation Project at Mambaling, Cebu

The Softchoice team from the USA, together with the Lenovo team from Canada through the Developing World Connection facilitators, worked on a 2-week long Construction and Renovation Project at the Nano Nagele Childcare and Learning Center in Mambaling, Cebu. The local organizers from Rise Above Foundation Cebu, Flemming and Gabriel, did an amazing job getting …

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