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CHEER UP WITH NEW BOOKS AT THE CHILDREN’S LIBRARY
At the end of 2018, we received books from the U.S. for our centers. It was awesome. On January 26 of this year, we picked up books from the port. These books were sent by Cheer Up Mission America through our friend Ken Landriault. Ken, aka “Smiley” visited the Philippines …
RISE ABOVE KIDS BENEFIT FROM PAREF SOUTHCREST CHRISTMAS OUTREACH PROGRAM
On its second year running, Grade 1 students of Paref Southcrest School together with their adviser, Ms. Josephine Fajardo, hosted a Christmas party celebration for some underprivileged children of Sitio Sambag Dos, Guadalupe, Cebu on December 8, 2017. The children who went to the party are kids aged 6-7 years …
LEADERSHIP AND VALUES FORMATION SEMINAR FOR THE COMMUNITY AT THE RISE ABOVE COMMUNITY CENTER
Last November 21, 2017, Rise Above Foundation social worker interns from the University of the Southern Philippines Foundation (USPF) together with the Division for the Welfare of the Urban Poor (DWUP), held a Leadership and Values Formation Seminar for residents of Sitio Sambag Dos, Barangay Guadalupe, Cebu. The seminar, held …
Bankers Make a Difference!
It’s fun to see how different stakeholders from the community come together to help each other. Today, representatives from UnionBank Cebu came to the Rise Above Community Center and gave an early Christmas surprise for the kids. They came with prizes, food, and school and office supplies for our two …
Chinese Volunteers Help Fire Victims
A few months ago, more than 300 households were misplaced due to a big fire which happened at Sun Valley, V.Rama Road, Cebu. In these households, there are around 2 to 3 kids in each family. After the fire, they had to stay in the local gymnasium without the basic …