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Give girls in Cebu’s cemetery slums the room to dream big

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Give girls in Cebu’s cemetery slums the room to dream big

Philippines 43 Contributors Launched November 13, 2014 Funding ends:31-08-2016
Project Funded

The challenge

Cebu City is the Philippines’ second-largest metropolis. Each day, the city grows and its urban slums, like the one in Carreta cemetery, swell with families who have nowhere else to go.

 

For these families, survival is a daily struggle. Some construct make-shift shacks while others seek shelter in the cemetery's tombs. Adequate sanitation, electricity and clean drinking water are simply out of reach.

 

While parents eke out a meagre living by selling flowers and candles, engraving tombstones, etc., their children grow up without schoolbooks or a place to learn. Even the youngest children are often left unsupervised while their parents toil to make ends meet.

The solutions we’re proposing

Through its educational sponsorship program, W4’s field partner is sending children in Carreta cemetery to school. To help ensure the children’s safety outside school hours, our partner also runs a drop-in shelter called “Balay Bata” (which means “the house of the children” in Visayan). With electricity, sanitation facilities, schoolbooks, toys, and trained supervisors, this center offers slum children a safe place to learn and play.

 

Balay Bata doubles as a daycare in the morning and a tutoring center for elementary to middle school levels in the afternoon. The daycare currently welcomes 25 children, ages 4 and 5. They spend the mornings learning the foundations of reading and writing, doing art and participating in social learning activities. Under the supervision of a qualified teacher, the children follow a pre-school curriculum to prepare the children for formal schooling. They are also provided with nutritious snacks to help them stay healthy and sharp for their lessons. At the tutoring center, older children benefit from a space to study, with all the necessary learning materials (including books, encyclopedias, and computers). Teachers and staff offer the students support and guidance and lend a listening ear to those in need.

The  impact of giving

By providing girls from Carreta cemetery slum with a safe place to learn and play, as well as supervision and support outside of school hours, you help to ensure the girls’ safety and their right to learn and play. By ensuring the girls’ access to early learning, you help them to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed at school. Help to educate and protect these girls; give them the chance to jump-start their futures!

 

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Contributors

Claire
France

Françoise
France

Anonymous
France

Peter
United States

Great project!

Chloé
France

laurence
France

Katia
Israel

laurence
France

laurence
France

Nicolas
France

Stéphanie
France

Stéphanie
France

Anonymous
France

Anonymous
France

Matthew
United Kingdom

DENIS
France

Virginie
France

Anonymous
France

Zizi
United States

Anonymous
Swaziland

Dominique
France

jean-claude
France

un peu de chaleur pour noel

eric
France

Jean-Yves
France

Eléna
France

Veronique
France

Marie Thérèse
France

Que l'école vous ouvre à la vie à laquelle vous avez droit

Marie Thérèse
France

Que l'école vous ouvre à la vie à laquelle vous avez droit

Tristan
France

Anonymous
France

Jenny
United States

Morgane
France

henriette
United Kingdom

Guillaume
France

Education is the best way to end poverty...and when done in the right way also the best way to help children play, dream and learn how to create a better world. Keep up the good work !

Anonymous
France

Lindsey
France

Zizi
United States

We are excited about this project!

clemence
France

Per Kristian
Norway

Brittany
France

Pauline
France

Tish
United States

Damien
France

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