A month ago iVolunteer celebrated its 15th Anniversary – 15 years of uplifting Filipino communities in need by inspiring people to volunteer. To commemorate the wonderful 15 years of volunteerism, the yearly iVoluntree for Christmas is going to be a bit more special this time. As iVolunteer reached its 15-year anniversary, it is helping 15 NGOs have their wishes granted. 15 wishes for 15 amazing years. Your role is as important as ever. It’s the time of the year again where you have the chance to grant a wish to a community who needs support. You can grant one, two, or more wishes as you like. No amount is too small. We welcome any amount that comes from the heart. For this, we hope you show your love and support for volunteerism by helping us grant their wishes.

Granting the wishes of these communities can be done in a few clicks! Just follow these steps:
1. Click https://www.ivolunteer.com.ph/ivoluntree

2. Choose the NGO/s that you want to help by clicking their assigned gift box.

3. After clicking the gift box, you will be directed to another page. Look for the “Donate” button and click it. (Reminder: Make sure you are logged in to your iVolunteer account. If you don’t have an account yet, click https://www.ivolunteer.com.ph/register )

4. Type in the amount you want to donate and choose among the payment options provided. You can donate via credit card, BPI bank transfer or GCash. Follow the rest of the instructions as you go along and you’re done! 

Note: We highly recommend that you have an iVolunteer account so that you and the NGO you are donating to can easily monitor your donation. 

2KK Tulong sa Kapwa Kapatid Foundation

FB: https://www.facebook.com/tulongsakapwakapatid/

Advocacy: Children and Youth, Education

Christmas Wish: Noche buena packages for their supported communities in Payatas, Smokey Mountain, and Sampaloc. Each Noche Buena package will include rice, spaghetti and sauce, fruit cocktail, and other food items.

2KK Tulong sa Kapwa Kapatid Foundation empowers the youth in their partner communities through education. They organize activities which aim to teach the formation of good values to these young children. Through specialized educational programs, the organization strives to help these children tap into their leadership potential so that they will be the ones to lead their own respective communities in the future. Their programs encourage not only empowerment through education but also sustaining the cycle of giving back, and this Christmas you can also join in this cycle by granting their wish of providing Noche Buena packages to their supported communities.

Bantay Hayop Davao

FB: https://www.facebook.com/bantayhayopdavao

Advocacy: Animal Welfare

Christmas Wish: 9-in-1 vaccines for dogs which will be used to help vaccinate the dogs that are ready for adoption.

Bantay Hayop Davao is passionate in helping animals, from the strays to the maltreated ones. Despite the struggle in funding, they persist in doing what they can for the dogs and cats. They look after their needs and also stand against animal cruelty. For this Christmas, they wish to have the dogs they care for be vaccinated and ready for adoption. You can help our furry friends  have a new home sooner by granting Bantay Hayop Davao’s Christmas wish.

Binhi English Literacy Foundation

FB: https://www.facebook.com/BinhiEnglishLiteracyPH

Advocacy: Children and Youth, Education

Christmas Wish: Decodable books to be used in their reading classes in their supported schools in Metro Manila. These books will allow the students to develop the decoding habit that will lead to accuracy, fluency, and ultimately mastery. 

This foundation has been implementing programs that help increase the literacy of kids from kindergarten through 3rd grade who are attending public schools. In the year 2022, the survey administered by the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) indicated that the Philippines ranks among the bottom ten lowest in reading comprehension out of 80 countries. Binhi is helping fight this learning poverty by teaching literacy skills using a systematic and evidence-based approach. You can support boosting literacy by helping the foundation provide decodable books to the schools they support. These books are specially designed to help students learn how to read by practicing letter-sound relationships. 

Citizens’ Disaster Response Center Foundation, Inc.

FB: https://www.facebook.com/CDRC1984

Advocacy: Disaster Preparedness & Response, Volunteerism

Christmas Wish: Art materials for urban poor communities in the Commonwealth Ave area. The art materials will help the children of the urban poor community in their mental health and psychosocial well-being.

For over 4 decades, Citizens’ Disaster Response Center Foundation, Inc. has advocated for community-based disaster management. They continuously serve the vulnerable sectors of the community during minor and major disasters through emergency relief, infrastructure repair, livelihood assistance, and much more. This year they wish to provide art materials for the kids in their supported community. Help them grant their wish and brighten up Christmas for these kids! 

EGIP Foundation Inc. 

FB: https://www.facebook.com/EGIPForg

Advocacy: Children & Youth, Indigenous Peoples

Christmas Wish: Shoes and slippers to be given to Bagobo-Klata children. The umbrella (Girls) and raincoat (boys) for children of both Obu-Manuvu in Barangay Carmen and Bagobo Klata in Sitio Sicao.

The foundation focuses on protecting the environment and the indigenous tribes in Davao. EGIP Foundation Inc. helps in preserving their ancestral forests which is an integral part of their livelihood. Aside from preserving their forests, the foundation also helps in protecting the tribes’ rights and culture, therefore empowering them to be guardians of their own ancestral lands. You can support the children of the tribes by helping the foundation with their Christmas wish!

Field of Dreams Children’s Charity Foundation, Inc.

FB: https://www.facebook.com/fieldofdreamsph/

Advocacy: Children & Youth, Volunteerism

Christmas Wish: Grocery items. This includes food supplies for the children’s daily baon going to their schools, and laundry soap to maintain the cleanliness of their clothes.

Homeless children can find a home in Field of Dreams. The foundation has always been dedicated to providing a home for children who were neglected and abandoned. They offer not only a home but also holistic care. The youth in their care are currently studying in nearby government schools. The children need your support in buying grocery items for their day-to-day baon and laundry. 

Karinderia ni Mang Urot 

FB: https://www.facebook.com/karinderianimangurot

Advocacy: Hunger Alleviation & Nutrition, Volunteerism

Christmas Wish: Sacks of rice for their feeding operations in Quezon City and Manila.

A soup kitchen in Quezon City has been feeding the homeless since 2012. They operate every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The budget and fresh produce are shouldered by Karinderia ni Mang Urot and their volunteers. This Christmas they are requesting sacks of rice for their feeding program. You can help Karinderia ni Mang Urot continue their service to the hungry and homeless by granting their wish.

Kythe Foundation

FB: https://www.facebook.com/kythefoundationinc

Advocacy: Children & Youth, Health & Well-being

Christmas Wish: Toys and other tools for medical play to help educate the children about their illness and help alleviate their stress and anxiety while undergoing treatment. (ex. CT scan toy, doctor toy set, toy x-ray, etc.)

Kythe Foundation believes that children who are confined in the hospitals, battling cancer and chronic illness, have the right to learn, play, and grow just like any other child. They provide them and their families psychosocial support. Because these children need to battle their illnesses on a daily basis, this foundation strives to make their life a little brighter through play, art activities, and much more. Help Kythe Foundation with their wish this Christmas; lend your strength to the children.

La Liga Mariquina

FB: https://www.facebook.com/la.liga.mariquina

Advocacy: Community Development, Volunteerism

Christmas Wish: Learning gadgets (android mobile phones) for their supported minority schools in Occidental Mindoro. These devices will be used for the students’ online learning.

La Liga Mariquina strives to empower people, encouraging “Bayanihan” and bringing change to the community. The organization wants to show that even if you come from nothing, you can make an impact. La Liga Mariquina organizes socio-civic activities like tutorials, livelihood workshops, clean-up drives, and tree planting. This Christmas they need help in providing learning gadgets for their supported minority schools. 

Nature Awareness and Conservation Club Inc. (NACCI) 

FB: https://www.facebook.com/ResponsibleNatureAdventuresPhilippines/

Advocacy: Environment & Sustainability 

Christmas Wish: Rechargeable batteries and fish nets for their supported mangrove communities in Bataan and Batangas.

NACCI hopes for a future where everyone is working together to protect the environment and the livelihoods that are derived from it to secure a sustainable future. They offer ecotourism projects which educate people on environmental challenges and inspire them to join in the protection and conservation of nature. Mangrove tree planting is one of their main projects but they organize other projects such as workshops on nature awareness conservation, advocating against non-eco-friendly products, and many more. Their supported mangrove communities are in need of rechargeable batteries and fishnets. Help NACCI give this to them this Christmas.

Project PEARLS

FB: https://www.facebook.com/projectpearls2010

Advocacy: Poverty Alleviation, Volunteerism

Christmas Wish: Starlink for their Tondo community. Starlink is necessary in Helping Land, Tondo, to provide reliable and high-speed internet access for scholars, classrooms, and the Project PEARLS office, enabling efficient learning and operations in an underserved area.

Since 2010, Project PEARLS has been passionately helping the most disadvantaged and underprivileged children by providing them PEARLS: Peace, Education, Aspiration, Respect, Love, and Smiles. They hold various programs that support and empower the children and provide them a chance to break out of the poverty cycle. The organization also helps underprivileged communities through medical missions, livelihood programs, and emergency relief operations. This Christmas, Project PEARLS requests your help in giving their scholars and their office access to reliable internet. Granting this wish is going to be a big help in the children’s day-to-day learning and the overall operations of Project PEARLS in Tondo. 

Sign Language Interpreters of Davao Region (SLIDAR)

FB: https://www.facebook.com/slidarofficial

Advocacy: Persons with Disability, Volunteerism

Christmas Wish: Literacy materials for deaf children. This will be used to conduct activities that will promote the use of Filipino Sign Language while also developing the literacy skills of the mentioned beneficiaries.

Sign Language Interpreters of Davao Region is dedicated to raising awareness on the rights of the deaf community. They empower the community by providing quality Filipino Sign Language (FSL) services and promoting an inclusive and equitable society for them. The deaf children in their community are being taught FSL and literacy materials are needed for a better learning experience. Help SLIDAR provide this by granting their Christmas wish! 

Tambayan Center for Children’s Rights, Inc.

FB: https://www.facebook.com/@TambayanCenter/

Advocacy: Children & Youth, Volunteerism

Christmas Wish: Noche buena packages to be given to their supported communities in Davao City and Digos City.

The organization is dedicated to protecting the youth especially the young girls in impoverished communities in Davao and strives to create an environment where they are safe and free from abuse. As a staunch advocate for children’s rights and welfare, Tambayan Center for Children’s Rights partners and collaborates with other organizations to empower the youth. They support 13 barangays in Davao and 2 barangays in Digos, and this Christmas season they need your help in giving Noche Buena packages to these less privileged communities. 

The Storytelling Project (TSP)

FB: https://www.facebook.com/TheStorytellingProject

Advocacy: Children & Youth, Education 

Christmas Wish: Storybooks to be used by the children to practice reading and share the story to their families.

The Storytelling Project ignites hope, inspiration, and imagination in children as well as the community by encouraging a love for reading. They tirelessly visit remote communities with low literacy and scarce learning resources to do storytelling sessions, provide writing workshops, and build libraries. One story at a time, TSP is helping build a nation of lifelong learners. You can help in their advocacy too by granting their Christmas wish of storybooks that the children can learn from and enjoy. 

We Lift Club

FB: https://www.facebook.com/weliftclub

Advocacy: Community Development, Volunteerism

Christmas Wish: Children’s books and educational toys and other library materials for their first ever Community Library in Burdeos Quezon and Occidental Mindoro.

We Lift Club focuses on supporting the children in far-flung areas especially those from indigenous communities. Since these children don’t have access to proper education, the organization dedicates their time and effort in uplifting them by providing their educational needs. As these children live in remote areas such as the mountains and forests, they are also educated by the organization to protect nature and have more awareness and appreciation of the role of the environment in the livelihood of their community. We Lift Club’s wish this Christmas is to provide materials for their Community Library. Lend them a helping hand as they build the first libraries for the kids they support in Burdeos Quezon and Occidental Mindoro. 

Written and compiled by Marian Alice Meñez, iVolunteer