Dr. Marjs R. Lavides, executive director of CharityPhilippines.org (third from left), and Daniel R. Bercasio, executive director of Gawad Kalinga, signed a memorandum of cooperation in Cubao, Quezon City, on February 13. The collaboration will showcase three Gawad Kalinga projects on the CharityPhilippines.org website, focusing on eradicating poverty and restoring human dignity. Clarieanne C. Aguilar, key accounts manager at Gawad Kalinga (leftmost), and Nancy Sandoval, program officer at CharityPhilippines.org, witnessed the signing.
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� CharityPhilippines.org (CPO) is thrilled to announce its partnership with Gawad Kalinga Community Development Foundation (GK), a non-profit organization dedicated to organizing communities toward zero poverty, zero exclusion, and net zero carbon.
Together, the two organizations aim to uplift more underserved communities across the Philippines through holistic development initiatives.
Since its founding in 2003, GK, with its partners and volunteers, has built over 100,000 homes in 3,000 areas across the Philippines.
Each home reflects GK鈥檚 core values of stewardship, solidarity, servant leadership, and selfless love for God and country.
CharityPhilippines.org is the first charitable crowdfunding platform in the Philippines.
It is dedicated to connecting donors with meaningful causes in the Philippines such as poverty alleviation, education, health, disaster response, elderly care, and community development.
Since its launch two years ago, CPO has helped raise awareness and funding for over a hundred projects that seek to improve lives across the nation.
This partnership between CPO and GK will focus on providing housing, literacy, and nutrition to more families in need.
鈥淧artnering with Gawad Kalinga is a wonderful opportunity for CharityPhilippines.org to support GK鈥檚 vision of a poverty-free nation,鈥� said Dr. Marjs Lavides, CPO executive director.
鈥淲e are honored to help sustain poverty interventions in poor communities.鈥�