Program:
The Lingap Center
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Children Only (5 - 14 years)
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Youth/Adolescents only (14 - 19 years)
Program Description:
Our new building, dedicated in March of 2006, houses 100
children between the ages of six and 18. The dedicated staff ensures that the
kids eat three meals a day, and go to school so they can build a solid future
and give back to the community. For the first time in many of their lives, the
kids have access to health care and counseling services. They are able to
participate in religious services - a practice not traditionally open to
orphans or street children. They also have time to play and just be kids.
Generous donors in the U.S. and the Philippines have made
this possible.
Some children stay at the center for a short time until they
can be placed into a safe environment. Other kids who don’t have that option
stay until they reach adulthood. Our “Place at the Table” sponsorship program
ensures that we don’t have to turn away children who desperately need our help
and would otherwise be living on the street.
Program Long-Term Success:
The Lingap Children’s Foundation has helped contribute to
several positive changes within the social structure within the Philippines.
The organization’s projects encourage people within the Philippines to
re-examine the place of orphans and street children within society. Children
who once had no status - and no rights - now have the ability to go to school
and church as a result of the work of the Foundation.
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The organization is gaining visibility within the government. John Drake has been recognized for his work by Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo, President of the Philippines, as well as other key officials.
He has a strong relationship with Arlene Zambo, mayor of Toledo City. During
the April 2006 Dedication Ceremony, the Lingap Center was called “The best
facility of its kind in all of the Visayas, if not the entire Philippines” by
Teodulo Romo, Regional Director of the Department of Social Welfare and
Development.
Likewise, in 2008, the National Coordinator
for the Peace Corps, Mr. Ambet Yangco called the Lingap Center "The best
facility of its kind in the entire Philippines" and added that we are
truly changing lives for the better. As such, the Lingap Center was one of the
few Philippine organizations who applied and were awarded a Peace Corps
volunteer for a two-year assignment.
Program:
Access to Improved Education
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- Population Served:
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Children Only (5 - 14 years)
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Youth/Adolescents only (14 - 19 years)
Program Description:
We recognize that education is the key to helping kids
become self-sufficient adults who can share their gifts and talents with their
communities. That’s why we have developed close relationships with nearby
private schools – St. Bernard and West Bay Learning Center.
Program Long-Term Success:
Our goal is to provide a better education for all children -
and all people - in Toledo City. With the support of various Rotary
organizations in the U.S. and the Philippines, we are providing books and other
resources for the West Bay Learning Center library. The library is a community
library, available to everyone who lives in Toledo City. Adult education
classes are offered. Children have access to learning resources—whether or not
they’re students at the West Bay Learning Center. We estimate that
approximately 2,500 children in the area will be able to utilize this resource.
Program Short-Term Success:
A number of talented students are now attending these
private schools. The curriculum is a challenging, the teachers well-trained,
and many students score well enough on their exams to go on to college. As a
result of their college preparation, 11 students will be enrolled in college
for the 2010/11 school year.
Those students not attending private school have access to
the public school system and attend school there. Unfortunately, students in
the public school have few resources available to them - picture five kids
sharing one outdated book with many missing pages.
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Program:
Street Children
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- Population Served:
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Children Only (5 - 14 years)
Program Description:
In August of 2008, we hired a street educator to go to the
city park five days a week, to teach those children who are unable to attend
school basic arithmetic, reading and hygiene. The program began with five or six children and has since
expanded to an average of 65 - 85 every day, in two locations. In addition to education, the Lingap
Center also provides them with lunch, which for many is their only meal of the
day.
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