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Food for More Than 50,000 People

The students of Los Cerros (a school in Colombia), in collaboration with the Food Bank, have collected more than 9,600 cans of food that will be distributed to vulnerable families in Bogota.

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Donations for Victims of Typhoon Odette in the Visayas

If you are looking for a way to help victims of the supertyphoon, you can channel your donations in Cash and Kind to the groups and institutions shown below.

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The Solidarity Refrigerator

Thanks to the impetus of cooperators of Opus Dei, a neighborhood initiative began in Brazil to help needy people during the ongoing pandemic.

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Tech-voc school looks to spur the economy beyond the pandemic

Dualtech Training Center in the Philippines has been educating youth and providing workers for industry since 1982.

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Caring for those who once cared

On the occasion of World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, the Sunday closest to the feast of Sts. Joachim and Anne, we recall this 2016 article by Bernadette Agna.

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Assisting the Poorest of the Poor

When COVID-19 struck last year, a university professor mobilized friends to assist the Aeta communities in the nearby mountains.

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Farmers’ friend

Jeff Barreiro, a member of Opus Dei, founded the Philippine agritech startup "Mayani" in 2019 to help address poverty and hunger in the agriculture sector and to possibly ignite economic progress in the countryside.

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The BCPD Challenge: Does It Still Pay to Believe in Others?

Michelle Salon reflects on her job of mentoring Banilad students (Cebu). This feature was first published in getaway.ph on 27 May 2021.

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Shifting to Moms Hit by the Economic Crisis

A mother of 5 creates a blog to support housewives and mothers, the unsung “backliners” in homes suffering the effects of the pandemic.

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"Tsuperheroes Pasada-Ochenta": Driving for a Change

Lauan University Center volunteers sourced and distributed food and care packages to jeepney drivers and their families whose incomes were drastically cut by the pandemic restrictions.

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