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Boracay
The HOVV project in Boracay is in partnership with the Boracay Ati Multi-purpose Cooperative Community (BAMPC). Run by the Daughters of Charity (DC) sisters, BAMPC was organized in 2000 to address the socio-economic issues confronting the Ati community. The organization, recognized by the National Center for Indigenous People (NCIP) and the Local Government Unit (LGU), caters to some 220 people in Sitio Bolabog. Of the 42 households, 36 houses have electricity and 6 are using kerosene lamp. There are only 4 toilets in use for the whole 42 households. Also, 80% of the Ati children are malnourished and literacy rate is 30%. Land tenure insecurity exists. A feeding program and nursery school for Ati children are currently initiated and managed by the DC sisters. Non-formal education classes for mothers, adult men and young women are also provided by the sisters to have an alternative income. What can volunteers do?
Organic farming projects are done in partnership with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness of the Philippines, Inc. (ISKCON). The volunteering opportunities are aimed at establishing the organic farm of ISKCON to supply their feeding program in low-income communities in Metro Manila. Activities may range from planting of trees, to gathering materials for mulch, to watering plants, to trimming plants. Habitat for Humanity also has a building site in Laguna. The organization, which has been a partner of Hands On Manila for years, build homes with families in need. What can volunteers do? Organic Farming
House-building
Hands On Manila’s main area of operation is in Metro Manila where several volunteer projects are done all year round. Those who travel to Manila from other countries may also opt to do their volunteer work in the National Capital Region, where many underprivileged families and children dwell. (See Hands On Manila’s Volunteer Programs for the complete listing.) Although most of the projects are regularly held on a weekly or monthly basis, HOVV volunteers may have the privilege to have a customized volunteer schedule based on their stay in Manila. What can volunteers do?
Projects in Bohol are focused on community development and eco-tourism in partnership with BRAABO, Inc. Volunteers can help in providing seminars for the locals about the value of the environment and marine biodiversity, encourage and assist communities in their natural farming, and help train the locals to be guides and scuba instructors in cooperation with the Baclayon Tourism Office. They can assist scientists on gathering data for ecological protection of marine life and natural resources. What can volunteers do?
In partnership with Earth Day Network Philippines, the Local Government Unit (LGU) of San Teodoro, and Halcon Mountaineers (HALMS), HOVV volunteers will help set-up the Halcon Forest Museum. The Halcon Heritage Museum aims to advocate for the conservation of biodiversity through trees, specifically the fight against alien species invasion. As these species had naturally taken over most of the country’s localities of native species, the project hopes to bring back the indigenous trees, which had been depleted as a result of the invasive tree species. The Forest Museum will showcase the collections of endemic and indigenous tree species and will be set-up in a 500-hectare forest land at the foothills of Mt. Halcon, in the town of San Teodoro, Oriental Mindoro. This project will not only be a mere collection of trees, but rather it will be a way of living for the people of the communities around the project site, as it will offer them livelihood opportunities in the maintenance of the site. Part of the HOVV project in San Teodoro is also to reclaim coastal land through mangrove tree planting activities. What can volunteers do?
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