The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. – Dolores Aboitiz Children’s Fund (RAFI-DACF) approved Php 6.9M (around US$ 142,000) worth of grants for early childhood education, health, and nutrition projects in Cebu, Philippines. Through these donations, RAFI-DACF aims to help their partner organizations to carry out projects efficiently. Here is the list of the happy grantees and their corresponding projects which are all planned for one year:
1. Arcanys Early Learning Foundation (AELF)
Project: Provide early access to education to excluded children from 3 to 5 years old by empowering their parents through online coaching and building a new center.
Amount of Grant: Php 1,000,000.00 (around US$ 20,000).
2. Children of Asia
Project: Enhancing the well-being and the resilience of vulnerable young children of Ermita (Cebu City) with the DICE, a child-friendly space where their needs are addressed.
Amount of Grant: Php 1,000,000.00 (around US$ 20,000).
3. Bukas Palad Cebu Foundation
Project: Bukas Palad Learning Center: New People for a New World.
Amount of Grant: Php 954,000.00 (around US$ 20,000).
4. Provincial Superior of the Salesian Society of Saint John Bosco Don Bosco Cebu Province Inc.
Project: Prioritizing the Health, Nutrition and Continuous Learning of the Children in this time of COVID19 Pandemic.
Amount of Grant: Php 1,000,000.00 (around US$ 20,000).
5. Glory Reborn Organization
Project: Healthy Start for Hopeful Hearts.
Amount of Grant: Php 1,000,000.00 (around US$ 20,000).
6. UP Open University Foundation
Project: Development and Implementation of a Free Online Course in Early Childhood Education for Teachers and Workers in Early Childhood Care and Development.
Amount of Grant: Php 1,000,000.00 (around US$ 20,000).
7. World Vision Development Foundation
Project: FORWARD Project (Food for Health with Sustainable Agricultural Development and Sustainability).
Amount of Grant: Php 1,000,000.00 (around US$ 20,000).
Picture: Arcanys Early Learning Foundation (AELF)
