The Bannuar Ti La Union (Heroes of La Union) is a province-wide federation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), return migrants and their families which was formed with the support of the Kanlungan Center Foundation, Inc. One of the key programs of the Bannuar chapters is to set up an action center in their localities to provide assistance to distressed OFWs, provide counseling, and support livelihood projects. Together, Bannuar Ti La Union and Kanlungan advocate with the local government units in the province to formulate policies and programs for OFWs and their families. Of the nine Bannuar chapters in the province,…

Asociación Filipina de Escritores e Investigadores is a non-profit organization registered in the Direcció General de Dret i d’Entitats Jurídiques Departament de Justicia Generalitat de Catalunya. It consists mainly of volunteer Filipino writers, artists, photographers and researchers. It publishes regularly a magazine and a blog dedicated to Filipino immigrants in Spain. Its objectives are to contribute to the awareness of the Filipino community and the Spanish society on immigrant issues, inter-culturalism, and social realities. It also aims to promote citizen participation and stress the importance of a Filipino immigrant in the development of his/her country of origin and his/her host…

The Balik Scientist program (BSP) was initially launched by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in 1975. This program “aims to strengthen the scientific and technological human resources of academic, public and private institutions in order to accelerate the flow of technologies and stimulate the development of new or strategically important technologies that are vital to national development and progress. Science and technology experts who are Filipinos, or foreigners of Filipino descent, are encouraged to return or reside in the Philippines and share their expertise in order to accelerate the scientific, agro-industrial and economic development of the country”(DOST Administrative…

Several organizations banded together to carry out a comprehensive project aimed at improving the lives of families – with a special focus on women – in the Anislag resettlement area in Daraga, Albay. The Best for Women Program aims to promote social justice, equity and women empowerment by fostering women’s economic independence and greater participation in local governance.  To meet this goal, the program consists of the following components: capacity building (which includes skills training, entrepreneurship and financial literacy), awareness raising on the rights of women and children, and advocacy to prevent violence against women and children and preventing trafficking.

It is an association which aims to give bags of food and groceries to poor families in the Philippines every 24th day of December  so they can have the traditional noche buena on Christmas Eve.  Thus, there is a spirit of giving to families so they do not feel abandoned and forgotten.  The association aims not only to spread joy on Christmas but also to provide long term help in their economic situation.

It is a non-sectarian, non-profit organization that is centered on the promotion of Filipino culture among the youth and their families, and integration into the Italian community of the newly-arrived migrants.

The Igorot Global Organization (IGO) is a non-profit organization composed of individuals from the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Middle East and many parts of Asia who trace their roots to the Cordillera Region. IGO also established a chapter in the Philippines. The mission of IGO is “to preserve for future generations the diverse heritage of the Igorot people and proactively promote their upliftment, advancement and interest and those of related people” (http://www.igorotglobal.org).  The idea for IGO was conceived during the first Igorot International Consultation (IIC) held in West Covina, California in 1995.  It was endorsed at the…

Conduct of regular medical missions by US-based medical practitioners through Dr. Christopher Guerrero, in cooperation with the provincial government of Nueva Vizcaya, Municipal Health Office, Rural Health Unit and St. Mary University.

Its goal is to unite its members and to give jobs  to their jobless members for their development in their respective areas.

MINDORENOS ITALIA is a non-profit organization of Mindorenos in Italy who want to dedicate their services for the upliftment of the economic status of their provincemates not only in Italy but in their hometown as well. Most of its members are based in Rome and Milan. The organization was established  in August 2009. Majority of the members are from Oriental Mindoro particularly in Calapan City (its capital) and Baco and a handful from Occidental Mindoro. The organization is one of those who benefited from the Financial Literacy Seminar / Addressing Barriers to Reintegration of OFWs in the Philippines sponsored by…