NGO SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS Children.

This is for the orphans and the sick,

and abandoned children in their care
Non-Governmental Organization
2. SOS Children’s Village
is non-profit, citizen-based group that functions
independently of government. NGO’s, sometimes called ◉ SOS Children’s Village is a social development
civil societies, are organized on community, national and organization, focussing on the care, protection
international levels to serve specific social or political and development of children and youth who are
purposes, and are cooperative, rather than commercial, in orphaned or vulnerable.
nature.
◉ SOS Children’s Village has been working in the
Since NGOs is social welfare usually have specific Philippines since 1967 and in Tacloban since
targets, either the family or its members such as the child, 1970. Provided support to families who are at
youth, women, elderly, and persons in especially difficult risks of breaking down and loving care to children
circumstances, it also becomes imperative for students and young people who cannot live with their
and practitioners to be adequately trained in dealing with parents.
this clientele on a holistic, rather than fragmented,
◉ SOS Social Centre also administers essential
manner.
medical treatment.
Social Protection
◉ SOS Youth Programme
◉ Is concerned with protecting and helping those
who are poor and vulnerable, such as children, with the support of qualified professionals, young
people are guided through this new stage of their lives, as
women, older people, people living with
disabilities, the displaced, the unemployed, and they start vocational training courses. They are
encouraged to develop realistic perspectives for their
the sick. Social Protection overlaps with a
number of livelihoods, human capital and food future, learn to shoulder responsibility and increasingly
make their own decisions.
security interventions(Harvey et al.,2007)
◉ THE ROLE OF SOCIAL WORKER is providing
◉ Consists of polices and programs designed to
advice, guidance and support to the SOS
reduce poverty and vulnerability by promoting
efficient labour markets, diminishing people’s Mothers and working closely with them plan
appropriate programmes for the development of
exposure to risks, and enhancing their capacity to
mange economic and social risks. each child. Ensure that proper admission and
departure procedures are followed. Ensure that
the basic needs of each child within the
programme are assessed and addressed.
NGOS PROVIDING CENTER-BASED ASSISTANCE TO
Support staff members by proving supervision
CHILDREN & YOUTH
and counselling.
1. Missionaries of Charity
◉ Is a Roman Catholic religious congregation
3. Hospicio de San Jose
established in 1950 by Mother Teresa, now
known in the Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of ◉ A Roman Catholic welfare institution, the first
Calcutta. social welfare agency in the country, and as a
foster care institution has been a home for
◉ Missionaries of Charity is a home for the sick and
orphans, the abandoned, special needs, and the
malnourished children. They have schools run by
elderly.
volunteers to educate street children and run
soup kitchens as well as other services according ◉ Accept the poorest of the poor and families in
to the community needs. These services are crisis and has sheltered them, fed them, clothed
provided without charge to people regardless of them, educated them, cared for them when they
their religion or social status. were sick or wounded, and helped them go on in
this world. For infants and children, able and not
◉ Dedicated to serving the poorest of the poor,
so able, they found families or restored them to
under vows of poverty, chastity, obedience, and
their own whenever possible, and when neither
whole-hearted and free service to the poor. The
possible, harboured them for life and buried them
sisters make no solicitation of funds, goods, or
when they passed away.
service.
◉ Established home in the country named
Missionaries of Charity Home of Joy for the Sick
 ◉ VFV’s strong focus on education has also seen
further projects develop, such as the Adopt-A-
School Project which aims to provide school
supplies to some of the local areas most remote
and underfunded rural schools and the Build-A-
NGOS PROVIDING COMMUNITY-BASED ASSISTANCE School Project in which in recent years has seen
TO CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES five school buildings be built in Calbayog City,
1. Save the Children Samar.

◉ An international non-governmental organization ◉ VFV invested time and resources to develop a

that promotes children’s rights, provides relief number of long term Community Projects as well
and helps support children in developing as comprehensive Child Sponsorship Program
countries. Established in order to improve the which combined have led to cover 150 children
lives of children through better education, health from disadvantaged backgrounds to have the
care, and economic opportunities, as well as means to go to school and pursue mainstream
providing emergency aid in natural disasters, war education.
and other conflicts.
◉ Resident Social Worker and House parents at the
◉ Works hard to help children gain access to social welfare centres have their specific roles
quality education and health services, support and responsibilities. Their role as a volunteer it to
them in times of great need, and protect them organize activities that not only empower but also
from risks and harm. educate children, young boys and girls, and
women.
HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE
◉ Social Worker aim to enable them to regain their
When disaster strikes they ensure that children confidence and self-worth, and for them to accept
are given care and emotional support to survive, that as members of the society they also have an
recover, and continue to learn and live normal important role to play.
lives
4. CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL
CHILD’S RIGHTS & PROTECTION
Is a non-profit humanitarian organization dedicated to
Ensure that children are safe from abuse, alleviating the burdens and effects of poverty on Filipino
exploitation and violence at all times, and have a children. Their child sponsorship program provides
say in government decisions that affect their medical, educational, material and emotional aid to
lives. impoverished children in the country
2. Child-Sensitive Social Protection (CSSP) ◉ Children International believes that all children
 Child-Sensitive Social Protection often means have right to protection from abuse. They
providing cash transfers, in-kind transfers or a recognize that the child protection is an essential
combination, often in humanitarian crisis step in attaining their vision of helping children
situations. It could be also be providing access, grow to be self-reliant adults. The organization
among very poor families with children, to social adheres to a Child Protection Policy based on the
insurance such as unemployment benefits, health UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the
insurance, pensions and maternity care. The aim InterAction Child Protection standards.
is to reach the most vulnerable and deprived 1) Zero tolerance for child abuse
orphans, very poor families with young children,
mothers with new born, children in institutional 2) Protection of children’s rights and their best
and family-based care and poor students in need interests
of support to continue schooling (often girls)
3) A commitment to recognizing children as the
3. Volunteer for the Visayans first priority when dealing with all identified or
suspected cases of child abuse.
◉ Volunteer for the Visayans (VFV) endeavours to
improve the quality of life of the community by 5. UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund)
providing responsive, efficient and high quality
community service through their programs and ◉ UNICEF is committed to support the creation of
projects that promote self-efficiency, well-being more efficient social protection programs and
and prosperity of individuals, families and system in the country that alleviate poverty and
communities all throughout Visayas Region. promote inclusion for all children.
 ◉ Work towards strengthening the country’s social unwed mothers plan their eventual return to
protection system and making sure that it is well society and future of their children.
connected with child protection, early learning
◉ Medical Assistance
and education, and health services. Supports
effort to improve the social transfers system for Provision of doctors and nurses who direct a
children and their families wellness program for both women and children

◉ UNICEF works with other governments and ◉ Spiritual counselling through bible studies,
partners to further social protection and help to retreats and Sunday worship services
ensure it is child-sensitive. ◉ Provide care and proper nurturing of infants and
Provide shelter for battered woman and abused
1) Avoid adverse impacts on children, and reduce
children.
or mitigate social risks that directly affect
children’s lives. ◉ Social Work Services

2) Intervene as early as possible where children To help mothers in solving their problems so they
are at risks, in order to prevent irreversible may be rehabilitated as early as possible.
impairment or harm to children 2. Batis Center for Women
3) Consider the age and gender specific risks ◉ Organized the women and children to provide
and vulnerabilities of children throughout the life-cycle support to one another as well as to address the
issues confronting them as migrant workers,
6. PLAN INTERNATIONAL particularly Japanese-Filipino Children (JFC)
◉ Is one of the world’s largest organizations ◉ Batis Center for Women has opened its doors to
working for children rights and gender equality victims of trafficking in women, domestic
violence, unjust working conditions, and family
◉ Help vulnerable and excluded children, abandonment. Aims to transform women’s status
particularly girls, grow up equally valued and as clients to empowered individuals. It provides
cared for and free from discrimination. Increase support to the women and children as they go
young people’s access to financial literacy and through the process of taking control of their lives
entrepreneurship and employment skills training. and empower themselves by creating
Promote free, equal access to quality education opportunities for them.
for all children from early learning to secondary
education. Work with communities, families, ◉ Children and Youth Development Program
schools, and governments to protect children (CYDP)
from harm. promotes the development of total self and
human rights, strengthen self-awareness, self-confidence
◉ Plan International Focuses on: Child protection,
and sense of responsibility of the children and youth
education, child participation, economic security,
through workshops on migration and other socio-
emergencies, health, sexual and reproductive
economic-cultural issues both in the Philippines and
health and rights, water and sanitation. It also
Japan, youth meetings and scholarship and educational
provides training in disaster preparedness,
assistance.
response and recovery, and has worked on relief
efforts. ◉ Women Empowerment Program (WEP)
Raises the level of awareness of women migrant
returnees on the issues of migration, human rights,
NGOS WORKING WITH WOMEN SECTOR gender and empowerment through seminars, workshops,
and exposure activities
1. Abiertas House of Friendship
3. Kanlungan Center Foundation
◉ A non-government organization in the Philippines
that provides a temporary home for needy ◉ Non-profit organization engaged in direct service,
women and girls, especially unwed mothers and advocacy work, research, and policy
abused woman to protect them from the ravages interventions for Filipino migrant workers who are
of all forms of immoralities. survivors of human trafficking, illegal recruitment,
workplace abuse, and non-payment of wages, as
◉ The institution promotes the physical, mental,
well as their families and their communities
emotional, and spiritual healing and growth of
unfortunate women and children as well as help ◉ Feminist Counselling
 for women subjected to violence abroad. 2. GOOD SHEPHERED FOUNDATION INC.
Counselling is offered to her family as well, to help see
• The good shepherd foundation Inc. is a sheltered
her through the crisis and ease her reintegration
work center for developmentally challenged
◉ Legal Assistance adults in their community. Their clients take pride
in producing high quality works
for victims of illegal recruitment and trafficking,
contract violations and unjust working terms and • Aurora Boulevard, Quezon City
conditions. The center has a pool of dedicated volunteer
lawyers practicing Development Legal Advocacy (DLA)
PROJECT:
ROLE OF SOCIAL WORKERS IN WOMEN SECTOR
Mountain Maid Training Center
◉ Social Workers can advocate for the
impoverished by pushing for laws and policies Mountain Maid Training Center (MMTC) stands for the
that increase opportunities. Specific to women’s Good Shepherd Sisters, the lay staff, the student workers
needs, social workers can advocate for women to and the men and women in the fields and orchards that
have a greater access to employment, housing, are the sources of Mountain Maid products. It stands as
and education. well for those who stay in line to buy those products,
especially those who do so, knowingly that they are
sending students through college who would otherwise be
NGO WORKING WITH FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES: among the countless Filipino youth with dreams
unfulfilled.
1. Catholic Relief Service
Catholic Relief Services' humanitarian work in the
Philippines answers the call for immediate help after NGO PROVIDING REHABILITATION PROGRAMS AND
disasters. CRS commits to help those affected by SERVICES TO HANDICAPPED:
emergencies recover with living supplies, shelter and
1.MENTALLY HANDICAPPED INDIVIDUAL
jobs.
A. Chosen Children Village Foundation, Inc.
PROJECT:
It is a home for mentally and/or physically challenged
Housing, Land and Property for Urban Transitional
children, located at Silang, Cavite, Philippines.
Settlements
The village is a haven, a home for life, for abandoned
Housing, Land and Property rights include the full range children who are physically and mentally challenged. It
of rights recognized by national, international and human consists of several living cottages, a School, a
rights law, as well as those rights held under customary Rehabilitation Center, and additional facilities.
land and practice. These include housing rights, land and
PROJECT:
natural resource rights, as well as other property rights.
The complexity of Housing, Land and Property issues SMALL MIRACLE
often pose a barrier to the effective delivery of early
ACS has been donating disposable baby diapers to CCV
recovery housing operations, especially in urban
for quite sometime. ACS delivered a truckload of said
humanitarian responses.
items ensuring a continuous supply of disposable diapers
What did CRS do? for the babies and the toddlers in the months to come.
The diapers come in all sizes
• Set up over 30 transitional settlement sites, constructing
transitional shelters, Water Sanitation and Hygiene 2. SOCIALLY HANDICAPPED INDIVIDUAL’S AND
(WASH) facilities, communal kitchens and site drainage GROUP
• Constructed 1,629 transitional shelters in relocation The Philippine Leprosy Mission, Inc.
sites.
It is a non-stock, non-profit church-related agency
• Constructed 194 transitional shelters in location of dedicated to the welfare of persons with leprosy and
original houses. persons affected by leprosy. They look forward to a
leprosy-free Philippines for the glory of God.
• Built 252 latrines, 85 bathing facilities, 165 handwashing
stations Timog Avenue, Quezon City Metro Manila, Philippines
• Cash for Work cleanup project for 561 people, for over PROJECT:
8,000 workdays.
COMMUNITY SERVICES AND CHRISTIAN MINISTRY
DEVELOPMENT Capacity building and enhancement
 • PLM partners with other institutions and supports Through the help of volunteers, use of vital emergency
grassroots organizations that minister to the vehicles and rescue equipment, swift responses and
holistic wellbeing of leprosy patients and their rescue operations are easily delivered to the most needy.
families as well as treated patients who are living
ROLE OF THE SOCIAL WORKER
with the problems brought about by leprosy such
as disabilities or socioeconomic problems social workers have the potential to bring a unique
understanding to the disaster field by underscoring the
values of our profession and giving attention to oppressed
and disadvantaged populations. This perspective is vital
for the development of individual, family, and community
• Alternative livelihood
response plans. Additionally, the social work perspective
• Community advocacy is needed for conducting research after a disaster or
traumatic event. In other words, the social work
• Spiritual enhancement profession needs to have a voice in a budding field that is
• Counseling lacking, but developing, interventions, research, and
empirical evidence to guide our disaster-related
3. ELDERLY responses.
Hospicio De San Jose House for the aged 6. The Adventist Development and Relief Agency
Hospicio de San José is a Roman Catholic (ADRA) is the global humanitarian organization of the
welfare institution in the City of Manila, the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Through an international
Philippines. It is the first social welfare agency in network, ADRA delivers relief and development
the country, and as a foster care institution has assistance to individuals in more than 130 countries—
been a home for orphans, the abandoned, regardless of their ethnicity, political affiliation, or religious
special needs, and the elderly. association.
PROJECT: East Visayan Mission Building, Esperas Avenue,
COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO OLDER PERSONS Tacloban City

the institution went beyond the walls of Hospicio de San Three Years after Typhoon Haiyan, Typhoon Haiyan
Jose to extend service to the older persons to nearby devastated the Philippines. Over 1 million homes were
community particularly in San Miguel area. Services damaged or destroyed, and more than 6,000 people lost
extended include: Nutritional supplements implemented their lives. With an established presence in the
through monthly feeding Socio-cultural/recreational Philippines, ADRA was able to launch an immediate
opportunities which is usually conducted together with the disaster response (in fact, some local ADRA staff suffered
residents Vocational rehabilitation activities Spiritual personal losses in the storm, but still reported for
enrichment services recovery duty to assist others in need). ADRA distributed
food, water, hygiene kits, and kitchen kits, as well as tents
and other temporary shelter materials
NGO PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF ROLE OF THE SOCIAL WORKER
NATURAL AND MANMADE DISASTER
Social workers play a number of critical roles in disaster
5. Emergency Rehabilitation Program relief situations that help the entire recovery process flow
Philippine National Red Cross more smoothly. Often, social workers remain on the
scene for months or even years after a traumatic event to
Philippine Red Cross has truly become the premier assist members of the local population suffering from
humanitarian organization in the country, committed to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or other trauma-
provide quality life-saving services that protect the life and related disorder
dignity especially of indigent Filipinos in vulnerable
situations.
Located at Del Pilar St. Downtown, Tacloban City.
PROJECT: The Emergency Response Unit is a 24/7
response team dedicated to provide assistance in search
and rescue, firefighting, medical, and trauma incidents
under DMS.