Kate on her last trip to the Philippines before the COVID lockdown
Tenacity
A MESSAGE FROM OUR PROGRAM MANAGER
It’s incredible to look back on the past 6 months and reflect on how together with your support we have touched thousands of lives through the community development programs Captivating partners within the Philippines. Seeing firsthand the lives of human trafficking victims restored, impoverish families empowered through micro loans & children educated in the dangers of online cybercrime, we have made significant impact.
Tenacity: the quality or fact of being very determined! Our Philippine teams have certainly shown tenacity as they work on the coal face with communities desperate during pandemic lock-downs. They have faced budget cuts and found themselves surrounded by people prohibited from working who are desperate to provide for their families. Our teams have used some of their own resources to help those locally. I was amazed to see the girls in the Blessed project, who have been unable to participate in their regular activities and with reduced income – decide free of charge to sew face masks and distribute them for free to essential services in their local community.
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