📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Our partner institution Qouta International of Cebu (QI Cebu) is a non-profit organization empowering women, children, the deaf, hard-of-hearing, and speech-impaired in local communities around the world. Founded in 1919, Quota International is one of the oldest international service organizations for women. Quota takes the lead in the “Hand in Hand Project” which is primarily implemented for the disadvantaged children, youth and women wherein they provide educational needs for the children enrolled in Public Day Care Centers as well as skills training and livelihood assistance to young mothers and deaf/hard in hearing youth (people with disabilities). The project also aims to support school facilities that need improvement as well as nutrition and wellness.
💼 What the programme involves
With the support and assistance of QI Cebu, local community and volunteers will undertake the following activities such as:
1. Help in the renovation of the school facility like refurbishment, repainting and beautification
2. Assist in the provision of nutrition, health care and wellness to local children and youth
3. Interact with the local children and youth through art, sports and team building activities
4. Exchange of culture through music, games, food, language, etc.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The Barangay Sawang Calero Community Center will be the accommodation place for volunteers’ exclusive use. Personal sleeping bag is needed. Filipino food will be prepared by a local cook and International volunteers are encouraged to assist in the preparations to know about Filipino way of preparing and cooking food.
📍 About the location
Barangay Sawang Calero is among the poorest and most populous urban communities in Cebu City. Cebu City is the second biggest city in the Philippines that is rich in cultural and heritage sites.
Cebu City is known as “The Queen City of the South” having a very rich cultural heritage. It is the center of Catholic Religion that draws millions of Filipinos flocking the City during the month of January to celebrate the Feast of Senior Sto. Nino and the most awaited SINULOG Festival, the most popular festival in the Philippines.
During leisure time, volunteers can choose to visit various cultural heritage sites, eco-tourism adventure activities or head to the nearest pristine white sandy beaches around the island of Cebu or swim with our whale sharks or snorkel or dive in our rich natural marine resources.
ℹ️ Additional information
Participants may bring their local food (Snacks/drink), educational supplies and art materials and used educational books if possible to be used and distributed to local children/youth during camp.