🏢 About the local organisation
Brief description and main aims :
Albert Schweitzer Familienwerk Foundation Philippines, Inc. (ASFFPI) also known as "Childrene "s Haven" is a non-stock, non-profit and non-government organization that focuses on helping abandoned, neglected and exploited children, needy women, families, older and disabled people by providing shelter and other basic needs for survival, protection, development and participation. oe
Its aims are:
To promote and strengthen the general welfare of abandoned, neglected, abused and exploited children and youth in a family.
To provide both short and long term care, support, security, education, spiritual and other aspects of development of children and youth, to include vocational training and livelihood activities.
To provide a package of social work interventions and other services to children, women, families, older and differently-abled persons needing special protection, care and rehabilitation, as well depressed communities, by building their capability to uphold their rights become self-propelling, self-sustainingand self-reliant. oe
Main Activities :
Tutorial Session (English, reading, math, science, etc.).
Music, theatre and sports.
Development of life skills. (Inc. health and hygiene, etc.)
Values Formation.
Community/household visitations.
Counseling.
💼 What the programme involves
Volunteer tasks :
Assist in the daily work of the orphanage e.g. tutorial lessons, health and hygiene, cooking of food, music, sports, arts and fun activities with the children. Assist the staff/trainers/facilitators in volunteer or center related activities. Assist the capacity building programs and life skills programs of the Center. Mingle with the children/volunteers and other clients/partners without prejudice and to share also his/her experiences from the country where she/he came from.
📍 About the location
The orphanage is situated in The Philippines, Mactan Island, Cordova, Cebu.
Public transportation is readily available and it is only about 10 minutes' drive to the nearest department stores/malls , town centre, hospital facilities and other leisure areas.
Cordova is a Third class municipality belonging to the 6th district of the Province of Cebu and is situated within Metro Cebu particularly in the Island of Mactan. Cordova is one of the two Local Government Units (LGUs Lapu-Lapu City and Municipality of Cordova) comprising the Island of Mactan.