Philippines
If you have any news, press releases, events, documents, links or other information resources related to volunteerism in Philippines, send them to us at info@worldvolunteerweb.org and we will post them here. 03 March 2008
Art, volunteerism and the MDGs by Christian Lozañes
Pasa Arte or Pass on Art is a volunteer project led by local artists in Iloilo, located in the southern part of the Philippines. Artists teach local school kids the basics of art and well-meaning individuals donate materials.  Read article
Volunteerism key to coastal clean up and pollution prevention
Tacloban City, Philippines: Coastal Clean Ups will not only promote recognition and facilitation of volunteerism. More so, it will show that volunteerism activity when properly managed could play a vital role in addressing environmental issues, pollution prevention and human development in general. Read article
20 August 2007
Volunteering on the rise in the Philippines by Constantino Tejero
Manila, Philippines: Companies are venturing more into volunteerism to share with the community part of the benefits they’ve received. Tasks for the volunteers range from cultural and global education for local schools, to community cleanups, house-building, fund raising for local charity—or anything that would have “a positive and practical contribution to community initiatives.” Read article
20 April 2007
Peace Corps volunteer wanted to do good, pursue adventure
Manila, Philippines: Peace Coprs volunteer Julia Campbell's body was found in a shallow grave in Ifugao, northern part of the Philippines last 18 April. She worked as a volunteer English teacher at the Divine Word College in Albay province's Legazpi city, southeast of Manila, since October 2006. Read article
31 August 2006
Philippine oil clean up team calls for volunteers' hair by Teresa Cerojano
Manila, Philippines: Volunteers in the Philippines are getting shorn to save the shore. The cast-off clippings of human hair are going to be used to help mop up oil from a disastrous spill that has fouled beaches, coral reefs and mangrove swamps. Read article
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World Endeavors
World Endeavors is a provider of unique international volunteer, internship, and study programs. Our mission is to become a catalyst for positive change in our community and the world through quality international programs. Visit site
Cosmic Volunteers
Cosmic Volunteers is a US-based non-profit organization that offers volunteer and internsip programs abroad in China, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Kenya, Peru, the Philippines, and Vietnam. Our volunteers are placed at schools, hospitals, newspapers, orphanages, HIV/AIDS clinics, women's groups, and other organizations who ask us for assistance. Our volunteers are mostly from the US, Canada, and Europe, from all walks of life, and range in age from high school to retirees. Visit site
iphilippines.ph
iVolunteer.ph is the Philippines' first portal on Volunteerism. It seeks to promote volunteerism for social development by harnessing the power and reach of the Internet. The portal provides web-based facilities for non-profit organizations to post volunteer opportunities in a searcheable database for free. Visit site
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