Spreading the Branches of Giving: A Volunteer’s Story
by Ana Luisa Mendoza March 1, 2006. Aboard Cebu Pacific flight5J381. Around 5 am. I have been on similar trips before. Some may call it soul-searching. Others may call it an educational experience. I simply referred to it as a “get-away”. Little did I know that it was to be a start of a singular spiritual […]
Simple Starts, Grand Surprises: A Volunteer’s Story
Until I had begun my work with Cartwheel Foundation, I didn’t exactly know what a simple Internet search would really offer me. I had a good feeling about my one-year move to the Philippines. Having traveled the country in 2005, I promised myself I would return to expand on my skills set and knowledge of […]
2nd Music and Art Exchange in Cabanglasan, Bukidnon
Cartwheel’s innovative Music and Art Education Program continued on its second year with the Music and Art Exchange this time taking place among the Umajamnon youth of Cabanglasan, Bukidnon from June 7-12. Cultures in Harmony (CinH) a U.S.-based classical ensemble committed to promoting cultural diplomacy through music, returned as Cartwheel’s partner in this creative exchange […]
Bridging the technological divide with Metrobank
In the second consecutive year of this round of Metrobank Foundation, Inc. (MBFI) grants, Cartwheel continues the valuable partnership with MBFI this time in equipping the Pamulaan Library at the Pamulaan Centerfor Indigenous Peoples’ Education. The memorable Grants Turnover Ceremony last September 5, attended by some 100-plus guests, coincided with the celebration of Metrobank’s 46th […]
Cartwheel and WER: Partners in Education
Cartwheel gains a new partner in World Emergency Relief (WER), an international organization which is committed to “giving children a living chance” by addressing their physical, emotional, and economic needs among others. With its headquarters in the and offices in Hong Kong,, Holland and , WER provides commodities and relief to afflicted places all over […]