WEAVING A BETTER TOMORROW

At the end of every school day, Rose Anne Conde has to rush home to weave hats. Sixteen-year-old Rose Anne, a resident of Brgy. Sisilmin in Cavinti, Laguna Province, learned the art of weaving hats made of pandan leaves at an early age of seven. The woven hats have been the family’s main source of continue reading : WEAVING A BETTER TOMORROW

EVERY EFFORT COUNTS

In a poor family, every member’s desire to get out of the situation counts. For the Cabangon Family of Brgy.Taguin in Macalelon, Quezon Province, it is through every member’s hard work that they’ll be able to achieve the good life they all are dreaming to have. Melanie, a mother of five, is thankful that the continue reading : EVERY EFFORT COUNTS

WORKING TOGETHER, IMPROVING TOGETHER

With no dull moment together, a group of more than 30 mothers finds it hard to believe that they were once strangers to one another. “Noon, kapagnagkakasalubong kami sa barangay, hindi kami nagpapansinan.Perongayon, malapitnakamingmagkakaibigan. Magkakapatid pa ngaangamingturingan,” shared parent leader Josephine “Josie”Talmadge, 34. If there was anything common among them, it is making bamboo sticks continue reading : WORKING TOGETHER, IMPROVING TOGETHER