GK needs your time, talent, and if it permits you your resources

Again we call on your giving hearts to have time for the ongoing GK Build at Bulaklakan, Brgy. Holy Spirit, Quezon City.

What can you do to help?

You can donate your time and help in the project building homes for the poor

source:http://www.philippinespringcleaningday.com/home/the_spring_cleaners/type/1/6

source: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gawad-Kalinga-Ateneo

Be a big brother or sister to the kids

 source: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gawad-Kalinga-Ateneo

 source: http://www.maxima.com.ph/resources/csr1.html

 Share you extra things that are just sitting in your garage or cabinets

 source: http://www.sluconnection.com

 source: http://thesmarterwallet.com

Or if you are a doctor or nurse or a health worker or a dentist you can donate time to attend to the GK Bulaklakan's health concerns 

 source: http://www.dualtech.org.ph/main/medical-missions

You can also donate medicines or other medical supplies that might be of use for the GK Bulaklakan residents like:

Paracetamol for kids and adults

Vitamins for kids and adults

Pain reliever for hypertension

Antacids 

Amoxicillin

source: http://journalismania.blogspot.com/

For more information on the GK Bulaklakan Build on July 31, 2011 please contact:


For medicine donations and other donations

Ryan Verdejo

GK Volunteer

GK Ateneo

contact no.: 09052872620
email: ryanverdejo@gmail.com


For the July 31, 2011 build details
GK Volunteer
contact: 09228574728
email:  

Thank you in advance for your help !!!!

Gawad Kalinga: Handbags of Hope

Are you fond of designer bags? How about bags of the famous Philippine celebrities?

Why not go to this handbag auction by Gawad Kalinga. Below is an excerpt from http://gk1world.com/handbags-for-hope

HANDBAGS OF HOPE

Handbags for Hope is the brainchild of TV newscaster Connie Sison.  While doing a segment on Gawad Kalinga, she interviewed GK champion Dylan Wilk, a British guy who left his rich lifestyle in England to come to the Philippines and help the poor.  It was Dylan's life changing testimonial that planted the idea in Connie's head.

Dylan was in the top 10 richest men list (under 30) in England when he met a Filipina who said that she could have built two homes back in the Philippines with the cost of her airline ticket.  He was intrigued.  "What houses are these that cost the price of a handbag?  Who are these people living in handbags?" Dylan said amazed. This statement lingered on Connie’s mind.

Connie was a fan of designer handbags and she knew other women who were fond of it too. She knew how it felt to give in and purchase a finely crafted, functional leather piece.  And sometimes these purses just sit inside the closet temporarily forgotten until the next spring cleaning.  These ladies find it difficult to part with their prized possession.

She was always reminded of it on her way to work. Connie saw many families living as squatters on the road.  Upon reflection, she thought she would give up one of her handbags to help build a home for a family. Until she decided to do something about it and Handbags for Hope was born.

She started to reach out to Anna Meloto-Wilk (wife of Dylan), Eena Meloto who worked for Gawad Kalinga and Oman Tanchingco who heads an advertising and events agency.

The team squeezed in time to meet amidst their busy schedules.  People who heard about it willingly offered their services for free to help the cause. It was Connie's goal to give 100 percent of the profit to the poor.  This opened many hearts. All of them became partners of Handbags for Hope.

Connie rallied women to join the cause and take part in bringing hope to many poor families in Metro Manila.  What started as a humble project made waves in Twitter, Facebook and in the news.  And from an initial collection of 20 bags, she now has over 80 bags. All are in good condition and the worth of each purse has increased because they are given by their owners because of their love for their fellowmen.

Connie Sison with Mayor Vilma Santos who donated a bag

On November 27, at 6:00 pm, the doors of The Grove by Rockwell in Pasig will be open to women who want to help build hope for the poor families.  Handbag prices range from P1500 to P80,000. Sharon Cuneta’s Hermes bag will be auctioned off.

An alternative way to help GK communities

                                               source: http://www.humanheartnature.com/

I know sometimes you would say I have nothing extra to give to donations or I have no time to lend a hand to others. Well the most recent way most companies do to help others is by giving a part of their sales to charity. The likes of Macy's, MacDonald's, and other well know clothing brand and restaurants do this to make the public aware about it.

My friend Krissy just shared me a company in the Philippines who show support by sourcing out all ingredients locally and employing the beneficiaries of GK builds. 

Check their website click Human Heart Nature to see the company and how you are helping every time you buy their products.

Check their company profile to know more click here.

Download their free catalog by clicking here and check their nearest store location near you here.

Gawad Kalinga: GK Build in Bulaklakan, Quezon City

What is Gawad Kalinga(GK)?

Gawad Kalinga is best define by its Culture of Caring and Sharing viewpoint below:

"Poverty is not a lack of resources, but a lack of caring and sharing."

Poverty happens when people forget to care for their fellowmen. It is a consequence of our collective failure to be our brother and sister's keeper. Content with our own lives and our circle of family and friends, we overlook the needs of our neighbor, failing to recognize that we are part of one big family. To love ourselves is to also care for other people's needs, to be afforded the same opportunities that have been given us.

The GK solution to end poverty is deeply anchored on the values of caring and sharing.  Love must overflow from our homes into the world.  
 
As a concrete expression of faith in action, founded on love for God and neighbor,  GK seeks to restore the dignity of the poor through a culture of caring and generosity.

GK believes that by being a hero to others in need, we can bring our countries out of poverty. Seeking to give care to communities in need, GK adheres to the Filipino saying: "Walang Iwanan" or no one should be left behind. As our brother's keeper, we will help one another by giving the Best for the Least, in a spirit of service and friendship.

With a lifestyle of heroism founded on caring and sharing, GK inspires and engages its workers, partners and volunteers to give the best of themselves in talents, skills, time and resources to help the poor reach their fullest potentials.

At the end of the day, GK is all about caring for the world's marginalized and restoring their human dignity by providing them with a beautiful, healthy, green and productive GK communities. 

source: http://www.gk1world.com/caringsharing 

A friend of mine is GK builder and has an GK build in Bulaklakan, Quezon City. Below is a forum post in www.kerygmafamily.com/forum asking for help from interested individuals:

Our sister here in the forum would like to ask for your time and your strong bodies for a Gawad Kalinga Project... If you can and you have time to share please PM or email sis maria28 aka   the upcoming projects are below(from sis maria28):

GK Build @ GK Bulaklakan, QC on Sept 25, 2010.. meet-up at Xavier Hall, ADMU 7am ^^ be in your working/building clothes such as gloves, hats or caps, bring sunblock, water..


You can sign up also for the:

CG - Gawad Kalinga Team LOJ
Sign-ups @ Valle Verde Country Club
[after feasts]
flexi sked.. we'll meet at preferred place and time..


SO GUYS SIGN UP NA FOR THE GAWAD KALINGA TEAM LOJ

Some inspiring blog post about GK's mission to end poverty

source: http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/none/the-politics-of-gawad-kalinga-foundation-500888/

The Gawad Kalinga Foundation is a charitable organization that has succeeded in building one hundred and fifty thousand homes all over the Philippines. Such an impressive accomplishment is not something that can be ignored. GK is really an exciting project that boldly targets to remove poverty from the nation entirely. It even set a deadline for this target: 2024. It Gawad Kalinga can stand the test of time, then this new kind of template for business social civic responsibility should really be applauded.

source: http://connivingwee.vox.com/library/posts/tags/gawad+kalinga+philippines/

The new vision of GK is to eradicate poverty in the Philippines, then after the Philippines, to eradicate poverty in the world.

 source:http://vonblueguy.vox.com/library/posts/tags/gawad+kalinga+foundation/

No one can deny the miracle that Gawad Kalinga has done for the Philippines. Aside from helping the poor, it has also opened the eyes of so many Filipinos to the stark realities plaguing our country and the possibilities of solving these problems. Indeed, GK1MB or Gawad Kalinga Isang Milyong Bayani (Gawad Kalinga, One Million Heroes) is actively working towards the realization of the GK goal of having a slum-free nation. 

source: www.inquirer.net

Gawad Kalinga: A bridge to one’s housing dreams 

 Gawad Kalinga founder Tony Meloto said their work of building houses means creating social and environmental opportunities for the less fortunate as well as instilling honesty and integrity.

“You don't just promise them hope but let them see the hope,” he said.

Meloto said Gawad Kalinga served as a bridge for investment and an inspiration to other countries like Papua New Guinea, Cambodia, and Indonesia to build their own villages.  

source: http://www.inquirer.net/propertyguide/aroundtown/view.php?db=1&article=20100808-285559