An old friend of mine in Manila called me up one day to ask whether he and his friends could bring some goods for the people Goducate works with in Dayap. This village is a relocation site for the victims of the devastation that Typhoon Ondoy caused in Manila in 2009.
The next day the group travelled 20 miles to distribute 20 boxes of used clothing and 60 kg of rice. The children also received parcels containing stationery donated by the National Bookstore.
Although the people have been given simple houses by the government, many have still to get jobs, and their children’s education was interrupted by the move. In this village Goducate helps the children with tutorials on their schoolwork. Goducate is also running its pilot project on backyard farming here, to help the community put veg@table.
