Do you know that every second of every day, a child is abused? Are you aware that there are about six million malnourished Filipino children? There are about 1.6 million street children in the Philippines and 60,000 are into prostitution. It’s a sad reality and the numbers are growing each day.
Negros Occidental has responded to the need of protecting its children through the Provincial Council for the Protection of Children (PCPC). The council is composed of provincial offices and non-government organizations (NGOs) working for the causes of disadvantaged children. Kalipay Negrense Foundation, Inc.
(Kalipay) is one of the active organizations focusing on helping disadvantaged children. Seventeen (17) years ago, Anna Maria Claparols Balcells founded Kalipay. Kalipay aims to bring joy to disadvantaged children.
It seeks to make a difference by supporting the causes of these disadvantaged children. Kalipay has assisted more than 400 hundred children in different ways through living expenses, education, housing, counseling, and medical needs. Kalipay has facilitated adoptions in partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and its partners, both national and international.
The home is situated in Bago City, where about one hundred (100) children reside, ages one month to twenty-two years old. Private individuals, corporations, and organizations have been supporting the foundation. Some people sponsor a child – for his/her home life, education, and.
