Landayan/Nueva Center, Laguna
Accomplishment 1999-2000

Education program

Education in the Philippines is becoming costly. Even in Government run schools, parents have to pay for their children’s tuition fees and to provide for their school needs (e.g. school bag, uniforms, notebooks, pencils, etc.).

Child development program helped parents to pay for school tuition fees, meet school needs of their children, cover payment for school projects like carpentry, handicrafts, etc., provide books of children and help CDP children engaged in school activities such as school fieldtrips, camps and occasional programs.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• 116 CDP children access to primary education and 34 access to secondary education.

• Of the 150 sponsored children, 14 graduated in grade school.

• About 70% improvement in participation of parents in FHI CDP program activities like attendance in meetings and other school activities. Links with teachers and parents helped solved problems among slow learner children

CDP Health Activities

CDP sponsored children received their annual medical and dental check-up.

Children in poor communities are deprived of their health needs the reason why most of them suffering from diseases which are preventable in nature, CDP provides poor children the chance for medical and dental check-up so that they could grow as a healthy individuals. Added to this, FHI has been conducting supplemental feeding to sponsored children, conducting weight monitoring and providing children health classes.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS :

• 130 CDP children received medical check-up.

• 50 CDP children had their teeth extracted while 40 children availed prophylaxis.

• Occurrence of sickness among CDP children lessened.

• 75% of CDP children noted to come to their Saturday CDP activity in clean clothes.

Spiritual Nurture

FHI CDP engaged children in a weekly Bible Study classes. Added to this FHI in partnership with a local Christian church conducts annual Daily Vacation Church School (DVCS), evangelism and leadership training for the children. The parents likewise are engaged in spiritual nurture activities and family enrichment seminars.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• 65 CDP children voluntarily accepted the Lord Jesus as their personal Savior and Lord as a result of a camping conducted.

• 200 sponsored children participated in the annual Daily Vacation church School.

• 40 CDP children for the first time received their first copy of the old and new testament Bible.

• 3 CDP youth and 3 CDP mothers trained as Bible Study teacher and now teaching the young children.

• 40 CDP parents after the spiritual retreat realized that Jesus paid all our sins on the cross and no need for them to make sacrifices to received His forgiveness.

• 4 worshipping community started. This has been encouraging other members of the community to hear about the Word of God.

Special Events

CDP conducts an annual celebration of Everybody’s Birthday celebration and Christmas Program. In said occasion CDP children receives birthday gifts from their sponsors. The joy of the season becomes meaningful to the children as they celebrate the birthday of Jesus. CDP center conducts Christmas program attended not only by CDP children but also their parents and family members.

• 150 children were very delighted to received blanket as birthday gifts from their sponsors.

• Children and parents learned that it is blessed to give than to receive.

CDP Related Projects

For the year 1999, FHI was able to assist the community to meet the health problems identified by the residents. Three CDP projects has been attended through the water container project, water sealed toilet project and community clinic. A total of 75 water container has been distributed to the residents with no supply of water, while water sealed toilet constructed.

During the heavy storm that brought floody in the area for a number of days. FHI/Phil. distributed rice to families.

Dear Sponsor,

Greetings from Nueva, Laguna!

I would like to thank you for sponsoring our children in the area of Landayan/Nueva. Landayan/Nueva is one of the depressed areas in the first district of Laguna. The main issue is survival. Thirty percent (30%) of the population are squatters with no permanent house, and some families are house renters. Most of the people are construction workers, laborers, fisherman and scavengers. Other problem in the community are vices, drug addiction and lack of education poverty situation.

Communities namely Pulo, Tamuro, Duloi St. Joseph, Maligaya 1 & 2 and A-Lot Elvinda are assisted by FHI/Philippines through the Child Development Program (CDP).

FHI/Philippines is in partnership with Jesus Is The Christ Christian Fellowship. Links were made as well with both government and none government agencies in the communities we work with. FHI CDP staff works hand in hand with the leaders of the area to solve the identified needs and problems of the community.

The year 2004 has been year of blessings in spite of the economic crisis. God’s faithfulness remains and His grace abounds more so if there are generous people like you who is willing to give for a good cause.

As a CDP Staff I have seen with my own eyes, many lives changed because of CDP. Our effort is not in vain because I know it bears good fruit.

You are remembered especially in prayer. May the Lord be the one to bless you for sharing your blessings with those who are in needs.

In Christ

Daphne Las Pinas
CDP Field Staff