COMMUNITY AND FAMILY SERVICES INTERNATIONAL (CFSI)
Community and Family Services International (CFSI) is a humanitarian organization committed to peace and social development, with a particular interest in the psychosocial dimension. The purpose of CFSI is rebuilding lives. Based in the Philippines, CFSI works internationally, primarily but not exclusively in the Asia and Pacific Region.
Established in 1981, CFSI has worked closely with the international community as well as national and local authorities responsible for uprooted persons in the Philippines, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Myanmar (Burma), Malaysia, Thailand, Viet Nam, Cambodia, Timor-Leste (East Timor) and Papua New Guinea.
OUR FOCUS
PROTECTION
CHILD PROTECTION
EDUCATION
SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RIGHTS
MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT
RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING LIVELIHOOD AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE
CAPACITY BUILDING, INCLUDING SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION
ADVOCACY
PRIORITY POPULATIONS
We support and empower uprooted persons and others in exceptionally difficult circumstances.
LATEST NEWS
Finding Beauty in the Hardest Challenges
What does life look like when a mother of three loses her husband and is confronted with the torrential typhoon Odette within a span of four months? Analyn Escobia, a single mother who has been . . .
ANNOUNCEMENT: Anticipated Procurement of Socio-Economic Infrastructure (SEI) and Community Facilities (CFs)
ANNOUNCEMENT OF ANTICIPATED PROCUREMENT OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE (SEI) AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES (CFs) Community and Family Services International (CFSI) is the Grant Recipient and, as such, the primary procuring entity for the Bangsamoro Camps Transformation Project . . .
Recovering Better Together through the We Can Project
Kuya Jaigie Escañan, along with his wife, Mirasol and their son, are community members of Poblacion, Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte. Last August 2023, Kuya Jaigie was rushed to the hospital due to hypertension. Upon . . .
Keeping Traditional Handicrafts Alive
Rosita Galagar, fondly known in the community as Nanay Rosita, is a talented weaver. She is well-known for selflessly sharing her talents in the art of hand-weaving by selling her woven products and sharing her . . .
Mapayapa, Produktibo at Matatag na komunidad sa Bangsamoro, isinusulong ng Bangsamoro Camps Transformation Project (BCTP)
PRESS RELEASE - 29 November 2023 Click here for the Press Release in English. COTABATO CITY- Isunusulong ng proyektong Bangsamoro Camps Transformation Project (BCTP) ang pagkakaroon ng mapayapa, produktibo at matatag na komunidad sa 12 . . .
Bangsamoro Camps Transformation Project (BCTP) supports peaceful, productive, and stable communities in the Bangsamoro
PRESS RELEASE - 29 November 2023 I-click dito para sa press release sa Tagalog. COTABATO CITY- The Bangsamoro Camps Transformation Project (BCTP) promotes peaceful, productive, and stable communities in 12 previously acknowledged barangays in the . . .
CFSI PUBLICATIONS
CFSI Audited Financial Statements for 2021/2022
CFSI is audited annually by SyCip, Gorres, Velayo, and Company (Ernst and Young). In addition, CFSI is audited at the project level, usually annually, either by auditors contracted by specific Donor Partners or by the . . .
CFSI Audited Financial Statements for 2021/2020
CFSI is audited annually by SyCip, Gorres, Velayo, and Company (Ernst and Young). In addition, CFSI is audited at the project level, usually annually, either by auditors contracted by specific Donor Partners or by the . . .
MTF-RDP/3 Good Practices in Mainstreaming Primer
This primer presents a glimpse of the Mainstreaming element of the Mindanao Trust Fund - Reconstruction and Development Project Phase Three (MTF-RDP/3). It aims to share some good practices from the engagement of select ministries . . .
Chasing Hope
A compendium of stories of Sama Bajau learners in Southern Philippines Sama Bajaus are among the Filipino ethnic-linguistic groups who were once considered as Gypsies of the Sea. They live in the waters of the . . .
Marawi Recovery Project (MRP) Project Brief
On 23 May 2017, armed confrontations between the Philippine government forces and a pro-ISIS group started and continued unabated for five months, with the loss of at least 770 lives, the displacement of the entire . . .
Barrier Analysis Project (BAP) Project Brief
In a recent UNICEF study, around 17% of children aged 13-18 years in the Philippines experienced sexual violence when growing up. Community and Family Services International (CFSI), in partnership with UNICEF, implements the Barrier Analysis . . .