Special Day, Special Life
by Steven Muncy, Executive Director Lulu Pablo’s three-year battle with cancer ended in early February 2019, about six months before her 75th birthday. So, on this 27th day of July and all future, we will . . .
Park Avenue Initiative (PAI) Project Brief
Living in poverty has lifelong consequences for children. In response to the obvious needs of highly vulnerable, impoverished children and youth in its neighbourhood, Community and Family Services International (CFSI) commenced the Park Avenue Initiative . . .
Australia announces additional support to Marawi recovery
Reposted from the Australian Embassy in the Philippines Website. Read the original story here. --- 16 July 2019 Today, Australian Ambassador Steven J Robinson AO announced an additional PHP 140 million or AUD 3.5 million to support the . . .
Stories from the Field: “Para ma mga Kasamahan” (For my Sama Tribe)
Norbiti Sali, 28 years old, is a solo parent to his two children. Norbiti, or who is fondly called "Biti" in the community, is a Sama Bajau who makes a living by selling fish in . . .
Para-Social Workers Training Project (PSWTP) Project Brief
Community and Family Services International (CFSI) and the Swiss Embassy in Manila, Philippines seeks to enhance the capacity of the Social Welfare Committee of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to lay a solid foundation . . .
CFSI, BFAR, and OCENR conduct Environmental and Livelihood Trainings for Sama Bajaus
On 21 to 30 May 2019, CFSI conducted a series of trainings for Sama Bajaus on relevant Environmental Laws and Environmentally Sustainable Income-Generating Practices. This initiative was done as part of the Sama Bajau Capacity . . .
Mindanao Protection Project (MPP) Project Brief
The Mindanao Protection Project (MPP) is a long-standing partnership between Community and Family Services International (CFS) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Since 2010, CFSI and UNHCR have been implementing the MPP . . .
Decentralized Child Protection Area of Responsibility (CP AoR) English Helpdesk Project Brief
In 2018, Community and Family Services International (CFSI) and UNICEF-Geneva entered a partnership to host the decentralized Child Protection Area of Responsibility (CP AorR) English Help Desk. Through the CP AoR, local child protection coordination groups will have . . .
Community Engagement for Children Project (CECP) Project Brief
To jump start a multi-year process that will expand the constituency of Child Protection, CFSI is one of the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) that will carry out community dialogues in 17 Local Government Units in . . .
Building on Fresh Start Project (BFSP) Project Brief
As a complementary project to the FSP, CFSI and the Embassy of Switzerland have implemented the Building on Fresh Start Project (BFSP), which seeks to strengthen FSP Para-Social Workers and to provide further assistance to . . .