News story sourced from Philippine social news website Rappler: http://www.rappler.com/thought-leaders/43395-faith-philippines-typhoon-yolanda THIMPU, BHUTAN - Up here in this remote mountain nation where I have been based this past month – in the last Himalayan kingdom and . . .
CFSI is pleased to announce that Mr. Peter Perfecto has become a Member of the Board of Trustees. He will participate in his first meeting of the governing body of CFSI on 21 November 2013 . . .
SWEP-Viet Nam’s Community-Based Social Worker Training Programme trained volunteers from the Happier Group - a dedicated band of people who conduct activities for parents and children at Children’s Hospital No. 1 in Ho Chi Minh . . .
Braving strong currents, powerful tides and numbingly cold water, CFSI Board of Trustees member Peter Gibson and sons William and Nicholas took the plunge in an “Escape from Alcatraz” fundraising swim across San Francisco Bay . . .
CFSI’s Park Avenue Initiative (PAI) helped to socially and economically empower families from Pasay City in Metro Manila at a three-day workshop entitled “Family Reflection for Families of Concerns”, held from October 13-15 at Tierra . . .
Roughly 80,000 people displaced by recent conflict remain in evacuation centers or with relatives throughout Zamboanga City in Mindanao, in the southern Philippines. In difficult conditions - floods, incessant rain, deep mud, congestion and limited . . .
CFSI's Director for External Relations Joseph Lumanog appeared on PTV's live-to-air "Good Morning Boss" program on October 17, 2013, to talk about CFSI's humanitarian work, particularly the ongoing relief efforts in Zamboanga City. Click on . . .
Incessant heavy rain throughout the past week has made life more difficult for the tens of thousands of people still seeking shelter in evacuation centers in Zamboanga City. The conflict in September between the Moro . . .
Adarna is a mythical bird in 18th century Filipino literature whose song is believed to restore health and whose droppings are believed to turn people into stones. Across the Philippine cultural landscape, the Adarna bird . . .
In Zamboanga City, CFSI provided orientation for volunteers from its partner, Western Mindanao State University (WMSU). Some of the volunteers were social workers, but most were students of social work and community development who are . . .