Volunteer - why should I get involved?
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Volunteer your time
Most people want to travel and see the world. Little Children of the World can make it possible to combine service with adventure by volunteering at our Philippine project in Dumaguete, Philippines (on the island of Negros).
The LCW/LCP programs allow you to invest a portion of your life in helping rescue children from the dire effects of poverty, neglect, or abuse.
LCP Current Situation
The following is a description of the Current Situation of LCP:
Twenty three years after its founding, as of May 2010, Little Children of the Philippines, Inc. (LCP) now serves a constituency of more than 5,000 low-income Filipino children, youth and parents, in 14 depressed communities/barangays of the province of Negros Oriental. During the past eleven years the number of barangays served has increased from eight to fourteen, and the number of sponsored preschools from three to eight. The enrollment in Sunday School has increased from approximately 300 to nearly 2000. More than 625 children, ranging from age five to twenty, who are victims of poverty and vulnerable to abuse are sponsored by friends of Little Children of the World.
During 2010 144 children graduated from Preschool, 57 graduated from Elementary School (6th grade), some with honors, and 56 graduated from High School. More than 84 youth are now enrolled in college, thanks to LCW sponsorships and scholarships. LCP places every sponsored child in school, provides tutoring for those who lag behind, gives nutritional supplements to those who are underweight, healthcare to those who are sick,teaches special skills and Christian values, surgeries and therapy for handicapped children, and houses over forty boys and girls in residential dorms.
The Filipino staff at LCP has expanded to 22 full-time and 21 part-time workers plus Youth Empowerment students on work-study scholarships. TPart time workers include eight preschool teachers and one alternative Learning School teacher (High School), 2 staff soup kitchens, 8 house mothers, a librarian, as well as 14 paramedics and one nurse.
LCP has grown also in the number of international volunteers who add considerably to the work force. They come from various nations including the USA, Philippines, Canada, England, Ireland, Sweden, Italy, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand. They use their training and experience to enhance the existing programs and sometimes even initiate new ones like the Lice Treatment Project and the Soup Kitchens. A number of Filipino professionals, especially physicians, provide service to LCP member families and LCP volunteers for no cost or at greatly reduced prices. The local Red Cross has been helpful in training LCP’s community paramedics. Peace Corps workers have also contributed time and resourses through the years.
The first unit of a multipurpose building complex was dedicated in January 2003. The second and third buildings were dedicated in November 2003. All of this is made possible through our partnership with the Consuelo Foundation covering the cost of the design and construction of the new buildings. These facilities make it possible to maintain and expand the LCP programs.
In 2009, Consuelo Foundation provided a new boys dorm that will house up to thirty boys (ages 13-17).