This holiday season is a time for love, merriment, and enjoying the finer things in life. However, it is also a time to be thankful for the blessings we enjoy, and what better way to appreciate what we have by sharing it! Read through to see some of the organisations you can reach out to when you're ready to pay it forward:
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Virlanie

Since 1992, Virlanie Foundation has been reaching out to street children in the Philippines. They care for children in need of special protection - those who are among the poorest of the poor, the abandoned, abused, exploited, neglected, and orphaned. By providing education, shelter, and continued programmes of support, Virlanie continues to shape and enrich the lives of those who have been left behind. 

 

To help a child, you can get involved through sponsorship or donation. Lean more about their partnership opportunities here: http://virlanie.org/

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Habitat For Humanity

Habitat for Humanity Philippines builds strength, stability, and self-reliance through shelter. Driven by the vision that everyone needs a decent place to live, Habitat for Humanity began in 1976 as a grassroots effort. The Christian housing organization has become a leading global nonprofit working in nearly 70 countries. In the Philippines since 1988, Habitat for Humanity has supported more than 140,000 people to build or improve a place they can call home. Through financial support, volunteering or adding a voice to support affordable housing, everyone can help families achieve the strength, stability and self-reliance they need to build better lives for themselves. Through shelter, we empower.

 

To learn more, donate or volunteer, visit www.habitat.org.ph.

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World Vision

World Vision is a Christian, relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. Motivated by Christian faith, World Vision wants to empower every child to build a better future for their families, their communities and their countries. World vision serves the most vulnerable regardless of religion, race, ethnicity or gender.

 

Know more at: http://www.worldvision.org.ph/ 

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Unicef PH

In case this is your first time to get involved in an advocacy, Unicef PH might be a good start for you. This holiday season, Unicef is rolling out a programme called "Inspired Gifts", where you can choose from their pre-packaged gifts (with prices ranging from 150PHP to 2000PHP), personalize it with your own message, and rest assured your gift will reach a beneficiary. 

 

To start your road to philantropy, you can check they programme here: https://inspiredgifts.unicef.ph/

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Haribon Foundation

Preserving our ecology and biosphere takes a lot of expertise, funding, and proper information dissemination. Haribon foundation has been the forefront of this advocacy for a long time now, from sea ecology. restoring forests, and preserving our Philippine eagles -- they continue to create opportunities for growth and developent for our country. This Christmas, Haribon has come up with e-cards or “electronic cards” you can email to your loved ones. They insert the name of your recipient and the name of the donor in the card as well. You can choose either one of these e-cards or an Animalaya card for every P350 pesos you donate to adopt a seedling.

 

If you want to help through tree-planting, you can visit: http://www.haribon.org.ph/index.php/content_page/24-road-to-2020/232-haribon-e-cards

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Operation Smile

Operation Smile is an international medical charity whose global network of thousands of credentialed medical volunteers from over 80 countries is committed to helping improve the health and lives of children from more than 60 countries. They provide safe, well-timed, and effective treatment that doesn't stop with the first surgery, to meet the range and depth of needs for every patient who comes to us with an unrepaired cleft. 

 

To bring a smile to someone's face, log on to: http://www.operationsmile.org.ph/index.php/acrt-now/donate-now/

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World Wildlife Fund

Give back to the planet while giving stuffed pandas a home this Christmas! In partnership with Lucky Chinatown, each donor will be receiving a panda stuffed toy, a WWF pin, and an adoption certificate for only ₱500. A vanguard for nature preservation and responsible world citizenship, the WWF is defining new ways of working to make a difference at a scale that matters, from markets, wildlife, forests, oceans, climate & energy, and finance -- they seek out new way to promote change around the world.  

 

To know more, drop by: http://wwf.panda.org/