Posts by Louise Joachimowski
TOMS “One for One” Movement Reaches ICM Jumpstart Students
Sue Hamilton, ICM Volunteer Writer/Editor The recent TOMS shoe drop to all ICM Bases in the Philippines was a cause for great excitement for many ICM recipients. TOMS, a US-based shoe retailer, developed a “One for One” movement that has provided ten million new pairs of TOMS shoes to impoverished children in over 60 countries…
Read MoreJourneying Together to Reach the Ultrapoor
It’s amazing to see people from the other side of the world join us on our journey to reach the ultrapoor in the Philippines. Recently, Dale Sutherland, brother of ICM’s Chairman, David Sutherland, visited ICM for his 3rd time. He brought with him a group of visitors from McLean Bible Church (MBC) in Washington DC…
Read MoreJoanne Walks into a Brighter Future after her Battle Against Cancer
Story by Helen Turner, ICM Co-CEO & COO At the recent Doctors fellowship dinner in Dumaguete I was able to catch up with Joanne Dayapdapan who was one of the first special medical case patients I met when I first started working with ICM. In 2009 Joanne was just 16 years old and had been…
Read MoreNo Age Limit in Fighting Poverty
There will always be an element of surprise to what kids are capable of and what they are able to achieve. Nowadays, children as young as 9 and10years old are making a difference in society. And the 6 children from Kids Against Poverty (KAP) are no exception. Out on a mission to fight poverty in the Philippines, the 6 children…
Read MoreHow to Survive an ICM 101 Trip
Story & Photos by Justine Maceross; ICM Trip Participant It is easy for me to forget that poverty affects the majority of our world. 90% of people deal with corruption daily – a fact I learned in the first ICM 101 Lecture. This truth is all too forgettable in my day-to-day routine in San Antonio, Texas, where…
Read MoreICM Kids Camp – An Experience My Children Won’t Forget
Story by Carine Owens Kids Camp provides a chance for my children and I to step outside our lives of abundance. It creates an opportunity that allows our kids to see the reality of poverty and how many people survive each day in dire circumstances. We join these children for four action packed days to…
Read MoreThe Unexpected Swimmers
Story by Helen Turner, ICM Co-CEO Early on a Thursday morning in February we set out, off the coast of El Nido heading up to one of the remotest island locations in the Philippines, the Island of Cagbuli. Twenty-five visitors in El Nido on “Vacation With a Purpose” had chosen to take the two and half hour boat ride…
Read MoreAlex Kim Joins ICM’s Journey
Alex Kim, who lives in Singapore and studies in the US, partnered with ICM to “Join the Journey” by volunteering his time and spending a month with our staff on the ground in Dumaguete. Here are excerpts from his trip summary: “My spell in Dumaguete has been nothing short of amazing, I’ve learnt many things during my stay…
Read MoreAbandoned Girls Blossom into Young Women as they Start College
Judilyn Yangco and Susan Entong grew up in some of the most challenging and heartbreaking circumstances conceivable. Judilyn, abandoned by her parents, was the breadwinner for her three siblings at the age of nine and almost died from TB. Susan’s father, drunk one night, threw a kerosene lamp which burned Susan’s face, arms and neck…
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