Posts by Louise Joachimowski
Alliance for Peacebuilding #CreativityInCrisis Features ICM’s Chatbot
Alliance For Peace Building featured how ICM navigated the challenges COVID-19 presented to our programs and how we were able to use chatbots to creatively overcome these challenges. The chatbot assisted vulnerable populations in navigating the Philippine Department of Health’s COVID-19 algorithm while also serving as an “emotional tool” to prevent these communities from panicking…
Read MoreAti tribe member receives unexpected help during lockdown
Scattered in small communities throughout the mountainous island of Negros Occidental are an indigenous people called the Ati. They are the first settlers of the island but being a small minority, they are seldom seen and almost forgotten. Like many other indigenous peoples, they are among the poorest in the Philippines, often experiencing neglect and…
Read More7 Lessons in Poverty Alleviation during the Pandemic
How an NGO continued its mission to help the poor in unprecedented times What does it take to pivot and innovate during one of the biggest global crises for a non-profit organization? For International Care Ministries, a poverty-alleviation organization working with the ultra-poor in the Philippines, it meant an assessment of the organization’s strengths, data,…
Read MoreFrom Trouble Maker to Livelihood Trainer
In the fight against poverty, we are thankful for our local staff here in the Philippines. They are the ones at the frontlines, doing what it takes to reach communities in need. Most of them know first-hand the struggles our participants face. In fact, Jason of our General Santos base was even a participant in…
Read More400,000 tubes of toothpaste donations from SWISS through The Amber Foundation
While these are common necessities to most, tubes of toothpaste can sometimes be scarce in households where the ultra-poor live. To help them develop healthy habits, part of ICM’s Transform program educates participants about proper hygiene. Since 1992, ICM has been in the business of transforming lives from a physical, social, and spiritual standpoint. Indeed,…
Read MoreCancer Warrior starts community store with savings group
How does someone deal with poverty and cancer during the pandemic? When sickness affects someone who’s living in ultra-poverty, it seems like a no-win situation. But stories like Maria Jery’s inspire us and give us hope. When Maria Jery joined a savings group through ICM’s Transform program, she learned the habit of saving. However,…
Read MoreDOH partnership with NGO saves thousands of children from malnutrition during COVID-19 pandemic
In the midst of the hunger crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Health (DOH) partnered with International Care Ministries (ICM) to quickly deliver life-saving food relief to cure malnutrition in more than 30,000 children during the COVID-19 community quarantine. Since July, the DOH dispatched thousands of boxes of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) and…
Read MoreDepEd partners with ICM to help parents nurture kindergarten learners
December 10, 2020 – The Department of Education (DepEd) virtually signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the International Care Ministries (ICM) last December 4 to cement a partnership to assist parents of learners, especially in Kindergarten, on a better understanding of the modules provided by their schools. DepEd Undersecretary for Legislative Affairs, External…
Read MoreHSBC partners with ICM for sustainable future growth
HSBC, one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organizations, supports sustainable future growth by helping people access education and training to acquire the skills they need to succeed. Through their long-term partnership with ICM, they have helped hundreds of people graduate from the Transform program. Through the years, ICM has been able to…
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