Posts by Bernadette Tan
“NBA Cares” on the courts with ICM Kids
Story by Anthony Ramos, ICM Head of Trips – Donor Services // Photos by David McIntyre, ICM Volunteer Photographer On March 24th 2014, 35 Filipino children from Typhoon Haiyan affected communities in Cebu were treated to a once in a lifetime experience – a NBA Cares basketball clinic run in conjunction with the 7th annual…
Read MoreBusiness-In-A-Box: ICM Generating Resilient Livelihoods for the World’s Ultrapoor
Article by Christine Joyce Ajoc, ICM Director of Livelihood The changes in the world’s political and economic systems have resulted in certain imbalances among populations, often leaving those in the developing economies in a position of vulnerability. For the poorest of the poor, this means having to live below subsistence, with little to no resources at…
Read MorePlanting Beauty in the Brokenness Left By Typhoon Haiyan
Written by Justine Maceross, Communications Officer ICM-Hong Kong On 3 March 2014, ICM staff, along with Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) and several volunteers, loaded a small pump boat with relief packs — each including hygiene kits, clothing and 40 boxes full of FMSC MannaPacks (packages of nutrient-fortified food) — and climbed aboard. We visited communities…
Read MoreGrowing up with ICM – Every Kid can make a Difference
Story by Tess Lyons, ICM Donor Services & Interview by Stella Schapero, ICM Manila Board of Advisors ICM’s 2007 banquet was the beginning of Stella, Joel and Jacob Schapero’s involvement with ICM. Stella and Joel realized they wanted to get their family involved with the Philippines and the ICM Banquet provided them an opportunity. Stella recalls,…
Read MoreTogether We Can Reach More
Written by Dr. Mindy Gill, ICM Director of Health Services Most of us take for granted being able to access health care in the time of need. However, for those living in poverty, there are often insurmountable financial barriers which lead to a lifetime of unnecessary suffering. This is true even for relatively minor surgical…
Read MoreICM AREA HIT BY TROPICAL STORM WASHI
Eyewitness; Words and Photos by ICM COO, Helen Turner Tropical Storm Washi has left a devastating mark on the Northern part of Mindanao, Philippines. The effected areas reached farther north to the city of Dumaguete on the Island of Negros, where one of our bases is located. ICM COO, Helen Turner, was in Dumaguete attending…
Read MoreLotlot celebrates Eighteen – a Birthday to Remember!
A girl’s 18th birthday in the Philippines is a much-anticipated passage from adolescence to adulthood. For Lotlot, this was an especially unforgettable day as she glowed in the excitement of a surprise 18th birthday party thrown by her sixteen “sisters and brothers” at ICM’s Excel House, in Bacolod. Lotlot, who suffers from cerebral palsy, looked…
Read MoreA Collaborative Effort to Address Poverty
Submitted by Helen Turner, ICM COO // Photos by Bens King, ICM Graphic Designer ICM’s Philippine Executive Committee joined Cross International’s Leadership Conference September 6th– 7th at a retreat center in Tagaytay, Philippines. The focus of the conference was to develop collaborative ways to address the complex problem of poverty in the Philippines. The conference…
Read MoreTippy Tap: A Happy Day for Hygiene
Story by Tess Lyons, ICM Development Officer // Video courtesy of Lynn Ketch, ICM Trip Participant “Happy Birthday to You” is the most frequently sung song in the world, but not just because of the number of birthdays celebrated each day. This is the song the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention recommends singing for 20…
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