Posts by Bernadette Tan
Changing lives and transforming futures in Guatemala
While Guatemala may be an ocean away, it has many striking similarities to the Philippines. It is also a Catholic-majority country but also has many local Protestant churches. Hurricanes, political unrest, and inadequate health facilities are long-term struggles the country faces. There are many tribal groups that experience poverty at a much higher rate…
Read MoreHope in the Time of Ebola
A few months back, the world was rocked by reports about the Ebola outbreak in Uganda. The disease has left many people in distress, fearing for their lives and their loved ones’. The ebola virus that originated in Sudan has affected several Ugandan districts, and one of the last reported cases was a stillborn male…
Read MoreStarting Up Strong in Unity
Building one’s savings needs consistency, but for ultra-poor families, it is difficult to even start saving with limited financial resources directed to their most basic needs. Ultra-poverty makes it impossible to spare an amount large enough to invest in a business, purchase materials for home improvement, or spend on things that would increase quality of…
Read MoreSetting Up Shop
ICM’s vision has always been to reach the ultra-poor wherever they are, even in far away, hard-to-reach places. We want to find the marginalized who have been forgotten and left behind and bring them help and hope! That is why our goal is to saturate all of the Visayas and Mindanao so that our offices…
Read MoreGive to ICM on Giving Day 2022
Giving Day 2022 is just a week away and ICM is one of the non-profits and causes you can support from 12 noon of May 4th to 12 noon of May 5th (EDT). This special 24-hour period is sponsored by Endless Summer Realty and The FOCUS Group and this event is designed to empower every…
Read MoreThank you for your help!
When ICM sent out a call to help our bases in the provinces hit by Typhoon Odette, many of our donors and partners immediately responded with help beyond what we had expected and hope for. Our Manila Donor Relations team shared these photos with thanks. ICM extends its thanks to its shipping and hauling partners…
Read MorePicking up the Pieces in Negros Oriental
Over a month after Typhoon Odette, the communities from affected provinces are still reeling from the devastation. So many people have sent help and given their time and energy in the relief operations following the event, but recovery from the aftermath of an immense disaster such as this typhoon will take much longer and take…
Read MoreA Month After the Typhoon: Bohol
It’s been a month since Typhoon Odette hit Bohol and other provinces in the central Philippines. Even with roads cleared and power is back in some cities, many of the affected communities — especially the ultra-poor ones — are still far from recovering. Most families are still struggling to recover from the traumatic experiences they…
Read MoreSurvivors pick up the pieces after Typhoon Odette
Relief and recovery are coming in slow but steady for affected communities in the Philippines Typhoon Odette (international name “Rai”), the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines in 2021 carved a trail of destruction across a dozen provinces in the central Philippines when it made landfall on December 16, 2021. It left 407 dead, over…
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