Send 200 Filipino kids to better daycare centers

Over the past months, Haligi ng Bata, Inc. (HBI) has continued its mission to help children build a strong educational foundation. Thanks to your generosity and the support of GlobalGiving, more learners in underserved rural and urban communities have received the resources and guidance they need to succeed in early childhood and primary schooling. Your contributions have made a meaningful difference in the lives of children and families who face daily challenges yet remain determined to pursue a better future.

Home-Based and Additional Tutorials During School Break

As mentioned in our last report,  HBI with your support carried out a targeted home-based tutorial program for 100 children from Kindergarten to Grade 3 from March 2025 to June 2025. These students, who attend  last-mile schools in Pampanga Province (San Pedro Elementary School and Bulac Elementary School), were identified by their teachers as academically at risk. Each child received customized learning materials designed to help them strengthen their reading, writing, and arithmetic skills over the school summer break. Unlike generic activity sheets, the materials were adapted to each child’s specific needs to ensure more effective learning.

Volunteer teachers provided guided support to help children work through the lessons. Parents were also oriented on how to assist with home-based learning activities. By the time classes resumed on June 16, 2025, many of these young learners had developed more confidence in their skills and were better prepared to keep up with their classmates in the new school year.

School Supplies for Primary School Learners in Payatas C Elementary School

In May 2025, GlobalGiving support and donations enabled HBI to distribute school supplies to 280 children in Kindergarten to Grade 3. These distributions focused on areas where many families experience severe economic hardship, such as Payatas in Quezon City, Metro Manila. In communities like this, parents often struggle to meet daily needs, and purchasing school supplies can feel impossible.

The materials—ranging from notebooks and pencils to crayons and paper—help ease some of the financial burden. Families shared that your support means their children can attend school with dignity, equipped with the tools they need to learn and participate. For children who have never had brand new supplies of their own, these simple items bring a sense of excitement and hope.

Supporting Payatas C Elementary School

Your help also made it possible for HBI to provide needed instructional materials and educational toys for primary school classrooms at Payatas C Elementary School. These resources included big books, story cards, puzzle mats, and other hands-on tools that make learning more engaging. Teachers reported that having these materials allows them to create more interactive lessons and to reach children with different learning styles.

In addition, your support enabled the installation of audio-video equipment and improved ventilation in several classrooms. With the addition of electric fans, classrooms are now cooler and more comfortable—an important improvement in crowded settings, especially during the hottest and most humid months.

Future Plans and Remaining Challenges

Looking ahead, HBI is preparing to deliver additional instructional materials and educational toys for public daycare centers in La Union. These resources will continue to enrich early learning environments, helping young children develop the skills and curiosity that will serve them well as they grow.

We are also organizing the provision of school supplies, instructional materials, and educational toys for 140 primary learners at Dampalit Integrated School. However, our planned distribution in June 2025 had to be postponed. Heavy rains caused the floodwall protecting the school and nearby community to break, leading to knee-high flooding in classrooms and surrounding homes. The school is currently closed as clean-up and repairs continue, with the children starting school via distance learning.

While this delay is disappointing, we remain committed to reaching Dampalit’s students as soon as it is safe to do so. In the meantime, we are coordinating with school officials and local leaders to monitor conditions and prepare for distribution once classes can safely resume.

Our Heartfelt Thanks to You

To all our GlobalGiving donors and supporters, thank you for standing with us. Your generosity has ensured that even in times of hardship—whether economic difficulties or natural disasters—children can continue to learn, dream, and build the foundations of a brighter future. Your support not only provides materials and resources but also gives families hope and strength to keep going.

We are deeply grateful for your partnership and look forward to sharing more stories of progress and impact in the months ahead. Thank you for making this work possible.