Filipino Local Youth Project
Empowering Kids with Education

Another great organization to support is GILAS. What is GILAS?GILAS is acronym for Gearing Up Internet Literacy and Access for Students, a multi sectoral initiative that aims to provide Internet access for students and basic Internet literacy programs in all the 6,350 public secondary schools in the Philippines. The mission is led by a consortium of private corporations and civic organizations in coordination and cooperation with the Department of Education.Check them out at http://www.gilas.org 

These children live in a squatter village near the railroad tracks. Their homes are made of scrap metal and wood. Some have parents and some do not, but even those with parents don’t have money to pay for elementary school, high school and college tuition.

Elementary school and high school only cost $50/year.

College tuition is $400/semester.

Will you consider helping these kids go to school? We hope that they can get a good education, get jobs, have a bright future and be able to help their families.

My father grew up in the Philippines and he didn’t have a house to live in when he was little. Through hard work and studying he was able to get a college degree and immigrate to America. I was blessed through his education. Now I seek to help kids like him. Will you join me? If so, feel free to donate through PayPal using the Donate Button below.

Sincerely,

Darwin Cruz

http://www.filipinoyouth.org