Poverty Alleviation
Gawad Kalinga Community Development Foundation, Inc. (GK) is a Philippine-based movement that aims to end poverty for 5 million families, by first restoring the dignity of the poor.
Gawad Kalinga
Gawad Kalinga Community Development Foundation, Inc. (GK) is a Philippine-based movement that aims to end poverty for 5 million families, by first restoring the dignity of the poor. It is building a nation empowered by people with faith and patriotism; a nation made up of caring and sharing communities, dedicated to eradicating poverty.
Poverty breeds a slum mentality, forcing the poor to a survival mode where it's every man for himself. At the heart of GK's community transformation is restoring dignity, and giving back the poor's capacity to dream and work towards the fulfillment of their dreams. What begins as a journey of hope becomes a quest for freedom from poverty in all its forms--materially, and in mind and spirit. GK provides a nurturing environment to raise leaders at the grassroots and empowers communities to connect to mainstream services and opportunities.
Impact To Date
1142
individuals supported
$180,000
total funds raised
Scale Of The Problem
28%
Poverty in Philippines
28% of Filipinos live below the poverty line.
199,398
is the number of informal settlers in Metro Manilla, 36.2%
of the total number of informal settlers in the country.
What We've Done
TCRP
Manila 2014
cause
Poverty
benificiary
Gawad Kalinga
Lives impacted
50
funds raised
$50,000
TCRP
Manila 2013
cause
Poverty
benificiary
Gawad Kalinga
Lives impacted
46
funds raised
$40,000
TCRP
Manila 2013
cause
Poverty
benificiary
Gawad Kalinga
Lives impacted
1000
funds raised
$60,000
TCRP
Manila 2012
cause
Poverty
benificiary
Gawad Kalinga
Lives impacted
46
funds raised
$30,000