Our Week with Child Hope
Video created by Aleja
Coming Back to Manila
a poem by Arleen Aguasvivas coming back to Manila the heat from the street seeping in through the windows of a car driving 65 miles per hour holding 12 students changed forever dealing… Continue reading
Up, Up, Stairway!
Our next venture took us to the beautiful island of Mindoro to visit the boys of the Stairway foundation, a group dedicated to the educational and personal development of kids whose rights to… Continue reading
Tagaytay and Batangas
After getting situated a few days in Manila and collecting most of our group members, the team headed to Tagaytay. We worked with PREP (Promoting Rural Education in the Philippines) schools while staying… Continue reading
“Ang Kwento Ko”: Performances by Street Kids
As part of our project in the Philippines this January, we are conducting self-expression workshops and doing other community service related work with street children in the Ermita area. With the help of… Continue reading
Mandala
Here is a photo of the mandala that we made out of broken plates with our buddies at Stairway! Izana said it was the most beautiful mandala she had seen any group make!
Seasons of Love
We just got back from Stairway Foundation in Mindoro, where we met 14 former street children. Here is a video from one of our performances during Cultural Night!
Manila Ocean Park: “Offer Your Lips”
“Offer your lips,” Hera told me. Through my laughter and my looks back at the rest of the team sitting in the audience, I turned my head and accepted my first kiss…from a… Continue reading
The Team
Out of over 70 applicants for our first ever Harvard Philippine Forum J-Term Trip to the Philippines, we’ve chosen an outstanding 12 students for the team! Here are their names and a little… Continue reading
We’re off!
Everyone’s leaving their respective home towns either today or tomorrow and heading here to the sunny Philippines! They’ll be bringing luggages full of books and lots of energy! In the mean time, I’m… Continue reading