Fr. Als Children Foundation, Inc.

Partners with CFC ANCOP for Child Sponsorship

Program
On March 11, 2015, CFC ANCOP-Tekton Foundation, Inc. (CATFI) and Fr. Als Children
Foundation, Inc. (FACFI), held a Memorandum of Agreement signing ceremony for the
implementation of the Child Sponsorship Program with the Sisters of Mary Boystown and
Girlstown in its Cebu and Cavite campuses held at the Office of the President of FACFI. The
MOA was signed and exchanged between Bro. Jimmy Ilagan, President of CATFI and Mr.
Dieter Reichert, President of FACFI.

Background and Overview of the Project

CATFI under its Child Sponsorship Program (CSP) enables underprivledged and marginalized
children to obtain an education and then empower them to improve their lives and the lives of
their families as well. CATFI shall provide yearly scholarship grants to children nominated by
FACFI and who met the standards established by CATFI.
Fr. Als Children Foundation, Inc. works as the funding arm of the Sisters of Mary Boystown and
Girlstown in the Philippines and has been implementing the Child Welfare Program for several
years. Its task is to look from qualified benefactors to support the education of the poor children
coming from the different places in the country accepted by the Boystown and Girlstown with no
cash payback required.

The Sisters of Mary started its operation in the Philippines in 1985 through its founder, the
Servant of God, Msgr. Aloysius Schwartz. The sisters work primarily by establishing the
Boystowns and Girlstowns that serve as a school and home for deserving students coming from
poor families. These children are provided for with free food, clothing, shelter, medical and
dental services and high school education.

The Sisters of Mary has their own institute called Sisters of Mary Technical Education Institute
located in Cavite and Cebu which aims to provide relevant, high quality and efficient technical
education and skills development through the inculcation of desirable values on moral character
giving emphasis on work ethics, self-discipline, self-reliance and love of God and fellowmen.

Sisters of Mary Technical Education Institute Cavite Inc. offers programs that are TESDA
accredited and the tech-voc school is also a recognized assessment centers in the Cavite
province. The institution continue to produce world-class graduates including the countrys
Medallion of Excellence winner for Fashion Technology Ms Jessica Mirabel in the recently
concluded 2014 ASEAN Skills Competition in Hanoi Vietnam.

The courses, certified by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda),
include dressmaking, contact center services, technical drafting, computer hardware servicing
and culinary arts.

MOA Signing Ceremony

In addition to the two signers of the MOA, the ceremony was attended by representatives from
both the CATFI and FACFI sides. They included Romy Florida, CFC Area Governance Team
Member and Pastoral Formation Office Head of CFC Cavte; Albert Resurreccion, CFC Cavite
Sector 3 Head; Rovy Mercado, CFC Provincial Area Director; Ethel Balenton, ANCOP
Education Program Head; Manette Acero, CFC Finance Manager; Elmer Cadiz, ANCOP
Operations Manager; Vida Cuares, ANCOP Canada Coordinator to the Philippines. FACFI was
represented by Sr. Teresita A. Sumalabe, SM, Officer in Charge and Board Member of FACFI.

By Romy M. Medina