Name of the Organization: Asilo de San Vicente de Paul

Category of the Organization: Non-profit organization

Official Address: 1148 United Nations Ave, Paco, Manila, 1500 Metro Manila

Contact Information
Telephone number: (02) 523-1460 / (02) 522-8696
Cell Phone number: 0961-977-4543
Email Address: asilomla@yahoo.com
Website: https://web.archive.org/web/20140717163126/http://www.asilomanila.com/

Name of the Head of the Institution: Sr. Melly Espinili, D.C.

Position: Administrator

Brief Background of the organization:

Casa de San Vicente de Paul, popularly known as Asilo de San Vicente de Paul in our
contemporary time, was established on July 26, 1885.It stands as a monument of the living
charity of Sr. Asuncion Ventura, DC- the founder who was proclaimed as the first Filipina
woman to establish an orphanage in the Philippines.When she obtained her share of
inheritance from her family, she legally instituted the transfer of this inheritance to the
Daughters of Charity.

Programs and Services:

Asilo de San Vicente de paul offers these services with their partner agencies. The first
service is Residential care partnered with SAGIP KABATAAN CENTER (Home for Boys) and
RENDU HOME (Home for Girls) these two homes provide long-term residential care for
children, who are 6-10 years of age and are in difficult and risky situations. The holistic
development of each child is ensured through home life, pastoral and Psychological care,
education, value formation, health care services and other services that are responsive to
their needs in preparation for their eventual family and community re-integration. Asilo also
dives into community organization. It offers community based program with its partners these
programs are interventions being facilitated for and with the clientele within a certain
period. Its focus as well as its desired result is measured both on quantity and quality as well
as on the impact on the clients’ lives. VOCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM (VTP) offers
TESDA accredited short courses in Commercial Cooking II and Food & Beverage Services
through modular structured learning. VTP is open to high school graduates, ages 18 and above
and coming from indigent families. The training delivery of the course adheres to and is
guided by the principles of competency-based TVET system.
BLESSED LINDALVA TRAINING CENTE(BLTC) serves as training venue for the VTP students. Its
main purpose is to provide the students with hands-on experience in Baking, Commercial
Cooking and Food and Beverage Services leading to their initial on-the-job training prior to
their deployment in the different food establishments outside of ASVP.
SR. ASUNCION VENTURA EDUCATIONAL ULTMATE SERVICE (SAVE-US) Facilitates access to
college education for selected indigent High School graduates, as well as those from the
residential care homes, ages 16 and above, who are interested and capable of pursuing a
college education (associate or bachelor’s degree) in preparation for their re-integration into
the larger community and eventually, a decent and responsible life of their own.
SETON TRANSIENT HOME facilitates the provision of temporary home-life care services for
individuals in crisis: OFWs, PLWHA (w/o opportunistic infection), and the homeless sick poor
from the provinces undergoing follow up treatment in Manila hospitals.
SPECIAL PROJECTS refer to the other forms of interventions that seek to address the issues
and concerns outlined in the identified thrust of the Daughters of Charity, Philippine
Province, which are aligned with the National Development agenda. These include the
following:
- Alternative Residential Home Service
A home away from home for transient internal and external migrants and families as a
response to migration phenomena.
- Stop Trafficking & Exploitation of People through Unlimited Potentials (STEP-UP) projects
A training for basic life skills and computer lessons, serving as a response to the prevention of
human trafficking and the consequent rehabilitation of its victims.
- Community Organizing
A systemic process to alleviate poverty & hunger through community development, (BEC,
Cooperative, Micro-finance and Supplemental Feeding)
- Environmental Sustainability projects
Other related projects that continue to evolve to cope with the changing times and the cries
of the needy poor.
Clientele (Profile of the clients):
Ages 2-18 years old, Children, Youth, Family and Individual in Crisis, Street Children, Indigent
Children, Physical Abuse, Orphaned, Abandoned ,Homeless, and Indigenous people.
Accomplishment/s:
ROOTED in the CHARITY of Jesus Christ, the Asilo de San Vicente de Paul is a HAVEN of HOPE
for persons living in poverty situations. They commit themselves to the INTEGRAL
DEVELOPMENT of the marginalized sectors of the society through Sustainable Programs and
Services where Resource Sharing and Participative Involvement are a way of life.
In 1967, ASVP has been registered, licensed and accredited as a child care and welfare
agency. On June 30, 2019, ASVP was re-licensed and re-accredited as level 2 in its Residential
Facility for children and youth, individual and family in crisis.
The inspirations of its founder Sr. Asuncion Ventura, DC fully immersed in Christ centered
spirituality lived by Saint Vincent de Paul and St. Louise de Marillac in working with the less
privileged persons during their time, are alive in the present time. Asilo de San Vicente de
Paul (ASVP) is a living testament of their intense caring and charity works then and now.
Within 135 years of existence, it has progressed and surpassed the challenges of responding to
the emerging needs of the “less privileged persons” who were entrusted to its care and
protection.
As it continues to interface with the changing times, especially in service for and with the
marginalized sectors, ASVP offers short term course in Commercial Cooking NC II to indigent
high school graduates. Its continuous improvement, primarily aims to facilitate linkage and
access to development opportunities for the clientele – the neglected and abandoned
children; the out of school youth; the migrants; the individuals & families in crisis situation.
In so doing they are assured of their security and protection. Furthermore, they are given
appropriate preparation to be able to live their own lives as productive citizens who are in
constant harmony with their environment. On 2013 Asilo de San Vicente de Paul announced a
100% PASSING RATE OF VTP STUDENTS IN THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT IN COMMERCIAL
COOKING NC II these are the Vocational Technology Program students batch 6 . For the last 5
years the Vocational Technology Program of Asilo de San Vicente de Paul maintains 100%
passing rate in the National Assessment in Commercial Cooking NC II.
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Name of the Organization: Association Compassion Asian Youth Inc. (ACAY Missions
Philippines
Category of the Organization: Non-Profit Organization
Official Address: 101 Dunhill St. East Fairview Quezon City, Philippines 1118

Contact Information
Telephone number: 87901-0844
Cell Phone number: (02) 7799-6194
Email Address: info@acaymission.org
Website: https://acaymission.com/en/the-assosciation/

Name of the Head of the Institution: Sr. Sophie Renoux

Position:President

Brief Background of the organization:

Acay Philippines is an organization since 1997, ACAY works to offer a second chance to youth
at risk aged 15 to 23 years old through innovative pedagogical methods. These are designed to
restore the dignity of each youth and help them find meaning to their lives.

Programs and Services:

The ACAY Mission Philippines is an offshoot of the involvement of the Missionaries of Mary (an
international group of sisters from France who began work in the Phils in 1997) in the conduct
of voluntary activities for street children and youth in the detention centers in Manila. The
purpose of ACAY Mission is to provide social services to youth and families who
have experienced difficulties in their lives to alleviate their condition. They organized
recreational, spiritual, craft making and alternative recreational activities for these children
and youth.
Their flagship program, the School of Life (for disadvantaged girls) was put up in 2000, when
the group put up a residential home for girls in Quezon City. This expanded to the
organization of the Second Chance Program to cater to the needs of the boys who are in
conflict with the law. The programs operated as a foreign representative branch office
activities of the Association Compassion Asian Youth which is based in France.

Realizing the impact of the program among the youth, the French Board of Trustees gave the
Philippine Branch Office authorization to close the branch office in 2014, to put up its own
local association, hence the ACAY Missions Philippines, Inc.
They offer holistic and creative approaches for restoring the dignity of the youth and families
in difficult circumstances. ACAY helps them rediscover meaning in life and become agents of
change. ACAY also assists indigenous Aeta youth, in the Bangkal, Orani, Bataan areas
providing them with the skills to cope in the modern Filipino world. PIA’s grant assists with
psychological evaluations, counseling sessions and transportation of 40 at-risk youth (girls
aged 14-21 years old who were orphaned, neglected, abandoned and/or sexually abused and
boys who have had conflicts with the law). Families of our beneficiaries will be trained in a
seminar to better support their children. and ACAY offers holistic and innovative approaches
to restoration wherein youth and families in difficult circumstances will re-discover the
dignity and meaning of life and take the lead in becoming agents of change.

Provide a familial and nurturing environment that offers a sense of belongingness and safety
which will rebuild self-esteem and dignity. Enable youth and families to face the
consequences of their traumatic experiences and difficult life situations through holistic
interventions for restoration of their psychosocial, emotional and spiritual needs. To empower
the family in the restoration process of the youth.

Clientele (Profile of the clients):

ACAY offers a second chance to youth at risk aged 15 to 23 years old through creative and
innovative pedagogical methods "which lead them to recover their dignity and find meaning
for their lives.

Accomplishment/s:

While the pandemic closed some doors, others opened. The Second Chance Program
grasped these opportunities and began reaching out and understanding Mark, Jhun, Beverley
& Co’s situation a little more. A new priority opened before our eyes: while helping detained
youth, we needed to develop a program of prevention for these ones to end up in youth
homes or jails. A group of ten kids arrived and attended the first meeting, with tattoos on
their arms, necks, or faces. With tee shirts longer than their small bodies, they were fixing
our eyes with wide expectations. Everything was put into place to create a quality bond with
them, make them feel that they are part of ACAY and that their lives are a treasure worth
saving.

This first meeting was a test. We let them talk and share their dreams. Listening,
analyzing the situation, and starting to assess where to start and where to go with them. The
most important: hearts would be moved, desire of learning would be awakened and their lives
will transform. The surprise for us was huge and unexpected: if some kids needed the usual
ACAY Life-Skills training, the reality that knocked us was when we realized that some of them
did not even know how to read and write! So, “pulling up their sleeves”, the team got to work
reaching out to their needs: grouping kids per level of needs, educational augmentation for
some, life skills for others, and home visits for all! In ACAY, contact with the families is
crucial. As expected, poverty was “au rendez-vous”. Parents drained by life’s realities,
pandemic exacerbating the difficulty to find funds for the daily needs, some of them had
been in detention and some others left for the province leaving their kids. All trying to cope
with a lack of educational background. They discovered ACAY, and we embarked them into
discovering our program but above all into this hope that things will change for their kids. We
also invited them to join us for a monthly sharing and training for them as parents.
Since then, about twenty youth attend the program regularly. ACAY staff, together with the
Sisters, volunteers, and alumni have conducted Self-Awareness and Life Skills training once a
week while one of us spent their time with two of them learning to recognize letters and
learning how to write.

 Opportunity for the beneficiaries to develop their leadership and facilitating skills by
conducting recreational, educational and educational activities for the children and
youth of the tribes in Bataan.
 Promote the development of friendship and understanding between the people from
the mountains and the Filipinos from the lowlands.
 Involving parents of School of Life and Second Chance beneficiaries.
 Support parents in a deeper knowledge of themselves.
 Bridging the gaps in the domain of education.
 Protection and rehabilitation of young people in detention centers.
 Reintegration.
 Coaching and training.

One of the most recent skill sets offered to the beneficiaries of School of Life and the Second
Chance program, preparing for their Independent Living is learning how to drive! Aside from
the funds that were offered, each of the youth had their counterpart as we encourage them
to take ownership of their lives, to appreciate the help given them, and to become
responsible. For these youth to complete their financial participation for the driving course,
they applied the knowledge learned from their entrepreneurship training in ACAY. Using the
knowledge acquired from this training they were able to come up with a variety of small
businesses, such as making homemade nuts, chili sauce, reselling pastries, and cooking
snacks. They do everything themselves, from purchasing to cooking to selling.

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Name of the Organization: Casa Miani (Somascan Fathers) Foundation INC

Category of the Organization: Non-profit Organization

Official Address: Commerce Avenue, Ayala Alabang, Muntinlupa City, 1702 Metro Manila

Contact Information

Telephone number: 8211-2705

Cellphone number: (02) 807 7893

Email Address: casamiani@yahoo.com

Website: https://casamiani.wordpress.com/about/?
fbclid=IwAR3DCJ61lmK2bUVeY8XmWnChI5EENOEbVoVbgdhozclSz1pFVp166_Pb5Z0

Name of the Head of the Institution: Rev. Fr. Luigi Brenna, CRS
Position: Executive Director

Brief Background of the organization:

On June 13, 1999, under the patronage of St. Anthony of Padua, St. Joseph and St.
Jerome Emiliani, a new and small religious community of the Somascan Fathers opened its
activity. The new establishment, named St. Joseph House, is located in San Jose Village,
Alabang, in the territory of the Somascan Parish of St. Jerome Emiliani and St. Susana.
Its purpose is to welcome late vocations to religious life and seminarians from the Somascan
Minor Seminary in Lubao for their last stage before the novitiate, the postulancy.

Programs and Services:

PROGRAMS AND SERVICES:

Casa Miani intends to offer the minors an adequate formative environment, aimed at
satisfying their primary needs, and to create a family atmosphere.

A. EDUCATIVE ENVIRONMENT

1. Leadership
2. Chores and Work
3. Free time and Recreational activities
4. Relations with the family

B. RELIGIOUS FORMATION

1. A year-long Catechesis
2. Preparations for Sacraments
3. Participation in Liturgical celebrations

C. HEALTH CARE

1. Physical check-up
2. Medical and Dental examinations
3. Personal hygiene
4. Nutritional programs

D. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM

Minors are enrolled in the nearby public schools.

SOCIAL SERVICES

The Social Service Program of Casa Miani is addressed mainly to our boys and their families.

It includes:

a.) Admission and preparation for intake

b.) Preparation and implementation of the individual treatment plan
c.) Case work with family
d.) Case conferences and evaluation
e.) Group sessions with boys
f.) Discharge planning
g.) Family or foster family placement or visits

Clientele (Profile of the clients):

Home for orphans, dependents, abandoned, neglected children without serious physical or
psychological handicaps, who, because of pitiful circumstances are deprived of physical,
psychological and educational care and so hindered from a complete and harmonious growth.
Accomplishment/s:

PDC is actively involved in projects that benefit the lives of children in various
municipalities around the globe. These projects are aimed at helping local communities at a
grass roots level. On the 19th May, a team from PDC travelled to Pampanga, a province in
Philippines North West of Manila to Casa Miani Sto. Niño, a home for orphaned and neglected
boys.Casa Miani is a home for orphans, neglected, abandoned, physically abused children and
those in high risk situations. The Boys Home is supported by sponsors, benefactors and
committed volunteers. Follow the website to find out how you can help support this
wonderful program.

A group of PDC staff led by Beth Claro, organized a gift-giving and fun-filled program
for the kids and the staff of the Caring Home. Everybody enjoyed eating lunch together,
sharing stories and participating in the parlour games prepared by Jollibee. Each child
received a complete school-kit to make them ready for school this year. PDC also donated
groceries and cash gifts to the Home for sustaining the needs of the kids.The Outreach
Program was made possible by PDC Social club funds, donations and gifts from the entire PDC
Manila staff, another accomplishment of Casa Miani in 2012 that For the first time in the
history of Casa Miani-Arvedi, an occupant will graduate from college. His name is Jojo
Conceso Ella. He finally concluded his education by finishing the course Bachelor of Science in
Information Technology.

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Name of the Organization: Educational Research and Development Assistance
(ERDA) Foundation, Inc
Category of the Organization: A non-stock, non-profit organization
Official Address: 66 Linaw Street, Sta. Mesa Heights, Quezon City

Contact Information
Telephone number: 732 3198
Cell Phone number: +63 2 415 0168
Email Address:
erda_edo@pldtdsl.net
edo.erda@yahoo.com.ph
erdafoundation.president@gmail.com
Website: https://erdafoundation.wordpress.com/

Name of the Head of the Institution: Ms. Dolora H. CARDEÑO

Position: Executive Director

Brief Background of the organization:

In 1965, the Bureau of Public Schools produced a study on the Philippines' dropout problem,
which caused French Jesuit, Fr. S.J. Pierre Tritz He gave up his nationality and got Filipino
citizenship in order to pursue what would become his life's passion. Thus, the Educational
Research and Development Assistance (ERDA) Foundation, Inc. was established in September
1974 and legally registered as a non-stock, non-profit corporation with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) on May 9, 1975. The goal of ERDA is to help impoverished children
develop holistically. ERDA has designed initiatives for the beneficiaries' families as well as
their communities in addition to educational aid.

Programs and Services:

 The Foundation’s programs/projects focused on the following areas: Education
Assistance Program (EAP) for Pre-school, Elementary, High School and College, Health and
Medical Services, Livelihood, Continuing Education and Economic Development Programs for
the family and communities. Geographical scope of programs: Nationwide (5 cities in Metro
Manila, and 3 provinces covering Iloilo, Marinduque and South Cotabato. Fr. Tritz through
ERDA wanted to give children (from disadvantaged communities) access to basic and quality
education because this will give them hope and change their lives for the better.
Its mission is to improve the quality of life marginalized Filipino children and youth through
education and support programs in partnership with their families, schools and communities
this leads to the first dimension of the programs that is children support which has an
education program, for the students to receive a holistic education, ERDA has provided
educational support (school supplies, bags, and uniforms), a Catch-up Program (tutorials,
seminars), and leadership and life skills trainings. ERDA has already assisted more than
800,000 children in their education. ERDA has been able to do this through the support of
long-term benefactors, eager supporters, kind partners and generous volunteers.

ERDA has also developed programs for the families of the beneficiaries as well as their
communities. The second dimension is family support that has 2 programs which is Livelihood
Assistance and Social Protection Facilitation. The program components under this are
Membership in CoMSCA (Community Managed Savings & Credit Association) groups,
Membership in cooperatives, Social Protection Facilitation, and Facilitating linkages to
available social protection programs. ERDA also encourages parents to form savings groups
and participate in livelihood trainings for them to sustain the needs of their families
especially their children. The third dimension is community support which has 2 programs
namely Organizing Children and Parents and Strengthening Community Structures. These
programs gave these components Formation of functional children’s and parents’ associations
and Strengthening BCPCs/LCPCs towards functionality.

The last dimension is participation that has one program which Participation Program.
The program components are Children’s Participation, Parents’ Participation, and Community
Participation. ERDA’s last program is to find volunteers all around the Philippines. As it aims
in improving the lives of the poor, ERDA needs the support of individuals and corporate
entities, as well as private organizations and other non-government organizations (NGOs) to
continuously implement the various programs and services of ERDA. Thus, the foundation
appeals to you in any of the following ways: sponsor children go back to school, and sponsor a
project volunteer. Donations may be sent through: Peso Savings Account Bank: Bank of the
Philippine Islands, Account Name: ERDA Foundation, Inc., and Account No.: 0153-0530-49.
Note: Details of bank deposits (amount and date of transaction) should be communicated
through email or by phone. To volunteer, please send them an email of your intention and do
not hesitate to call them through the numbers or email them at the information provided
above.

Clientele (Profile of the clients):

ERDA aims to promote the total development – physical, social and economic aspects –
of poor children. Starting from the six (6) beneficiaries of its major project OPERASYON:
BALIK PAARALAN (Operation: Back to School), ERDA has helped about 800,000 children and
youth in their education. Its operation reaches nationwide through tie-ups with 150
organizations. It supports the education of children from disadvantaged families and
communities.
Accomplishment/s:

ERDA Foundation reached, assisted, and facilitated the access to basic education of
24,566 children and youth. These children, youth were into various modalities and levels of
education, from kindergarten/ preschool, elementary, high school, alternative learning,
college and technical vocational. Majority of children, youth were into formal education and
some in alternative learnings. Children were distributed in different cities and municipalities
in different regions. Half of these children and youth were 12,863 child laborers and at-risk of
becoming child laborers in the sugarcane plantations. ERDA was part of the ABK3 LEAP, a time
bound project on Child Labor prevention in Sugarcane Plantations. The project was
implemented for five (5) years in partnership with two (2) international organizations – World
Vision and Child Fund. The project ended last June 2016. The 11,703 children, youth were
into regular programs. ERDA Social Development Workers and partner organizations were the
key implementers of the program. Half of the number of children and youth were from Metro
Manila and (some were) from provinces. ERDA provided direct educational assistance to
children in form of school supplies, uniforms, miscellaneous assistance fund and minimal
graduation assistance. ERDA advocated shared responsibility with the parents and community
in relation to assistance and development of children. The Social Development Workers
regularly conducted school visits and follow-ups. To support children who were into formal
education, ERDA facilitated catch-up/ tutorial programs especially to those who needed to
improved their academic skills particularly on reading and mathematics, values formation,
arts and physical movement skills and among others.

ERDA had six (6) mobile schools in some areas of operations and established 41
Learning Resource Centers (LRCs) Majority of them were into child labor areas. Junior
Educators, parents, Best trained volunteers, students, foreign and local volunteers facilitated
the learnings/ catchup/ tutorial sessions. There were 2,861 participants in the sessions, and
720 among them completed the sessions for Reading and Mathematics. ERDA had already
trained two (2) batches of Junior Educators. ERDA also projected to train parents/ women
and more volunteers. Alternative Learning System (ALS) sessions in Tondo, Manila was piloted
by ERDA. Based on the results of the ALS – A&E (Accreditation and Equivalency) passers, ERDA
had always had a good history of learners passing the A&E test - starting from 50% passing
rate when ERDA started to the present 100% passing rate in 2016. ERDA considered to expand
ALS Program in terms of the number of classes organized and or in partnership with other ALS
implementers, both government and non-government. Access to Basic Education has been the
flagship program of ERDA. As a Social Development NGO, integrated, wholistic strategic
approach was employed. The families and communities of the children and youth participated
in the process to make a difference and made their condition better. Parents’ Associations
and Community Watch Groups (CWGs) were organized and strengthened. There were nine (9)
parents’ associations that were federated in Metro Manila with more than 2,500 members.
Twelve (12) CWGs were formed in child labor areas with 327 members. With partners
organizations in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, there were more t0han 50 parents’ associations
organized and strengthened.

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Name of the Organization: End child prostitution, child pornography, and the trafficking of
children for sexual purposes (ECPAT PHILIPPINES INC.)
Category of the Organization: Non-governmental organization
Official Address: 143 Anonas Extension, Sikatuna Village, Diliman, Quezon City
Contact Information
Telephone number: 441-5108/920-8151
Cell phone number: (02) 8920 8151
Email Address: ecpatphil@gmail.com
Website: http://ecpat.org.ph/

Name of the Head of the Institution: Ms. Dolores SD. Alforte

Position: Executive Director

Brief Background of the organization:

Since its beginnings in 1991, ECPAT has grown from a Regional Initiative to a Global Network
of over 100 countries working together to end the Sexual Exploitation of Children (SEC).
ECPAT Philippines was involved from the very beginning.
Programs and Services:
Policy Legislative Advocacy and Networking (PLAN) Program
PLAN is ECPAT Philippines’ main program, and is part of the organizations’ continuing
commitment to advocacy and capacity building against SEC. Projects and activities under
PLAN focus on lobbying with national and local governments for the existence and
enforcement of policies and laws against SEC in the Philippines. We further strengthen our
lobbying capacity by working with other CSOs and relevant sectors as well as raising
awareness of the general public which can significantly influence the advancement of our
cause for children.
Community and School Educations
CSEC has a lucrative nature that persists in poor communities where families are in dire need
of resources to survive. Many people in these areas are uneducated and unaware, making
them easy prey for CSEC offenders. Children are easily deceived by promises of high paying
jobs in faraway places, but instead end up being used as sex slaves. Parents quit their jobs
and cajole their own children into cybersex with foreign clients. Young people enter into
prostitution thinking it is their only option for a living.
Capacity Building for Law Enforcers
Comprehensive child protection laws have been in place for years but enforcement remains a
challenge partly due to insufficient budget allocated for the laws’ full implementation. An
example is the Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009, which requires considerable resources to
provide assistance and support to child victims, and train law enforcement personnel. Law
enforcers and service providers need to be equipped with knowledge, capacities, skills and
tools before laws may be fully implemented.
Capacity Building for Service Providers and CSOs
We train local government officials and civil society organizations on existing protocols of
case management. The training highlights the roles and responsibilities of government
agencies and their partners, starting from the reporting or referral of a child abuse case until
its termination. Knowledge gained from the training should ensure that child victims are dealt
with in a most child-sensitive and appropriate manner.
Capacity Building for Tourism Workers
The desire of ill-willed tourists to have sex with children fuels the sex trade.
Since 1980s, the Philippines has been known as a Child Sex Tourism (CST) destination. The
trend is for foreign tourists from richer countries to go to less developed countries, where
they can pay their way into having sex with children who have none. With millions of tourist
arrivals to the country in recent years, Filipino children become more and more vulnerable to
CST.CYEP is a program that focuses on the healing, recovery and reintegration of child
survivors of sexual exploitation. It also consists of activities and campaigns that aim to
empower young people to get involved on issues that affect them, particularly on their
protection against sexual exploitation.
Clientele (Profile of the clients):
  Children Exploited in Prostitution
 Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes
 Online Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation
 Sexual Exploitation of Children in Travel and Tourism

Accomplishment/s:
ECPAT is Local Code Representative in the Philippines
Developed by ECPAT Sweden, United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and
several Swedish Tour Operators in response to the first World Congress on Sexual Exploitation
of Children in 1996, The Code of Conduct on the Protection of Children from Sexual
Exploitation in Travel and Tourism (The Code) is a multistakeholder initiative with the mission
to provide awareness, tools and support to the tourism industry for the prevention of sexual
exploitation of children. Companies who join The Code commit to six essential steps to keep
children safe: (1) Establish a policy and procedures against SEC; (2) Train employees on
children’s rights, the prevention of sexual exploitation and how to report suspected cases; (3)
Include a clause in contracts through the value chain stating a common repudiation and zero
tolerance policy of SEC; (4) Provide information to travelers on children’s rights, the
prevention of sexual exploitation and how to report suspected cases; (5) Support, collaborate
and engage stakeholders in the prevention of SEC; (6) Report annually on the implementation
of the six criteria. With 376 member companies in 158 countries at present, the Code has
trained over 977,000 tourism professionals to respond to prospective cases of SECTT. With the
help of Local Code Representatives (LCRs) in implementing countries, more businesses are
being influenced to take the lead in protecting children in travel and tourism. Since its
establishment, ECPAT Philippines has popularized the Code as a child protection framework to
guide hotels in the Philippines. In November 2019, ECPAT was officially appointed as the LCR
in the country.
ECPAT Youth Advocates take part in the #ENDChildRape Campaign
In partnership with the Civil Society Coalition on the Convention on the United Nations
Convention on Rights of the Child (CSCCRC), a group of 23 international and local
organizations that monitors the implementation of Child Rights in the Philippines, ECPAT
Children and Youth Advocates (EYCA) developed a child-friendly workshop module that was
used to conduct two (2) children’s consultations on Increasing the Age of Statutory Rape in
the Philippines. This was done in support of the #ENDChildRape Campaign which seeks to raise
the current age of consent from 12 years old to 16 or higher. Both held in Quezon City, the
first leg pilot consultation was conducted on September 8-9, 2018 while the second one,
which was supported by UNICEF and CRN, happened on November 10-11, 2018. A total of 12
members of the child-led group C2C participated in the consultations, while members of EYCA
facilitated the workshops. “In our experience, children are often more receptive to sharing
their thoughts on such a sensitive issue when they are talking to fellow young people…” said
Erwin Forte, one of the youth facilitators. “We [EYCA] also designed the module to be fun and
creative, so the children won’t be bored and exhausted. This way, they’ll be able to actively
share their insights on this pressing issue,” he added. The workshop included sessions on
Revisiting the UNCRC; Understanding the physical, social and psychological development of a
child; Introduction to the Age of Statutory Rape in the Philippines; Salient provisions of the
Anti-Child Rape Law; and the #ENDChildRape campaign.

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