Tulong Pinoy Movement

TULONG PINOY (TP) started in April, 1998 by helping the Matigsalog tribe of LUMaDS-Dev (Livelihood for a United Matigsalogs' Determination towards Sustainable Development) with Sister Dionisia Quela, FI of the Daughters of Jesus Congregation in Malabog area of Davao during the El Nino.

TULONG PINOY (TP) continued its way to promote helping-direct opportunities by mobilizing a nationwide fund drive in Japan in June, 1998 with Filipino and non-Filipino scholars and colleagues to assist the transport of the remains of a fellow Monbusho scholar.

TULONG PINOY (TP) had another focus when it started Iskolar-Pinoy program in June, 1999, targeted to help poor but deserving Filipino students in the Philippines through migrants' sponsorship and empowerment. Partnership being the key utilizing ICT as the tool to make it all happen, it has established significant linkages covering various sectors such as indigenous people, women, urban poor, migrants and migrants' children, environment and mass computer literacy. A very interesting partnership-building on the rise is the empowerment of local folks to help their native towns by means of scholarships and livelihood project-support groups. The use of mailing lists and other online facilities is becoming very useful in reaching out to our kababayans from different parts of the world.

TULONG PINOY (TP) is not mainly boxed in giving and providing support but to give people a gist to start a productive and decorous life through proper education. The movement unequivocally presents a picture of immense poverty that in a sense not a disease but only a status wherein man, himself, through his willingness to survive can eradicate it and this can easily be achieved if everyone has this sort of enthusiasm.

"TP gives us a clearer angle to study on how we, as social animal, must conduct ourselves towards the other people. We all have eyes but we need to share our sight to those who are in the dark. We all have ears but we need to listen to the sentiments of our fellowmen. We all have hands but we need to lend them to those who cannot reach. We are all dreaming but we need to make others become part of our dream."

In a larger sense, TULONG PINOY (TP) is being-with-others and through-others. Just like the Bible says and what TP promotes: Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach him to fish and you feed for a lifetime. Roll up you sleeves and be one among others dedicated to help alleviate poverty in the Philippines!

Source: http://www.tpmovers.org/abouttp.html

Community Services and Projects

Fellow Movers work on projects directly, help other organizations in their mission works, support project initiatives in terms of networking for social marketing and fundraising activities for sustainability.

Partnership is the key word in every endeavor we partake in. We wish to get your support by introducing to us individuals, organizations and communities in the Philippines and elsewhere in the world for us to invite them in our empowerment plan for each OFW to assume his/her role in the alleviation of poverty in the Philippines.

  1. ISKOLAR PINOY PROGRAM - a scholarship assistance of only 3,000 yen or 25 dollars or 1000 pesos per month for high school, college students, out of school youth and marginalized women (former prostitutes or pickup girls).
  2. Isang Kambing, Isang Kinabukasan
  3. long-term livelihood project of goatraising with Iskolar-Pinoys and families.
  4. Pokus: Matigsalog Tribe
  5. Indigenous Literacy
  6. Kids Resource Center
  7. Payatas Research
  8. Need of a Filipino School Survey in Japan Research
  9. Indigenous Studies (Cultural Preservation vs. Survival)
  10. Donasyon Mo, Tulong Mo
  11. Lifestyle and Habits of Iskolar-Pinoys
  12. Fil-Networking
  13. Bangon, Pinay!
  14. Tulungan Ang Urban Poor
  15. Tulong Negosyo
  16. Trabaho Network
  17. Fundraising Initiatives - Such as raffle draws, rebate program for project sustainability.
  18. Social Marketing for Children (NGOs) - With aim to assist dedicated NGOs in terms of promotion and network-building strategies through ICT. Ang Buotan, Malipayon, Banawa Hills, Cebu.
  19. Computer Literacy Support in the Rural Areas of the Philippines with Global Filipinos in Information Technology. A project to help the literacy campaign of students and folks in the rural ares in the information technology.
  20. Rescue OFW - A project to help the literacy campaign of students and folks in the rural areas in the area of information technology.

Source: http://www.tpmovers.org/projects.html