Stories from the heart of the communities
We extensively cover stories of people and communities whose struggles are left underreported, unheard, or unaddressed by our society. But we focus less on what governments and institutions failed to do for them, rather we focus more on what can still be done.
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UP Enkindle: Becoming young servant leaders
In 2014, a group of university students reached out to the children of laborers in Barangay Payatas, Quezon City in the Philippines to provide storytelling. The barangay is home to…
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This Filipino mariner saved lives
The water was starting to catch the color of dusk. The captain was taking his dinner in the mess hall. His crew called him from the bridge, and his duty…
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Growing number of rights defenders facing reprisals for cooperating with UN
A growing number of human rights defenders around the world are facing reprisals and intimidation for cooperating with the United Nations, ranging from travel bans and the freezing of assets…
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100 Filipino millennials weigh in on what’s important in life
Thirty-year-old Ralph*, a systems administrator for a local outsourcing firm, dreaded the thought of being considered a millennial, a group that he described as “childish.” He was one of the…
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Poverty: More than meets the eye
The mere mention of the word ‘poverty’ evokes a certain kind of sadness. A family of five living under a dilapidated bridge in highly-urbanized Manila or students in slippers walking…
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Marking World Humanitarian Day, UN Urges Protection for Civilians in Armed Conflict
Civilians in conflict are not a target, top United Nations officials today stressed at a special event marking World Humanitarian Day, which honours aid workers and pays homage to those…
