Through practical educational strategies our work is giving real hope to young people living in some of the poorest areas of the Philippines.
SCHOLARSHIPS
AFFLIP Coordinator: Loch Mitchell AM
TWG Coordinator: Allan Rivera
The Scholarships program provides annual grants of $100 which are designed to encourage students at risk of dropping out to stay at school and engage with the curriculum, with the full support of their parents.
The provision of funds from private sponsors pays for school fees, books, uniforms, and extra curricula activities.
806 children have received or are currently on 3-year scholarships since the scheme was first established in 2013, and over that time our generous sponsors have contributed over $190,000.
It is our understanding that all but one of our scholars have completed elementary school and progressed to high school.
One recent exciting initiative is the development of an AFFLIP alumni data base, through which we hope to track our scholars’ progress post elementary into high school and tertiary education.
Haigh’s Chocolates, Finstro, and The McBriarty Family Foundation have been major partners over the last few years in the provision of funding for scholarships. A significant portion of scholarship funding is generously donated by individuals, families, and smaller organisations.
There are currently 354 children receiving an AFFLIP scholarship.
