Table of Contents Messages From the Chairman 2 - 3 From the Executive Director 4 - 5

OUR VISION Building Up Gawad Kalinga 6 - 9

Gawad Kalinga is building a nation empowered by people with faith and patriotism; Highlights (Jan 2011-Jun 2012) a nation made up of caring and sharing communities, Integrity Drives Excellence 12 - 17 Stewardship Drives Productivity 18 - 25 dedicated to eradicate poverty and restore human dignity. Servanthood Drives Leadership 26 - 29 Solidarity Drives Teamwork 30 - 37 Padugo Drives Commitment 38 - 43

Operations Report 44 - 45 OUR MISSION Financial Report 46 - 47 Moving Forward 48 Ending poverty for 5 million families by 2024.

Land for the Landless. Homes for the Homeless. About The Cover The cover represents our countless volunteers, partners and caretaker teams — ordinary men Food for the Hungry. who have embraced the extraordinary challenge of living out the GK Way and becoming their Brother’s Keeper.

Armed with the courage to care for the poor and guided by the values that shape the work of Gawad Kalinga, their lives are a testament to the selfless love and commitment that will bring the mission all the way to 2024. systems and operations to deliver market and currency. There is Heroes are born with every the GK2024 vision to help end a surge of patriotism that is so tragedy. poverty for 5 million Filipino palpable, encouraging more young families. Of course Issa Cuevas- not to leave the country, Sacrifice is the heart of love. from the Santos is a big help in putting in engage more in social innovation, Message CHAIRMAN order the backbone for nation- create more opportunities at home To end poverty the poor must be building while both do home- rather than seek for it abroad, seen as wealth creators, not objects building at the same time for their turn unproductive fertile lands into of charity. growing family — 3 kids for Luis fields of abundance and secure and 2 for Issa. our food source and supply chain Farmers and blue collar workers will for industrialization, produce and be the new economic heroes of the patronize excellent local products land, after OFWs and BPO workers. MORE HOPE and trigger a period of Social Artistry for sustainable prosperity To achieve social progress, As we view the landscape this and peace. agriculture must be prioritized year, GK is gaining greater public for food security and sustainable recall as a brand of hope starting industrialization. with former squatters in urban GREATER SOLIDARITY slums, now to calamity victims We must support the spirit of social in vulnerable areas and soon The GK Enchanted Farm is innovation in the young for them to farmers as we expand our capturing the global mood for to build a better and safer world economic platform for countryside greater solidarity and more than this decaying world they have development. Radical optimism effective stewardship of people inherited from us. builds sustainable communities — and planet and attracting a more than 2,000 GK villages to-date growing stream of foreign Through miracles of solidarity, a and counting, turns idle men into interns, starting with hundreds new world will rise where no one productive citizens, encourages of French changemakers, to is homeless or hungry, neither an graduates of exclusive schools to discover the treasures of Asia in enemy, a victim nor a prey. work with farmers to make the land our GK communities and help productive and create jobs in the achieve prosperity with justice. Our Saviour came into this world countryside. Europeans, North Americans, as a squatter with a simple Australians and Asians converging carpenter for a father to show us in GK villages to teach and to that the masterplan for global MORE WEALTH CREATORS learn, to give and receive the prosperity and peace is to build best from one another. sustainable communities where The first (of 24 sites nationwide) resources are shared and no GK Enchanted Farm Village The future of business is one is in need (Acts 4:31-35), scant University in Angat, in social entrepreneurship, resources are leveraged following Building the New World the GK Way is attracting convergence for optimizing profit that restores the miracle of the 5 loaves and bottom-of-the-pyramid wealth human dignity, protects the 2 fish (Matthew 14:13-21) and Dear Patriots and Friends, grow bigger and stronger through many big donors like San Miguel, creation and rural job generation. environment and builds peace. sustainability is achieved following the blood, sweat and tears of Berjaya, Shell, SM & BDO and also the The Shell Centre for Social Jesus’ direction to bear fruit that he fixation of many on the our everyday heroes, patriots most popular brand in the country Enterprise Start-ups, Hyundai At the GK Enchanted Farm Village will last (John 15:16). Mayan prediction of the world and generous friends. What is for volunteerism. The global awards Centre for Green Innovation, University a new generation Tending on December 21, 2012 significant now is that majority received this year, notably Skoll Human Nature’s Wellness and of Filipinos will learn to be The dream to build a new world will is for me simply a metaphor for of our caretakers and volunteers and the World Entrepreneurship Beauty Centre, LifeBank’s Bayanihan better stewards of this rich and come true for those who love and the passing of the old world at war are empowered residents of our Forum, attest to the effectiveness of Economics Centre, ODM’s Design beautiful country, to be global those who hope. with itself and the birth of a kinder GK villages. Many beneficiaries are everyday heroism in the Centre, Mitsui’s Agricool Centre citizens who will attract visitors and safer planet that people can now benefactors. on a scale that can inspire other and Berjaya’s Culinary Centre and investors to discover the Thank you to all who took this build together. nations as a template for ground- will hopefully be ready by Philippines as the gateway faith journey with Gawad Kalinga up inclusive development. June 2013 to cater to two hundred to Asia and the hub for social where hope abounds and the love Gawad Kalinga was born out of GREATER HEROISM thousand visitors annually. entrepreneurs. of Christ is always around. this desire to bury the old world With the entry of DAR, DENR, DA of greed, corruption, injustice We honor our daring volunteers BIGGER CREDIBILITY and LGUs, the stage is nearly ready Starting June 2013, the Enchanted and hopelessness through who learned to walk on water to for an effective public-private Farm is expected to welcome compassionate self-giving to ease save others in 2011’s Typhoon In all of this I must commend our partnership that aims to raise visitors from schools, corporations, human suffering. Through heroic Sendong that devastated Iligan Executive Director Luis Oquiñena five hundred thousand social government agencies and LGUs, sacrifice for our country we are and de Oro. They are for his compassionate and entrepreneurs to help improve the NGOs, foreign interns and tourists building intentional communities setting a pattern as often the first competent leadership. Not only lives of five million rural farmers. to the various camps, corporate for a platform of good citizenship, to arrive in disaster areas for rescue, is he effective in directing a big team building and family day Tony Meloto productivity and sustainable a dedicated ground team for relief ground force for massive relief events, weekend markets, day tours, Chairman, Gawad Kalinga prosperity. We have shown in the operations and the last to leave and rehab operations nationwide, DEEPER PATRIOTISM conventions, seminars, weddings, last 10 years that we can do it. to do rehab and relocation work he continues to inspire a growing etc. So much to learn, so much to We need to do more in the next in keeping with the GK spirit of global army of corporate partners, This is coming at a time when the do — let’s continue to enjoy the decade. “walang iwanan” (leave no government supporters and Philippines is gaining the trust of journey. one behind). Our heroes go to committed volunteers to support the global community due to the dangerous areas to make them the nation-building effort. While honest and competent leadership MORE SACRIFICE safer, will not abandon the needy continuing to move with the spirit, of President Noy Aquino and his MORE LESSONS THIS YEAR who are considered as family. he has gained support from a pool cabinet, making our economy No prosperous nation was built Because of this Gawad Kalinga has of experts, led by an exemplary the fastest growing in Southeast The worst of times bring out the without sacrifice; GK continues to become the top-of-mind choice of Board of Trustees, in strengthening Asia with the most stable stock best in us. Message from the Dear Team GK, but we responded with faith to do to bring GK closer to the and courage and we rebuilt realization of our vision of ending EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR t is a new season of hope for all step-by-step and brick-by-brick. poverty for 5 million families of us as we take stock of the With the help of our Bayani by 2024? I believe the answer is Ilessons of the first 7 years and Builders and the heroic community two-fold : build the foundation for the next organizers who were former phase of our work. It is with all beneficiaries, hope is rising in 1. To build volunteerism anchored humility that we celebrate the Iligan, and on faith and patriotism as the victories of the years past but also Oriental. main driver in transforming and challenge ourselves to continue empowering communities to end to care for the last, the least and We are seeing this same miracle poverty and, the lost. Guided by our operational in over 2,000 communities that doctrines and our OGSM, we set we have nationwide. The noble 2. To create and connect 5 million clear targets and we worked with work of our on-ground teams is opportunities to end poverty for 5 unwavering commitment — and matched by the generous response million families. with God’s grace, I believe we have of our partners who are now succeeded! helping us with our rescue and To many, this may seem like a relocation, even before disasters daunting task but GK is called As I reflected on our GK journey, strike. Poverty in itself is already to challenge the impossible! I came across Chapter 3 of The a disaster, and with everyone’s We dared to dream for the poor Book of Ecclesiastes that speaks help, we can already move families and for the country when we about seasons. “There is an from danger areas and disaster started our work, and we should appointed time for everything, zones to safe and peaceful not be afraid to keep dreaming and a time for every affair under communities to help prevent and working for a Philippines that the heavens... a time to tear down loss of lives. We have transformed our children can truly be proud of. and a time to build. A time to weep, tragedy into an opportunity for Look around you — it is already and a time to laugh; a time to everyone to come together in the happening because of the courage mourn and a time to dance. A time spirit of bayanihan, and we trust of the few to lead and inspire a to scatter stones and a time to that partners from here and abroad whole nation to care and share gather them.” Indeed, the verses will continue to respond in an for the least among us. Let us do capture our shared journey in equally massive way. this for God, for our people and for bringing glad tidings to the poor. our families — the Filipino is worth We all fought a good fight of faith, And as the world continues to living for! through thick and thin. recognize our work, we respond with greater humility and even Let us keep the faith, brethren! The army is growing, and more courage to care. We faced we have seen the power of the global audience of change volunteerism as we sounded the makers when we received the call for the Bayani Challenge in Skoll Award for Social five different provinces. Students, Entrepreneurship, and as I stood In Christ, young professionals, corporations on that stage in behalf of Team GK, and local government all I could almost see the faces of the converged and worked hand-in- heroic volunteers and pioneers hand to do clean-up activities, who brought this work to where mangrove reforestation, house- it is today. In a special way, I want building, classroom reconstruction to honor Tito Tony who has been — but the real impact was that we a father to all of us. His visionary Luis Oquiñena inspired and proved to everyone leadership and his servant heart Executive Director, Gawad Kalinga that we can end poverty one town have inspired the next generation at a time if we all work together. of leaders to also take their place in this work of nation-building. But the ultimate test came with Sendong, which brought massive 8 years and 2,000 communities devastation to our countrymen. after, we ask ourselves — what is The work was overwhelming, the most crucial task that we need Sendong devastated Northern BUILDING UP last December 2011. While One Movement is still in its early stages, they already know they can count on each Gawad Kalinga (GK) other’s organizations to respond to the needs of Bukidnon and nearby provinces.

“GK activities should be embraced by the community itself, but As the youngest member of the team, Joy Maniego (passing on the hollow at the same time the GK spirit block) adds a fresh perspective to the very seasoned leadership of GK Bukidnon. should be embraced by the Her passion inspires volunteers of all ages to embrace the spirit and mission of GK. surrounding locality.” – Richard Mercado (GK Head for Bukidnon)

“It was a privilege but at the they came up with an LGU-GK Task Building Financial Viability same time there was fear. Am I Force for each city or municipality, qualified? Can I give what I should starting with Dangcagan, Kitaotao, One of the biggest challenges give? Then I realized that IT’S NOT Maramag and . They faced by each local team is how ABOUT MY WORK, it’s about the have now also built an LGU-GK to ensure that there are enough work of the Lord. And if He calls Task force in Sumilao, and plan resources to fuel the over-all work me to do it then He will really to implement the same in the of GK for that province. Team GK EQUIP me. And He WILL sustain other municipalities to ensure Bukidnon has employed creative me. So I said yes.” – Joy Maniego communication and cooperation. strategies to do this, including (Volunteer Mobilization) building a core of supporters Aside from just institutionalizing who give regularly to fund their teams within the local government operations. They also plan to set Guided by Gawad Kalinga’s Objectives, Goals, Strategies and Measures (OGSM), Building the Movement units, their monthly Builders’ up several businesses that will Team GK Bukidnon remains fiercely dedicated to eradicate poverty in the province, Night is always very well attended, employ GK residents and allocate even in the face of many challenges. Beyond the GK community and not just by LGU representatives a share of profit to fund the the backbone, another strength of and strategic partners, but by GK work. This is going to be the GK Bukidnon as a team is Kapitbahayan leaders themselves. challenge for sustainability, but their capacity to inspire other It has become an effective venue they are confident that with a he secret to GK’s success Building Communities “The GK residents have taken on organizations and leverage to share best practices, as well as strong team and strategic alliances, lies in its very name, Gawad the challenge to become not only resources with the power of help cement their shared dream this can all be possible. K a l i n g a o r “ t o g i v e c a r e .” To raise model communities, the Kapitbahayan governance strategic partnerships. for a better Bukidnon and their T commitment to make it happen. This is courage to care, lived These two words carry the Team GK Bukidnon works with a team but to be the ones to really passionate commitment in the per-site approach when it comes run the programs of GK in their They engage local government out by a team that has taken heart of every GK volunteer to to running the programs. They respective sites. “ – Reyms Sullera units (LGUs) and local partners Team GK Bukidnon also started GK’s “Walang Iwanan” spirit bring the transformative power also adopted a strategy of (Community Organizing) intensively in the work, allowing the “One Bukidnon Movement,” and mission to heart. They, and of caring and sharing and end empowering the Kapitbahayan them to embrace the spirit and spearheaded by GK but engaging the rest of our caretakers poverty for 5 million families by leaders and GK residents by mission of GK. multi-sectoral partners (e.g. throughout the country and the 2024. investing in training and Building the Backbone medical, business and religious world, are our inspiration and mentoring. Back in 2008, when the Bayani groups). It all began with their guiding force as we work tirelessly Team GK Bukidnon is just one of One of GK’s core strategies is to Challenge was held in Bukidnon, unified response when Typhoon to achieve our GK2024 vision. the many teams throughout the One community, GK Sumilao, always raise the next generation Philippines who best exemplify underwent a training program of leaders, because the mission this. As one of the pioneering on how to set up their is up to 2024 and even beyond. teams of Gawad Kalinga, they have businesses. Team GK Bukidnon Taking on this posture, Team The monthly Builders’ Night gathers LGU representatives, strategic partners faced many challenges but remain also guided the process so GK Bukidnon officially welcomed and Kapitbahayan leaders to share best practices and help cement their shared undaunted in their dream to that the earnings from these the youngest member of their dream for a better Bukidnon and their commitment to make it happen. eradicate poverty in their beloved businesses would not just add GK Management Team. Joy Bukidnon province. to the family income, but also Maniego, 23, handles Volunteer support the community’s needs. Mobilization, having been a GK Since they started Gawad Kalinga One group in particular had a volunteer since she was in her in their first site in Valencia in 1998, balut (fertilized duck egg embryo) sophomore year in high school. the team has constantly evolved selling business, and they Her passion for the mission and is now focused on achieving committed to give back part of coupled with a degree in clear targets, guided by the their earnings to support the Accountancy has added value Objectives, Goals, Strategies community’s Sibol program and and fresh perspective to the very and Measures (OGSM) set by the ensure quality education for the seasoned leadership of Team GK leadership. children in that community. GK Bukidnon. GK Annual Report06 GK Annual 2011 - Jun 2012) (Jan Report07 GK Annual 2011 - Jun 2012) (Jan Sweet Dreams are Made of These The Community Impact Assessment Study he work of GK has continued spanning all 2,000 Gawad Kalinga rated poverty) and the presence of to persevere and persist communities in the Philippines. enabling factors against it. Tsince it officially began in From May to June 2012, we started 2003, armed only with a heart for with a round of 2 focus group 2. Community Culture Survey the poor and for our country. The discussions each (one among (target 8,100 families) – directed powerful and inspiring stories of adults and one among the youth) to a sample size of families in transformation on the ground in in 8 representative communities to each community, to understand our villages are a testament to seek out their own understanding better the impact of GK on family, the great spirit of kalinga and and articulation of the value community and country. bayanihan that are driving the brought by GK into their lives. work. We recognize however the 3. Community Profile – provides great value that empirical data From there, we were able to map a demographic, historical and can lend in giving form to the spirit out 10 focus areas of change that background record (including its while gaining a more in-depth provided the framework for a assets) of all GK communities. understanding of the concrete full-scale quantitative research. impact we have on all our existing The in-depth survey will be done With the findings of the CIAS (release GK communities. within the period of August 2012 by 2nd quarter 2013) we hope to to January 2013, utilizing sharpen our over-all strategy and And so, through the Skoll grant partnerships with universities to program interventions to facilitate and by partnering with Ateneo’s mobilize 5,300 volunteer data better replication of the GK model Institute of Philippine Culture gatherers. Its scope includes : towards our goal for 2024. More (http://www.ipc-ateneo.org/) importantly, we believe that the and Gawad Kalinga Ateneo, with 1. Household Profiling – a CIAS will finally be a concrete the direction and guidance census among all GK beneficiary affirmation of the heroism of the of Former Ateneo President families, approx. 60,000, to be many caretakers and volunteers Oxford, England — In behalf of Team GK, Tony Meloto and Luis Oquiñena accept Fr. Bienvenido Nebres, SJ., updated every 3 years. This who, without manuals, guidelines the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship from Skoll Foundation’s Sally Osberg GK embarked in 2012 to put includes questions to measure or formal training, took on (Pres. & CEO) and Jeff Skoll (Founder & Chairman) last March 29, 2012. into place the Community conditions of poverty (including the daunting task of building Impact Assessment Study (CIAS) incidence of hunger and self- communities to end poverty.

BEFORE AFTER n the past decade, Skoll by bleeding for the cause, digging We did… and they came. We built Foundation has honored into our own pockets and not our first communities without Prevailing Iordinary men and women who giving up when the wells dried a master plan and adequate Conditions had the freedom of spirit to fly up and friends started to abandon resources and never stopped uncommon ideas for the common us. The hard work and sacrifice trying even when we kept making good; normal people doing the ultimately bore fruit — 2,000 GK mistakes until we got it right. Programs & Community abnormal because the old normal villages built and over a million Services Culture no longer worked. And to be in lives transformed, not only of the Others who knew better or had the company of game-changers most marginalized, but also of the more resources were scared to do LOSS OF HONOR AND DIGNITY RESTORED HONOR AND DIGNITY and world disruptors who were volunteers who found redemption it or simply gave up after a few LACK OF CARING AND SHARING BUILT CULTURE OF CARING AND SHARING not afraid to turn the world upside and meaning in caring. falls. Up to this day, with all the down was a big honor for recognition we have received, we Gawad Kalinga (GK) and for the When we are not blinded by a are still a work in progress. Philippines. desire for money or power, or paralyzed by a lack of it, we learn I guess this is what the Skoll award BUILDING UP GAWAD KALINGA The Skoll Award allowed us to to use our creativity, raise passion- means to us: We can all dream share the incredible journey of driven caretakers and volunteers of a future where everyone is The faces you will see in these pages are those of the many nameless ordinary people who ordinary dream-builders from the whose nobility cannot be bought, family and the world is finally are doing the extraordinary every single day of their lives — all in the name of God and slums of who have found and the integrity of the mission is free to serve without borders. country. The mission they have chosen to take on is to steadily, but certainly, break the their way to this world stage. not compromised. “Gawad Kalinga” (to give care) debilitating shackles of poverty that are bearing down on the shoulders of the poor in their The staggering $1-million prize is both our deepest hope and towns and cities. They share with all of us the dream of a country that we can all be proud given to us (nearly equaling the Like Jeff Skoll, the producer of sacred commitment to build a Nobel prize), that came with global such socially relevant films such poverty-free world. And borrowing of. It is to them and to the poor that we serve that we owe an organization that can lead, credibility and prestige, validated as “The Inconvenient Truth,” from Annie Lennox who enthralled prepare and support them in the best way possible. our focus on vision and value and “ C o n t a g i o n ” a n d “ T h e H e l p ,” us all during the Awards night, not on money and power. I am a movie addict, influenced indeed, “sweet dreams are made Our commitment to them is to build an environment that will enable and empower them in the causes I champion by of these.” to raise advocates and teams on the ground that will take on and share the GK Way. Our Quite often, it is the cause that unforgettable lines from my chases after money when one favorite films. “Build… and they goal is to feed their quiet dedication with tools, systems and structures that will allow them begins with a funding mentality. will come” was a profound message ( An excerpt from Tony Meloto’s article on the to execute the dreams they have for the poor through solid planning, collaborative and We chose to start our journey to I received from Kevin Costner in Skoll World Forum published in the Philippine solutions-driven implementation and finally, be accountable in the eyes of God and man. ease human suffering differently “Field of Dreams.” Daily Inquirer last April 15, 2012 ) GK Annual Report08 GK Annual 2011 - Jun 2012) (Jan Report09 GK Annual 2011 - Jun 2012) (Jan forHIGHLIGHTS JANUARY 2011 to JUNE 2012

The GK Values are instrumental in driving the work of Gawad Kalinga every single day, as concretely lived out by our volunteers, partners, caretaker teams and residents. We are presenting this period’s highlights through stories that make these values come alive, and in doing so we hope to inspire many more to join us in this work.

Note : Due to an operational shift towards a fiscal year reporting effective June 2011, this Annual Report covers the period of January to June 2011 and proceeds with fiscal year July 2011 – June 2012. Committed to Rebuild Lives INTEGRITY Former Victims Build Hope for Sendong Survivors DRIVES EXCELLENCE My passion for the mission requires that I demand more from myself, giving the

best for the least. What I strive for myself and for my loved ones, I must strive Having lived in a GK community since equally for the poor so that no one is left behind. When faced with difficult choices, she was 12, community organizer Aileen Manulat has big hopes and dreams for the I will uphold what is best for many rather than stand to gain for myself. children of the Bayanihan sa Iligan Village. I COMMIT TO INTEGRITY.

rom afar, you’ll see clusters But day in and day out, they never made the bittersweet journey of colorful homes in a 15.9 gave up. from the tents to their new homes, Fhectare property, surrounded which were completed with the by lush greenery and cascading In 2002, Inday and her neighbors help of funds from San Miguel hills. The sight is massive and also lost everything when a fire Corporation. Sonia Jayme, one breathtaking. But look a little closer, ravaged their homes in Brgy. Saray, of the most difficult to convince, and you’ll see something more — Iligan City. Much like the Sendong expressed her gratitude by a warm hello between neighbors, survivors, many hesitated to leave saying “Kung wa mo nagpursigi ug the singsong laughter of children, their comfort zones and start pagkombinse nako, di pa jud siguro the animated retelling of stories anew. But GK Missionville stands ko makabalay ug balik karon.” among friends. It’s hard to believe today, proof that it’s possible to (If not for your perseverance in that such a vibrant community rebuild a community from the convincing me, I wouldn’t have a can come from something as ashes of a tragedy. “Abi nako sauna, home right now). catastrophic as Sendong. dili na mabalik ang nawala. Pero sobra pa jud ang nahatag sa GK, One of Sonia’s daughters But it didn’t begin that way. dili lang balay. Nabutangan sad never made it home the night ug tunong akong kinabuhi karong Sendong struck. Her husband When Inday Losenada volunteered nakatabang ko sa uban.” (I thought passed away while they were in to be a community organizer, she I could never get back what I had the evacuation center. But life knew she was in for a challenge. lost. But GK gave me so much goes on, and Sonia is determined True enough, when they held more. I didn’t just get a house, to see her youngest daughter meetings, nobody would arrive. I discovered that my life has April graduate from college. When they knocked on tents, value because it is spent serving nobody would answer. They were others). When you look at Sta. Elena, shouted at, locked out of centers, look a little closer and this is and one time, someone even Just like Inday, community what you’ll find — faces that still chased them away with a machete. organizer Aileen Manulat remains reflect the tragedy they survived, committed no matter how difficult but faces that also carry the desire things can get. Having lived in to start a new life. Our heroic GK Rainbow Village since she was partners and volunteers sought Community organizer Inday Losenada 12, Aileen benefited from Gawad out these faces to show them works with the Sendong survivors to slowly Kalinga’s SAGIP program (for the that hope is alive. It is because rebuild their homes and their lives. children of GK communities), and of their courage to care and she wants the parents in Sta. Elena willingness to be instruments of to understand the opportunities God’s grace that the Bayanihan sa that are available for their children, Iligan Village stands as a vibrant now that they can grow up in a community today. loving and productive community. This, more than the clusters of Last May 2012, the community colorful homes, is the real miracle organizers watched as the survivors of Iligan. GK Annual Report13 GK Annual 2011 - Jun 2012) (Jan INTEGRITY DRIVES EXCELLENCE To Give Without Counting the Cost God designed us for excellence, and Gawad Kalinga believes in bringing out the innate The Extraordinary Challenge to a Bayani Builder greatness in everyone by giving only the best for the least. Through the years, we have seen our rag-tag army of heroes achieve what many said could not be done. We have ended poverty, first in our hearts and minds, and in every slum that we have transformed into peaceful and productive communities.

This we achieved because of God’s grace and the brave hearts that dared to challenge the status quo and find radical on-ground solutions that work. While most people choose the convenient and expedient, Team GK takes the road less travelled every day, and we bring as many people as we can to the finish line.

Behind the success of our reconstruction work for the victims of Sendong is the multisectoral effort of partners, community organizers, volunteers, Bayani Builders, and even our very own GK residents — all of whom have given the best of themselves to the work of rebuilding lives, Romy Espra joins the Bayani Builders who no matter how difficult it may seem. have given their all without counting the cost, to ensure that families affected by Sendong have quality homes to move into. When the world says it cannot be done, Team GK responds in a resounding voice — We will challenge the impossible. Walang Iwanan!

t was business as usual for if he committed to this, he’d have Iliganons who lost practically Romy Espra and his foreman to stomach losses and difficulties everything. I wanted to help Creative Leveraging of Resources Iwhen a Kapitbahayan (GK along the way. He was right. without complaint). LGU for land, beneficiary Corporations for Youth in schools and resident) suddenly approached. selection, land funds, employee communities for The Kapitbahayan and his wife But this concept of GK and When Romy had lunch with the development, network of volunteerism, advocacy volunteerism and see Romy’s team hard at work bayanihan intrigued him. He looked Kapitbahayans in their new home, partners, programs marketing advocacy every day and they wanted to around and saw fellow contractors he felt their renewed sense of i n v i t e t h e m f o r l u n c h . R o m y who were willing to sacrifice just pride and joy. Romy thought of didn’t know them personally, but to ensure that as many quality the other families and realized d u r i n g t h a t s c o r c h i n g h o t d a y homes are built. “Business-wise, that the homes he and his fellow when he had lunch in their new grabe jud pagka-apiki. Ang ako Bayani (Heroic) Builders were home, he couldn’t help but nalang, hinaot naa ko’y ikatabang building are more than just remember his initial hesitations sa mga Iliganon kay grabe ang homes — they’re a chance at a coming into the project. nawala nila. Mutabang ko nga new beginning. And if this is what wala’y bagulbol.” (Business-wise, it means to give without counting News of the disaster that left the budget’s extremely tight. the cost, to sacrifice so that many thousands of his fellow Iliganons But I wanted to help my fellow more may gain, then it’s worth it. homeless hit Romy hard. When he found out about the Bayanihan sa Iligan Village, he got curious. Bayani Builders GK Caretaker Teams Beneficiary families He joined the first meeting and for infra/building for community offer sweat equity got even more curious because in expertise organizing and program and community A future full of hope for families, his 30 years as a labor contractor, implementation empowerment communities and country it was only then that he would have to purposely bring his margins 15.9 hectares of land in Sta. Elena, Iligan is now the platform for a new spirit of a to a bare minimum. He knew that multi-sectoral response to disaster reconstruction and poverty eradication. GK Disaster Response and Reconstruction Efforts

DEC. 17, 2011 DEC. 18, 2011 DEC. 19, 2011 JAN. 17, 2012 JAN. 25, 2012 MARCH 2012 APRIL 9-13, 2012 MAY 2012 Typhoon SENDONG (Int’l “Washi”) Operation Walang Iwanan activated Youth volunteers engage in clean-up efforts Tony Meloto spends his birthday building President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III The Compostela Valley LGU GK BAYANI CHALLENGE 2012 The first 162 families move into their hits the Philippines : Iligan, within 24 hours. Food packs distributed to in Brgy. Trese, Cagayan de Oro. the foundations of the first home in Iligan. and Vice President Jejomar Binay launch the completes the first 24 homes in 5,000 volunteers build for 5 days in Iligan, new homes in the Bayanihan sa Iligan Cagayan de Oro and over 11,000 families. public-private reconstruction efforts in Iligan. Brgy. Sta. Elena, Iligan within 2 weeks. Cagayan de Oro and Negros Oriental. Village in Sta. Elena. Courage to Begin Again The Business of Bringing Hope The Poor Offer the Best of Themselves to Rebuild their Future Corporations Respond to the Urgent Call for Reconstruction

San Miguel Corporation gave 250 million pesos to Gawad Kalinga to build for thousands of families left homeless by Typhoon Sendong in Iligan and Negros Oriental. With this gesture, San Miguel hopes to inspire more private entities to help in the rehabilitation of the affected provinces.

“More than just building houses, this is about rebuilding people’s lives and building safe communities.” – Ramon Ang, President and COO, San Miguel Corporation

Maximo and Bernardita Cohitmingao find the courage to begin again with their new home in Brgy. Camaman-an, Cagayan de Oro. When news of Sendong came to Tan Sri Dato Vincent Tan, then Chairman of the Berjaya Group of Malaysia, he felt compelled to Their dog wouldn’t stop barking. that night were fragments of a (I never imagined that my life reach out and asked Berjaya life they didn’t know if they could can be like this. This is definitely Philippines Country Head Paul h i s i s w h a t M a x i m o still rebuild. And at that critical God’s gift). Soo to find a way to help. Despite and Bernardita Cohitmingao moment when everything was at having no businesses established in Tremember about the night stake, Berjaya and the Cagayan de It took the incessant barking of Cagayan de Oro, they have built a Sendong struck. They were upstairs Oro government, together with one dog to save the Cohitmingao village in Brgy. Camaman-an. with 3 of their grandchildren, and Gawad Kalinga, responded to their family from the flood. But when by the time they checked why urgent call. tragedy robs people of a future “Ang tinutulungan namin ay hindi the dog kept barking, the entire to look forward to, it takes the amin, kung hindi yung ibang ground floor was already flooded. Months later at the Berjaya- incessant dedication of partners mga nangangailangan.” (Beyond Mang Maximo had to bore a hole CDO Govt. GK Village in Brgy. and volunteers to show them that just helping our people, we’re in their roof to escape, and they Camaman-an, the Cohitmingaos it’s possible to find the courage to reaching out to those who need sought refuge in the branches of a now have a home and a community begin again. And as they use this help the most). gemilina tree until dawn. where they can slowly rebuild courage to rebuild their future, – Paul Soo, Country Head, their lives. Armed only with their we must use it to face poverty Berjaya Philippines Cold, wet, and fearful for their faith and the newfound courage head on and say we will not leave lives, they watched in horror as to start anew, Aling Bernardita anyone behind — from survivors the flood waters rushed past their shares, “Wa jud ko nagdahom like Maximo and Bernardita home, taking away everything nga maingon-ani akong kinabuhi Cohitmingao to the many who still in its path. All that was left from karon. Hatag jud ni sa Ginoo.” live in the tragedy of poverty.

For Sendong Disaster Response - Reconstruction Phase Monetary Donations

Foundations & Other Organizations/Groups Corporations & P 306,359.88 Corp. Foundations Individuals P 341,566,140.00 P 810,000.00

International Donors The turnover of 122 homes in the Shell-CDO Gov’t Rows of brightly colored units are built by SM for P 2,358,277.50 GK Village in Calaanan represents the multisectoral 200 families and by BDO Foundation for 100 families in effort to rebuild Cagayan de Oro. Canitoan, Cagayan de Oro. GK Annual Report16 GK Annual 2011 - Jun 2012) (Jan Report17 GK Annual 2011 - Jun 2012) (Jan STEWARDSHIP To Reap a Bountiful Harvest DRIVES PRODUCTIVITY Fueled by an innate sense of responsibility and a deep call to care for my people and my country I will work hard to restore, rebuild and regain what has been neglected for generations. It is in our persistent presence that we will heal the broken and make them productive. What once was barren land will be abundant. To ensure a good harvest, Jaime Severino and the rest of the Catigan farmers faithfully attend to the crops all year long. I COMMIT TO STEWARDSHIP.

estled on top of the Their destinies took a turn in 2006 financially supporting the even mountain ridges of Toril, when Art Habana gave his portion larger second production. Human Namidst hectares of fertile of the land to the original tenant Nature, in its commitment to make land, you’ll find a small community families, a symbol of gratitude for natural products from Philippine- of Catigan farmers. Every single years of loyal service. GK came sourced ingredients, is currently morning before the sun peeks out in, and Art’s US-based sister Sally testing the feasibility of passion from the horizon, Jaime Severino Hafner solicited from her network fruit and sunflower oil production. and his neighbors would head to fund the homes. The Reyes- out to the farms — tilling the soil, Munda family and the University In the beginning, all Tatay planting seeds, getting rid of of Mindanao added even more Jaime had was a dream for the weeds, and on some days, homes, and the result is GK Pueblo community to have proper homes harvesting crops. Antonio, a productive community and sustainable income that can of 72 families. send their children to school. Season after season, rain or At 67, he’s finally seeing those shine, they would do the same As part of GK’s Bayan-anihan dreams come to pass. Instrumental backbreaking work — even years (Food Sufficiency) Program, to this is the Habanas’ generosity ago when Catigan didn’t have each family was given seeds so and GK being there to empower concrete roads, electricity or they could grow crops in their the community and connect running water. Tatay Jaime recalls individual plots. With the guidance them to partners. But all of this the irony of their lives back then: of Bayan-anihan Coordinator Tante wouldn’t count much without Their hard work reaped enough Adalla and his wife Dr. Candida the dedication of these farmers, crops to feed a multitude, but Adalla, as well as the Department which never faltered from the t h e y t h e m s e l v e s w e r e h u n g r y , of Agriculture, the Catigan farmers time when they owned none of poor, and had little access to yielded enough produce to forever the land to the time when they outside opportunities. bid hunger goodbye. were given small vegetable plots up until today, when they have The families became such good hectares of commercial farms to stewards that soon after, GK attend to. In sourcing raw productivity partners came in ingredients for their ice cream, Selecta expands with commercial farming plans. Through it all, Tatay Jaime GK Pueblo Antonio’s New York-based Citi Foundation believes that it was never about 2nd purple yam (ube) together with Citi Philippines were how little or how much they had. production. the first to realize the potential “Ang masaligan sa gamay nga of commercial farming for these butang, masaligan sad sa dako.” families. Strong advocates of (Whoever can be trusted with enterprise development as a way to little can also be trusted with eliminate poverty, they funded the much). After all, if we’re good first purple yam (ube) production stewards of whatever we’re given, in 2011. Most of the harvest was God will open the doors and bought by Selecta who is now entrust us with so much more. GK Annual Report19 GK Annual 2011 - Jun 2012) (Jan STEWARDSHIP DRIVES PRODUCTIVITY Bearers of Peace and Prosperity THE POOR INDEED HAVE MUCH TO TEACH US. Reaching Out to the People of he charming and shrewd showcasing the indigenous craft bringing along with them key What we learn from Tatay Jaime is the simple truth that we all have the responsibility women of style behind of the Tausugs’ Piz Syabit weaves partners to initiate training of to care, nurture and grow the gifts that God has given us — in ourselves, in people and TGKonomics Rose Cabrera, through the fashion show of residents in all four GK villages. Cecille David, Divine Duran, Marivic Randy Ortiz. Determined to bring The experience has not only in resources around us. And this is the valuable lesson of the life of Tatay Jaime to all of Pineda and Pinky Poe have always back the dying craft of Piz Syabit awakened the love of the craft us in the work of GK — that no matter what, we rise up every day of our lives not giving done pioneering work of finding among the Tausugs who remain in a new generation of Tausugs up on the work entrusted to us, rise up every day not giving up on the poor who we must and working with the rough gems victims of underdevelopment but also made them discover a continue to cultivate, taking out the weeds on some days and then harvesting on some of products and people from among due to conflict, they pushed on new family who will not leave days. And then one day, they will be by our side, workers themselves in the field, joining to our GK communities to unearth towards Sulu in January 2012, them behind. the beauty from within. One multiply the harvest. such case is the exciting work of exploring and planting seeds of We share with you the shining examples of so many partners who continue to believe productivity in the GK villages i n t h e p o o r a n d t h e i r p o t e n t i a l a n d w h o c o n t i n u e t o d r e a m w i t h u s o f a c o u n t r y of Sulu, with the help of our of abundance — not only for a few but for all. The responsibility of stewardship is no team on the ground and the local government. easy burden to carry, but truly, the fruits are enough for us to claim a beautiful future for our country and our people. It started out with bringing 5 residents of GK Panamao to Manila in September 2011 through the support of Smart for training in entrepreneurship and product Spinning Trash Into Gold development. In the following month, they wowed the patrons Residents of GK communities in Sulu are trained in Piz Syabit Bringing Out the Best in the Least of the GK Hope Ball 2011 by (traditional weaving) in an effort to revive a dying craft of the Tausugs. here anyone else would In 2007, 25 ladies from GK Sooc But SMART’s faith in the see a good-for-nothing learned to sew for a living when community remained and pretty Wmountain of trash, the SMART tapped the Western soon, more partners came in. GK Sooc ladies would see precious College of Science and Technology. In 2011, -born international scraps that can be sold to bring Through their partnership with designer PJ Arañador collaborated Bonggang Villa food to the table. The garbage dump the Earth Day Network in 2008, with the ladies to generate first of Mandurriao, Iloilo used to be the ladies learned how to make class designs for his Nautilus How Flowers Brought a Community Together their source of livelihood, but give simple bags out of used tarps. line. The Philippine Business for tepping foot in GK Promiseland these ladies a discarded tarpaulin But the orders were mostly for Social Progress trained them on will be like stepping foot today, and their skilled hands corporate giveaways and the product development and financial Sinside a surreal garden filled will transform it into a bag classy income was sporadic. Marilyn management. GKonomics, a Gawad with all kinds of beautiful flowers. enough to be paraded in runways Platon and the others thought of Kalinga partner in social enterprise In the front lawn of each home and displayed in boutiques. giving up many times. development, provided the much you’ll see shrubs upon shrubs of needed business expertise and Bougainvillea, welcoming visitors linkage to market. Today, the tarp with their smiling colors. You’ll bags are selling like hotcakes, also see the smiling Kapitbahayan serving as the community’s source (GK residents) with their bolos and of livelihood. trimming shears, tending to these flowers with utmost diligence and Marilyn shares how Sooc Social making sure that they thrive. Ventures changed her life: “Hindi na ako nahihiyang humarap sa tao. From the seeds to the flower pots Masarap makitang nakadisplay to the beautiful flowering shrubs, yung gawa ko dahil alam kong the Bougainvillea that has become nakakatulong to sa komunidad.” synonymous to this small community (I’m no longer ashamed to face in Brgy. Mabuhay, General Santos people, and I’m happy to see my City is integral to the community’s handiwork displayed because livelihood. Each family operates I know that this helps my a floral business, so they sell these community). flowers to individual buyers. When they need to supply truckloads When we give our best for the to those who want to purchase in A resident of GK Promiseland in General Santos City lovingly The talented ladies of the PLDT-SMART Amazing GK Village least, the least will become the bulk, the families come together in tends to the Bougainvillea plants that serve as their source (Sooc, Iloilo) proudly showcase the beautiful and classy best. And when we see the gold in the spirit of bayanihan — sharing of livelihood. bags that they make from discarded tarpaulins. our people, they too will discover profits for the benefit of the whole the gold in themselves. community. GK Annual Report20 GK Annual 2011 - Jun 2012) (Jan Report21 GK Annual 2011 - Jun 2012) (Jan Social Entrepreneurship: When Fighting Poverty Means Business THE GK ENCHANTED FARM

Farmers from families at the GK Enchanted Farm and communities around it find renewed hope from the land as they work side by side a team of young agri social entrepreneurs.

Developing Sustainable force in the grassroots, integral in unproductivity from what is the Communities through Social building and sustaining a thriving country’s greatest resource. Artistry economy. However, we are now seeing an hile a painter uses a Tony Meloto sees the exponential exciting time in the Philippines. canvas, my canvas is growth happening in the With the work being pioneered in “Wsociety, a community countryside and that is why he the Enchanted Farm, Tony Meloto or even a slum.” This is how Tony spends most of his days learning enthuses that “We see some of Meloto started Gawad Kalinga, and planting in Angat, Bulacan. our top university graduates when he brought out the gold “The way to develop sustainable, becoming social entrepreneurs, hidden in the poor and unleashed shared wealth is through social big businesses partnering with the greatness of the Filipino spirit. entrepreneurship and with 12 us and government seeing us as a “When you recognize the potential million hectares of unproductive partner in enacting land reform. for excellence among everyone, land in this country, the People are finally seeing the even the poor, then you can opportunities are in agribusiness.” potential of the countryside to transform criminals to become bring this country out of good citizens and ugly slums into The Enchanted Farm: Where poverty.” With the high rates of beautiful communities.” Expertise and Technology Meet unemployment, crime, pollution Opportunity and congestion increasingly Perhaps most significantly, the afflicting our big cities, failure second stage of Gawad Kalinga’s As a model for rural economic to develop the potential of our development program (Social development, the Enchanted Farm countryside is simply not an Artistry, 2011-2018) demonstrates in Bulacan is the first of 24 that will option. how poverty eradication must go be developed across the country, beyond the philanthropic mindset connecting the poor to the capital, Tony Meloto is seeing the where the poor are only worthy of technology, expertise and markets countryside once again as a fresh our charity and take the next step they so need. Filipino colonization canvas — and so is a growing towards creating shared value that has bred a matapobre mentality, network of young social will engage the poor for genuine where to protect their own entrepreneurs, both here and from business opportunities, the fruits interests, the few rich and educated Europe, helping him build the of which can be enjoyed by all. have disconnected themselves vision at the GK Enchanted Farm. It is important that we take on a from the many who are poor. It is a grand ambition to raise up new approach of seeing the poor Families would leave large tracts 500,000 social entrepreneurs by as partners in development, not of land inherited from Spanish 2016 but he believes it can be merely beneficiaries of projects. colonizers idle or underdeveloped, done by awakening the spirit of In engaging the 80% who live tended only by poor tenant bayanihan from among the youth, below the poverty line, stirring up families. Both rich and poor have corporations and governments their creativity and productivity, now turned their backs on the here in our country and from across they will become a powerful land, fueling the cycle of the world. GK Annual Report23 GK Annual 2011 - Jun 2012) (Jan The Enchanted Farm Taste the Goodness as a Farm Village University at The Enchanted Farm Café ne of the GK Enchanted models for development, which college) along with their faculty udging by its attractive The café is at the very heart Farm’s main thrusts is its instead of creating shared wealth have gone on day camps. décor, über-healthy menu of GK’s thrust to promote Ofarm village university. If have led to the disintegration and Jand young clientele, it’s easy social entrepreneurship in the the term “university” conjures up segregation of rural communities Excited by this environment, key to think you’re at one of Makati’s countryside, creating a market ideas of textbooks, theory and across the country.” partners are building centers rather expensive and trendy for small-scale Filipino farmers disinterested professors, taking for learning to be completed by eateries. However, a closer look to sell their produce in a fair and part in the Enchanted Farm’s camps T h i s l e a r n i n g e x p e r i e n c e h a s m i d - 2 0 1 3 . W i t h t h e s e f a c i l i t i e s , reveals something quite unique sustainable way. “While other and internship program offers a l r e a d y b e e n e n j o y e d b y h u n d r e d s the Enchanted Farm is better poised about Gawad Kalinga’s Enchanted restaurants in Manila may promote a different learning experience of French interns since June to be the breeding ground for Farm Café, which opened at sustainable consumerism and altogether. By replacing outdated 2011 when the Enchanted Farm’s this nation’s future social Commonwealth Avenue, healthy eating, none is a social theories with experiential learning i n t e r n s h i p p r o g r a m fi r s t s t a r t e d . entrepreneurs and all who simply City last March 20, 2012. enterprise which has the direct where classrooms are connected A handful of them have already want to learn more about this community impact of the EF Café. directly to the communities, the stayed on to start up social country’s huge potential. With We’re keen that our customers village university is an integral enterprises of their own. Further, 24 such sites planned across the become more conscious of Bea works with her kitchen staff and the strategy in raising the 500,000 a mix of college students and country, the cross-regional and where their food comes from, Enchanted Farm nanays t o c o m e u p w i t h a social entrepreneurs GK will help young professionals have taken c r o s s - c u l t u r a l l e a r n i n g w i l l p r o v e and that includes thinking about one-of-a-kind café experience. create by 2016. This is instrumental part in its monthly Social Innovation to be truly enriching as it is and supporting the lifestyles of in raising a new consciousness of Camp while students from different empowering — worthy of being a the farmers who produce the social entrepreneurship that will levels of learning (preschool to farm village university. food,” explains Bea Gomez, who lettuce burgers. They even showed transform the mindsets of young heads the café. me how to make a burger patty out and old alike. of banana peel!” Ensuring direct community Tony Meloto shares “The ‘Farm’ impact has certainly not been Aiming to grow a franchise of 500 aspect refers to our need to straightforward in an environment outlets over the next 7 years, the connect with the Earth and our where economies of scale and Enchanted Farm Café is clearly immediate natural environment, stringent produce requirements serious about delivering a market the ‘Village’ reveals our need to typically favor large-scale farmers. for small-scale farmers nationwide. connect with the local community But by providing opportunities The speed of progress so far and its people, and the ‘University’ to previously excluded rural shows that it CAN be done. Bea highlights our need to learn. In communities, the genius of the enthuses, “From teaching one particular, we need to relearn poor has been able to shine of my staff how to hold a knife the most fundamental values of through. “After receiving basic a few months ago, she is now caring and sharing which can lead training, my staff helped us producing over two litres of pesto to a fair and holistic development A venue of experiential learning for young and old alike, the Enchanted Farm as a Farm Village produce a whole range of natural a day. Provide the poor with the of our countryside. We also need to University is an integral strategy in raising the 500,000 social entrepreneurs GK will help create by 2016. and delicious recipes — from pasta opportunity, and they will exceed unlearn some of the more traditional sauces to homemade jams and your expectations.”

The New Breed of Filipino Heroes

Ron Dizon Xilca Alvarez-Protacio Fabien Courteille Cherrie Atilano Clarisse Simonneau Camina Maipid Ron became a full-time social entrepreneur After a GK Center for Social Innovation Fabien started out as a 6-month French Outraged that those who produce our After hearing Tito Tony speak in France, While growing up, Camina was a witness after the first Social Innovation Camp gathering, then practicing lawyer intern for GK. He hasn’t left ever since, food are also the poorest, Cherrie gave Clarisse flew in to be a short term intern to the growth of GK and the birth of (March 2012) opened his eyes to the Xilca Alvarez (leftmost in photo) and has now established social up a prestigious Fulbright scholarship to back in 2011. She was so excited about the Enchanted Farm. As she was finishing opportunity of developing the local headed to the Farm, inspired about the enterprises Karpentoys and Plush & put up two social enterprises (Agricool & what she found here that she came back her interior design degree at UST, she a g r i s e c t o r a n d p a r t n e r i n g w i t h G K possibilities of countryside development. Play, which produce toys that are made Blue Bamboo Ventures) that tap into the for 6 months in 2012, leading the internship had her own awakening as a social communities. He left his promising career She then put up Gourmet Keso, producing by the community and contain none of genius of our farmers while giving them a program that brought in over a hundred e n t r e p r e n e u r a n d l a t e r o n j u g g l e d h e r a t H e w l e t t - P a c k a r d a n d i s n o w p a r t o f top quality goat’s cheese that provides t h e h a r m f u l c h e m i c a l s m o s t t o y s h a v e . sustainable source of income. She wants French volunteers to the Farm. Her creative bar exam review with starting up their the team behind Bayani Brew, a brand sustainable income to four cheesemakers “I hope to create as many jobs as to make agriculture “the new cool” and style and graphic design expertise have team’s brainchild, Red Carpet Living. of ready-to-drink iced tea made from from the Farm. Xilca also established Café p o s s i b l e f o r p e o p l e i n t h e c o m m u n i t y , a desirable career option for the young, also been instrumental in shaping the Hand in hand with the “nanays”, she and indigenous ingredients like pandan, de Sug (brewed coffee from Sulu) and is and showcase Filipino traditions and as well as empower the 42 scholars that marketing efforts for the budding social her partners envision stylish lifestyle for lemongrass and sweet potato tops. part of the team behind Bayani Brew. talent,” Fabien says. Agricool sends to school. enterprises at the Farm. greater social impact. SERVANTHOOD Leading by Example DRIVES LEADERSHIP Our country needs to build a new brand of leadership — one that instills a posture to serve than be served. “Una sa serbisyo. Huli sa benepisyo.” I will recognize and unlock the potential for greatness of everyone around me, building a culture of empowerment, not entitlement.

I COMMIT TO SERVE MY COUNTRY AND MY COUNTRYMEN. Like wildfire, Gov. Uy’s passion for the mission has spread to almost everyone in ComVal, with the local government unit taking the lead.

here’s a place in the southern and fully committed towards But convincing partners and part of the Philippines with ending poverty, you can’t help but achieving sustainable change Tan energy that’s hard to find wonder how they got steered to haven’t been easy all throughout. elsewhere. It’s a place where an that point. For Gov. Uy, “The LGU Gov. Uy has frustrations with how entire village of 30 homes can should be in the front line. When slow things move sometimes rise in 7 days. It’s a place where people see that government — how he has to deal with the hundreds of ordinary people can officials and employees are active inefficiencies and imperfections come together to build classrooms in volunteering, they will be of the system and of some people. with unbelievable speed and inspired to follow. But if you ask As a local chief executive, he faces uncompromised quality — where them to volunteer while you just the daunting problems of his construction materials are passed stand there and watch, nothing province and constituents. But on from teachers to tricycle drivers, will happen.” More importantly, like wildfire, Gov. Uy’s passion for from soldiers to government Gov. Uy believes that a leader the mission has spread to almost employees. And there, in the should have the passion and everyone in ComVal, and this thick of things, passing hollow sincerity to serve. makes the work easier. “We will block after hollow block, you’ll not stop until there are poor see him — Arturo Uy of ComVal’s GK journey began in people in this province and there Compostela Valley. September 2008, with a landslide are partners that are willing to that displaced more than 300 help,” he vows. When you have an entire province families from Brgy. Masara. Just that’s overflowing with energy when Gov. Uy was wondering how By the end of 2012, all of to permanently relocate the victims ComVal’s 11 municipalities will somewhere safe, he got invited by have GK communities, and each the late GK Head of ComVal Nonoy municipality has a GK mobilization Maloloy-on to the Gawad Kalinga team. They have even expanded Expo in Manila, which opened to making school buildings the his eyes to GK’s transformative GK Way with their Kalinga sa work. Firmly sold on the idea that Kabataan: Bayanihan sa Paaralan. building a community through These results were born out of bayanihan was the best way to help the generosity of local partners the victims, Gov. Uy immediately and the active volunteerism of held a Partners’ Forum and present-day ComVal heroes. But convinced friends and partners to ComVal’s success also goes to show pledge 132 homes. that if a leader truly cares for the people, if a leader has the vision to The hands-on approach of Governor Arturo It didn’t end there, because see them rise out of poverty and Uy in bringing Compostela Valley out of Gov. Uy wanted to replicate the GK the courage to follow through, then poverty has spurred the active volunteerism anything is possible. of present-day ComVal heroes. Way in other ComVal municipalities. GK Annual Report27 GK Annual 2011 - Jun 2012) (Jan SERVANTHOOD DRIVES LEADERSHIP The Heart of a Servant p in the highlands of San It is always oddly unsettling, in a positive way, to witness for the first time the posture Teodoro, Oriental , of humility and quiet strength of our caretakers and Kapitbahayan leaders. They have a Uin a small called disarming way of working through the disbelieving eyes and the hardened hearts of the Caagutayan, 20 brand new GK poor who have been scarred by years of empty promises. They win over the poor through houses stood. Twenty Mangyan presence not preaching and they change habits by upholding relationships not rules. (indigenous people) families looked on in excitement — proud When most people raise their voices to be heard, our teams lower theirs to listen. of the hours they spent working on those houses. At the back of Leadership in GK has always been less about the power to lead than it is about the passion the crowd, almost unnoticeable to serve. It is this missionary spirit that brings people like Governor Uy to our doorsteps, in his quiet little corner, stood Tatay Igme speaks on behalf of the Saclag Kapitbahayan (San Teodoro, ) during the turnover of homes. ready and open to give rather than to receive. They come to offer the best of themselves not Tatay Igme. He could have had the first pick — the freedom to to rise through the ranks but to plant themselves among the poor… for the poor. choose the best among twenty. But he wanted everyone else to pananalapi, yung talento ay took a lot of effort and courage, Ultimately, the greatest inspiration of servant leadership comes from the least among us. We go first. Whichever house was naibabahagi naman sa pagsasalita but Tatay Igme was determined to are proud of Tatay Igme and the many others like him who have overlooked their own state left, whichever house nobody at pagsusulat.” (I don’t have the be the voice of his people. of poverty and realized that they equally have much to give for community and country. wanted, that’s what he wanted to financial resources but I can always call his own. share my talents in speaking and In 2011, Tatay Igme was called writing). to serve at a greater capacity as Even before the houses stood, Project Director, and today Igmedio Alcones was already As KB President, Tatay Igme placed he directly speaks with those asked by his neighbors to be his needs secondary to those of that are in power. Humble as President of the Saclag Guraanan the community. His days were ever, Tatay Igme hardly felt the Empowering the Youth of San Luis Nagpalayaw Gayod (Saclag spent solving squabbles, listening change in position. What he saw Kapitbahayan na Lubos na to complaints, finding ways to instead was the opportunity hen Typhoons Pedring Nagmamahal). He knew he improve lives, and composing to be a more influential voice and and Quiel hit San Luis, was being called to serve, so handwritten letters requesting the an even bigger instrument of WPampanga last October Tatay Igme didn’t hesitate to government to provide lacking change — all for the good of the 2011, leaving around 12 public say yes. “Kapos man tayo sa services such as electricity. This people that he serves. schools completely submerged in floodwater, the Local Government Unit (led by Mayor Venancio “Asyong” Macapagal) and the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) held the iTAYO NA! The School Build Winning Over the Many Challenge. This multisectoral effort ennis and Lilibeth Tantuan The greatest challenge Dennis and his team humbly extended included Gawad Kalinga, the local left their home in Hilongos, and his team faced was the illegal a hand of peace to offer them DepEd, The Outstanding Students DLeyte in the ‘80s to relocate settlers themselves, a handful of their place in the GK community. of the Philippines (TOSP-AC), to the booming town of Isabel whom were resistant to the entry Where there was enmity came Pilipinas Natin! of the Presidential having found employment in the of Gawad Kalinga in the area. forgiveness and reconciliation. Communications and Operations Industrial Development Despite having the best of The families who formerly were Office, as well as over 2,100 Estate (LIDE). Finding success in intentions for the poor, they enemies became the most volunteers. their new home, the couple also were met by barricades and enthusiastic in serving their sweat The empowered youth leaders of Team San Luis go beyond their dreams found the great responsibility to picketing. GK tried to convince equity and finally have their own for their hometown as they burn with the passion to serve the country. The active participation of the build a community for the poor. them to simply join GK but homes in the GK village. youth inspired Mayor Macapagal When GK came to Isabel in 2002, to no end. The case ended up in to embolden them further, saying Dennis was asked to take on the court and dragged on for 5 years Now the Stasia GK community is “We should really empower the GK Volunteer Gelo Apostol also out-of-school youth that have role of Project Director of Isabel before a resolution was meted home and haven to 100 families youth to stand for and love their had to keep going back to San Luis realized they too could offer Stasia GK Village. out favoring GK Isabel. In the all because a man believed in the hometown.” He worked closely to guide and root them in the something for their town. The most dramatic turnaround, Dennis power of all. with the SK leaders as they built right GK values. Eventually, Team SK leaders have also realized From the very beginning, Dennis an army of volunteers in the town. San Luis organized activities of that they can go beyond the knew that he needed the help A man who walks his talk, the their own. Even without an existing dreams that they have for their of many in the town of Isabel to mayor did everything that Gawad Kalinga community, they individual barangays. SK Chairman raise up a community for the poor. volunteers are asked to do during have initiated many activities Esce May Santos says that He engaged the LGU to champion Builders’ Camps — digging septic (e.g. school builds, clean-up “Ngayon natuto na akong isama GK, securing its commitment to tanks, sifting cement, and even drives, values formation sessions) ang buong bayan, na mangarap build 5 houses each year for the rolling on the ground during team to improve their hometown and para sa buong at sa next 5 years. Despite working for challenges. have even brought volunteerism buong Pilipinas.” (Now I have a rival company, Dennis won over beyond their town. learned to include the whole the Philippine Associated Smelting In the beginning, Mayor Macapagal town, as well as dream for and Refining Company (PASAR) to had to mentor the youth closely. Today, Team San Luis is composed Pampanga and even the entire build the PASAR cluster of homes Thanks to the unrelenting commitment of Dennis Tantuan and his team, and help in land development. formerly resistant families eventually became the most enthusiastic in serving GK Worker Ain Sabdulla and not just of SK leaders but also of Philippines). their sweat equity to build their homes. GK Annual Report28 GK Annual 2011 - Jun 2012) (Jan Report29 GK Annual 2011 - Jun 2012) (Jan Anchored on One Vision SOLIDARITY GK and LBF : Emboldened by A Combined Strength DRIVES TEAMWORK I hold myself responsible and accountable for the work entrusted to me. Amidst the personal battles on the ground I am sure to face, I train my eyes on the vision, keeping in mind that my actions should always be for the greater good. Being part of one Team GK means we watch each other’s backs. I COMMIT TO SOLIDARITY. One with GK in the vision to end poverty, LBF members and staff respond to the challenge of caring and sharing, starting with the poor in their hometowns.

uge waves pounded the This outpouring of great love to the challenge of caring and drenched coastal roads and commitment for the mission sharing, specially to the poor within Hleading to Guimbal town has been the hallmark of the their hometowns. In City, in Iloilo where representatives partnership between Gawad they fed the street children in from GK and LBF were set to Kalinga and Lifebank Foundation. their barangay. In , hold a 3-day team-building they built homes in NTC GK village. workshop. Braving through this This kind of solidarity in spirit In San Carlos City, they repainted rough weather was a badge of could not have been foreseen a public school. Everywhere these commitment worn proudly by the when the partnership started in activities transpired, it revealed GK full-time workers — a badge 2010. All that was in the horizon the untapped potential of the that would pale in comparison were the 18 communities LBF LBF members and staff to to that worn by Cora Fernandez, supported through their Visionary become a force of change and one of LBF’s staff who chose to Corporate Responsibility Program. transformation. attend the whole event even But as soon as the programs if her mother’s wake had only for these communities were Today, as GK and LBF pursue the begun. When asked why, her trite implemented something new roll-out of the values formation and powerful reply was “mas began emerging. The unique program, preparations are also in madaming mawawala sa akin values that animated the full swing for a social enterprise kung hindi ako umattend nito.” relationship of GK residents and program that seeks to lay the (I would miss out on so much volunteers captured the curiosity grounds for bayanihan economics. more if I don’t attend this). of LBF’s leadership. This paved It is certain that this partnership the way for the evolution of a will continue to evolve and give values formation program for LBF birth to even bolder initiatives. members and staff. On their own, GK and LBF are What started out as experiments both consumed by a relentless in Iloilo and Antipolo in 2011 passion for the mission of breaking soon gained enough steam to the chains of poverty. In joining become a nationwide pilot for hands, they have only grown 42,000 members and 300 staff of more emboldened because of the LBF — which is but a fraction of unique strength and confidence their 350,000 membership base that comes from teamwork built that is run by a 2,000-strong staff on solidarity of spirit. From this complement. The initial sessions place of deep unity, both groups bore witness to the awakening anchor on the conviction that only Emboldened by their love and commitment of dormant generosity of LBF in working together can we truly to the mission, LBF members and staff paint members and staff who responded stand a chance at ending poverty. homes for the poor. GK Annual Report31 GK Annual 2011 - Jun 2012) (Jan SOLIDARITY DRIVES TEAMWORK What It Takes When the roads refused to The Filipino people truly deserve to be honored for the beautiful spirit of bayanihan that cooperate because of pouring we share to the world. This powerful yet peaceful force of change is such a great gift to our rains, Mayor Sara Duterte and country as it continues to lift us up out of the terrible circumstances that are thrown our way Brgy. Captain Lemuel Tonug lent their dump trucks in lieu of the — be it a dictatorship or a disaster. It is this same gift that Gawad Kalinga hopes to unleash suppliers’ challenged vehicles. every single day as we face the greatest threat that has hounded us for generations. When the dump trucks were too big and the path that led Many see the injustice of poverty around us and become too overwhelmed. GK sees instead to the school too small, the the many hearts that beat for the same dream — with the minds, the hands, the bodies parents and teachers of Malabog Central Elementary School and the voices online and on the ground that can take the country closer to the dream, year became the road that carried after year. To bring alive true solidarity we must harness the best in everyone as well as Brand-new and fully-furnished, this PAGCOR-DepEd-GK Sibol the construction materials to the inspire more to join us — without discrimination. It demands us to strive to work together, classroom calls out to every pre-schooler in Brgy. Malabog, actual site. When Bayani Builder City to come to school and find fun in learning. not only finding common ground but instead seeking the high ground where we rise above Tony Silva wanted to challenge self and situation. It is only in moving as one Team GK that peace and ending poverty timelines without compromising quality, he sought reinforcement become possible. eparated from the Davao city classroom that stood completed. from the residents of nearby GK proper by two hours of winding Erecting the building was not Sto. Tomas, led by Project Director Srough roads, dangerously unmet with challenges, so to Al Montajes. Next to solidarity, steep cliffs and occasional security c o m p l e t e i t , e v e r y o n e i n M a l a b o g “difficult” and “impossible” lose threats, Malabog is a barangay was made to resuscitate a spirit their credibility. Team GK QC: Building the 300 easier ignored. So much so that that was once lost to them. uilding up a team of its residents welcomed news of a “First time namo nasuwayan Gawad Kalinga, together with volunteers is no joke. It much-needed pre-school classroom nga magbayanihan. Kung naa’y PAGCOR and DepED, laid the Brequires persistence, faith with joyous disbelief — a reaction kinahanglan, mabuhat jud diay first stake by paying attention to and a great knack for good times. common across ninety-nine other kung magtinabangay lang.” (That oft-ignored Malabog, and the No one knows this better than sites that will also get a PAGCOR- was the first time we experienced people of Malabog returned this Team GK QC. They started out in DepEd-GK learning center, as part of bayanihan. Anything that needs gesture by paying attention to January 2010 with only 5 members, Project Silid-Aralan. to be accomplished can really be their community and working as all college students except for done if we just help each other one. And that’s how it’s done — Justine Cruz, then a GK full-time But soon after, this disbelief was out), says Josephine Sumbilon, who what it took to build one classroom worker, who got them all together. replaced with a happiness as helped build the classroom her is what it takes to rebuild this All had been volunteering quite The vibrant energy of volunteerism and love for country brings Team GK QC together — bright as the yellow fully-furnished daughter now goes to. beloved nation. regularly in GK builds but then, as along with the goal to build up a 300-strong volunteer force to raise a city of nation builders. a team, their goal was to build-up a 300-strong volunteer force to PAGCOR-DepEd-GK’s raise a city of nation builders. president, became actively A year and a half later, they have involved and showed real over 300 volunteers participating It was not as easy as they thought commitment. Their regular in their monthly activities (with Project it would be. The first step was presence during the Monday exciting photos and stories to come up with a core team. meetings gave more life and shared online!). Besides their core Bringing people of different attracted more attendees.” The team, there is an even bigger Silid-Aralan 50 sites with classroom shortages backgrounds and keeping their core group steadily grew to 15 group of all-the-timers who help now have a Sibol classroom each. different schedules in sync was people coming from different in spreading the great news about G K ’ s p r e s e n c e i n n e a r l y a l l p r o v i n c e s tricky. There was no doubting schools. As a team they started their work by writing, taking was key to the speed of implementation. the hearts the youth have for our initiating events and builds, each photographs and continually For Phase II, 50 more learning centers will Obias (Pugay) Elementary School, country but reality is that there of them inviting their own network inviting new people to join in. be built around the country. are many things competing for through calls and texts. Meeting While Justine puts their strategy San Jose, their attention: school work, family new people would always mean of growth in three simple commitments and other hobbies. mentioning GK in one way and words: fun, friendship and getting them to join a coming build freedom — it is the last that “What I first did was to dedicate or the next Monday meeting. deserves a pause of serious Monday afternoons to converge thought on how teams are made young radicals from universities Roxanne, a student from Miriam and built to last in GK. and colleges around the Katipunan College, feels that they have gelled area,” Justine relates of their together like one big family, thanks “Freedom is about trusting people. beginnings. “Then we started to the friendships built. “In the It is more than passing the task. inviting leaders from schools in team, even if we’re not told, we just It is allowing them to take part QC and that was when a major go ahead and do what is needed. and bring value in their own way breakthrough happened. A group When there are events or activities, to the work of nation building. of ladies from Miriam College, we assign roles or each of us takes It is about believing that each Paitan Elementary School, Bayanihan at Imelda Elementary School, through the leadership of Mixie initiative and offers what we can, one of them is key to making the Esperanza, Sto. Niño, Mintal, Davao City Rivera, then the student council even if we can’t be there.” dream happen.” VISAYAS MINDANAO GK Annual Report32 GK Annual 2011 - Jun 2012) (Jan Report33 GK Annual 2011 - Jun 2012) (Jan 2011 KALINGA SA BAYAN BAYANI CHALLENGE

Nation building requires rising above differences and working as one for a better Philippines. Since 2006, the annual Bayani Challenge has brought together volunteers and partners from all over the country and even the world for a 5-day adventure of building communities, fostering friendships and weaving hope for the poor.

In 2011, Gawad Kalinga and Volunteers create an environment Pilipinas Natin of the Presidential of fun and learning for the Communications Operations Office, children of Bantayan with Paraisong together with the local government, Pambata activities. brought the Bayani Challenge to a whole new level by expanding from just building communities to caring for an entire hometown (KALINGA SA BAYAN, Bantayan Island). In 2012, this was replicated in 5 different hometowns with more than 10,000 volunteers (PILIPINAS, NGAYON NA! Iligan, Cagayan de Oro, , Negros Oriental and ).

Coming from all parts of the Philippines, volunteers flock to Bantayan Island, to embark on a 5-day test of courage, 2012 endurance and love for country. PILIPINAS, NGAYON NA!

Clean-up activities around the Young professionals take a break Age is not a hindrance to making In Iligan, Green Kalinga volunteers Volunteers in Occidental Mindoro To kickstart the Bayani Challenge coastal areas of the island teach from work to build homes for the a difference in Cagayan de Oro, together with Sendong survivors discover that the beauty of the in Masbate, over 900 GK volunteers the volunteers how to be heroes families in Negros Oriental who as proven by these very young from other relocation sites work Philippines is in the diversity of its attend the Rodeo Masbateño / for the environment. were affected by Sendong. volunteers who spent the day together to create a beautifully people, and even other nationalities Bayani Challenge parade. painting the walls of a house. landscaped garden. join in on the fun. “In fact what I tell people is it’s not Corporate Social Responsibility. Let’s not say that. It’s not aid, it’s not charity, it’s investing in our collective future. It’s helping a country that should be taking its rightful place in the international community. And the Philippines is getting there — much more quickly than people would’ve thought… Most GK GLOBAL MOVEMENT importantly though, it’s about people. It’s the fact that we’re all in it together, that there are human bridges out there that make the whole world one community.” Beyond These Shores (An excerpt from the speech of His Excellency Christopher Thornley, SINGAPORE Ambassador of Canada to the Philippines, during the GK Global Summit 2012)

CANADA AUSTRALIA FRANCE and Philippine shores. Through the partnership of the Keppel Group, GK Singapore and Yayasan Gerakan Kepedulian (GK Indonesia), 20 Indonesian families in Cisadane, Jakarta were given new homes last May 19, 2012. Much like the Philippines, Indonesia has its share of poverty-stricken families who The Keppel-GK Eco Village in Bauan, is a result of the solidarity and strong live in unacceptable conditions. volunteerism within the Keppel Group, inspiring other stakeholders to follow suit. What Keppel did was look beyond its own shores not only to build business, but also to help build t used to be a dumpsite helped profile potential GK a world without poverty. After with used cars, garbage and residents and build homes. all, whether we’re Singaporeans, The GK Global Summit 2012 took place in Last October 15-16, 2011, the Gawad Kalinga Over 450 French students heard Tony Meloto overgrown shrubs. A few In Singapore, members of the Filipinos or Indonesians, we Toronto, Canada on June 8-9, 2012. Its goal Global Summit was held at the University of speak at the Conference Internationale in I was to present Gawad Kalinga as a global Sydney and St. Aloysius College, hosted by the ISC Paris School of Management last kilometers from the Keppel Keppel Young Leaders from each have a part in building our template to end poverty, with GK Canada the Sydney University Law School and the February 2012. He was also asked to be the Batangas Shipyard, what you’ll different business units raised collective future. Poh Leong playing a key role in its expansion in the North New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council. godfather of Aide Mondiale ISC, France’s see today is the Keppel-GK Eco funds by coming up with events Kok underscores this point by American region. It was also a venue to engage It focused on how a GK approach might first student humanitarian NGO that aims Village, a tightly-knit community and giving from their own pockets. saying “Some may be born more like-minded individuals and institutions, address poverty and marginalization in to defend the right to education, health of 60 families sprawled over fortunate and some less, but presenting the GK Way as a platform for wealthy countries where pockets of despair and entrepreneurship. ISC Paris and other a spacious lot shaded by The Bauan local government it’s always our duty, us who are solidarity among countries. exist, especially amongst indigenous and French universities have sent students to the mango trees. This is possible unit, headed by Mayor Ryanh M. well off, to try to contribute to minority peoples. Philippines as interns of GK. because of the coming together Dolor, has also been an active those who are not doing so well. of people from two different partner — providing land and There’s no first class human, shores: Singaporeans and additional manpower when second class human or third class Filipinos working towards one needed. Surrounding barangays human. We are all equal.” USA SAUDI ARABIA vision. and schools like the Batangas State University also volunteered It began with the late Chairman of with the Keppelites. Keppel Philippines Marine Inc. (KPMI) Nelson Yeo, the driving The difficulties of building a force of this Corporate Social community made the timelines INDONESIA Responsibility (CSR) project in the a bit challenging to meet, but Keppel Group. Poh Leong Kok, everyone’s commitment prevailed. President of Keppel Batangas The 60 families who barely knew Shipyard, echoed Mr. Yeo’s desire each other have now formed to give back by saying, “We want bonds among themselves and to contribute by empowering lives with the Keppelites. KPMI Business and nurturing the communities Development & Corporate Affairs where we operate. The GK model Manager Alan I. Claveria shared, for community building offered “The volunteers have become the template and something more open-minded about one’s special for the CSR project. The responsibility to the community To support Gawad Kalinga’s relief and High school students and teachers from the Tony Meloto speaks at the plenary session of outcome and the life-changing as a result of their experience reconstruction efforts in Mindanao for the American International School of Riyadh, the World Economic Forum on East Asia held Mr. Alex Lee from impact it has made to the families of working closely with the victims of Typhoon Sendong, GK USA held the Saudi Arabia build homes and bring smiles to in Jakarta last June 13, 2011. He says “It was Keppel Land Indonesia 2nd GK Hope Ball in Meadowlands, New Jersey the faces of children during their GK Mabuhay amazing for me to witness how our simple are really fantastic.” beneficiaries in building their turns over the symbolic on June 2, 2012. The Hope Ball helps support volunteer immersion last February 2011 and faith in action and affection for those at the key to one of the homes brick by brick.” the lives of affected families and communities 2012. Every year since 2006, they immerse in bottom of the pyramid could capture the Soon after, the project inspired beneficiary families in Cisadane, Jakarta. with provisions for food sufficiency, livelihood, Gawad Kalinga communities to take part in attention of global policy makers and wealth the entire organization. Keppelites This model of bayanihan has education, health, environment, values GK’s work against poverty. generators...” from various ranks and departments even gone beyond Singaporean formation and community building. GK Annual Report36 GK Annual 2011 - Jun 2012) (Jan Report37 GK Annual 2011 - Jun 2012) (Jan PADUGO No Ordinary Love DRIVES COMMITMENT Inspired by the heroism of those around me, I will share what I have so more can benefit. To honor the sacrifice of many, my personal dreams will take the backseat as I steer towards the bigger dream of my people. I will not be beaten down by challenges nor be hampered by limitations. The greatest gift Tito Jerome has given to the poor is his undying commitment to never leave them behind. He embraces them generously each time with his warm presence. I COMMIT TO PUT THE NEEDS OF OTHERS BEFORE MY OWN.

hey credit divine intervention food. He was also uneducated, and At 5 AM, the Paler house is abuzz for the unlikely meeting the Palers very slowly introduced with 17 people in the household Tbetween Dr. Jerome Paler, him to school, lovingly guided all preparing to get the young a well-respected citizen and GK him through the process and ones to school. You can hardly leader and Michael, an 8 year-old even today, continue to take tell which ones are the Palers and boy who was abandoned by his care of him as he struggles with which ones are the scholars, parents and left with no home serious health issues because of because they are all treated the and anyone to care for him. his medical history. same and you can clearly see how Michael had been sitting they all look to Tito Jerome and under a tree when a coconut But Michael was only the Tita Gina as their parents and role fell on his leg and injured him. beginning. models. Every mealtime takes The residents of GK Sta. Rosa, party-like preparation (the Palers then brought him As the work of GK grew in Southern consume three and a half SACKS to Dr. Jerome. More than just Leyte, Tito Jerome’s family also of rice a month to feed everyone) treating his leg injury, Tito Jerome grew, as he began to “adopt” more and is always a celebration, with and his family embarked on a and more young people who everyone in the household eating process of healing, which involved needed their care and support. together and ALWAYS with more bringing Michael to their home More than just providing guests who are made to feel and making him one of their own. scholarships for promising youth welcome in their home. in GK communities, the Palers Because he was left to scavenge welcomed them into their home And you can see their brand for food at a very young age, — ensuring that they had the of generosity and service even Michael learned to eat the only necessary logistical support and in their children, who have thing that was never in short supply more importantly, a loving and embraced the mission as their — rocks and pebbles. It took a while supportive environment that is own. GK for them is not just an for him to learn how to eat regular key to their success. individual call to mission, but a family commitment. They bring generosity and padugo to a whole new level, beyond sharing resources to treating the poor as their own. And when asked why they do it, they humbly say, “We are but stewards of these blessings. To whom much is given, much is expected.” Their sacrifice has given life to 19 GK communities all over Southern Leyte, and has inspired thousands of other GK volunteers to live out the value of Everyone is welcomed with open arms to the Paler family and to “padugo drives commitment.” their home where everyone is treated equally with love and care. GK Annual Report39 GK Annual 2011 - Jun 2012) (Jan PADUGO DRIVES COMMITMENT A Life of Purpose “Padugo” literally means to bleed — and in the path of mission many take for the work of h e G a w a d K a l i n g a j o u r n e y GK, what is shed everyday and at every turning point is as life giving and life sustaining as of Marirose Cacho began the blood in their veins. Tin 2008, when her brother Mari involved her in raising funds for Typhoon Frank victims. After It was never about the money. What was first laid down at the feet of the poor have always three weeks of relief operations, been the people themselves — people and their dreams for themselves, people and Marirose yearned for something their hopes for their own families, people and their personal ambitions, people and their more permanent, and this is how promise of bright futures — all abandoned in service of the poor. the Jose Maria Rusty Cacho GK Village (named after her late When Marirose Cacho got to know the families of the GK villages, her connection to them made her realize that she was being called to a life of purpose and commitment. We honor our caretaker teams who took to the plow without hesitation, bringing their father) was born. families with them until their homes became haven to the neglected. We celebrate our 36 homes were built from her Kapitbahayan leaders who continue to fight their own demons and remain steadfast in family’s resources, but it didn’t end Isidro, you’ll see 32 homes from a father’s face knowing he now healing their scarred and wounded community. We marvel at our young volunteers there. Marirose shares, “When I Electric Corporation (PECO) has a home to offer his family, who walked away from the dazzling promises of fame and fortune in other lands and see came to know the families in the and 32 from Assumption Iloilo. quitting no longer becomes an them pushing at the forefront of the work. We are in awe of our partners who have shifted GK village, my connection to them In addition, proceeds from the option. Just as my home is a perspective in doing business to create sustainability for country and community. opened my eyes, my heart, and GK Golf Cup initiated by Marirose sanctuary where my children feel my mind that there was a purpose and her golfer friends will build 25 safe and loved, the Philippines It is when we see this exciting wave of change sweeping our country that we take heart and I had to live, and I became restless.” homes in New in 2013. should be a sanctuary for every She found this purpose when she single Filipino,” she says with move with determination towards 2024. was called to be part of the GK Iloilo When Marirose was called to serve conviction. Management Group in 2011. as GK Head of Iloilo last January 2012, her role grew to leading At the end of the day, Marirose Marirose’s commitment to her a province with 5,000 homeless Cacho can easily choose to live Resource Generation role and families out of poverty. Sometimes, a more worry-free life. Instead, passion for GK inspired many to the overwhelming numbers make together with Team GK Iloilo, she People Investing In People become more involved. Today, it seem easier to just quit. “But has chosen to give herself fully and “We’re a people company.” community in building the houses. 2012, where they built one home beside the Cacho GK Village in San when I see that proud look on wholeheartedly to a life of purpose. Two years have passed and they for a beneficiary family in a week’s his is the first statement are still regularly volunteering. time. And in celebrating their you will see when you go to Despite construction delays caused 2nd year of engagement with GK, Tthe Teleperformance website. by challenges in coordination Teleperformance committed to Little did anyone know that it and community organizing, they build 75 more homes in their village, will be the very fuel of their deep persisted with fervor and built a bringing the total number to 100. A Deepening Conviction commitment to the poor. real personal relationship with the estle Jeturian was one soon called to even bigger roles lifelong. This really bothered me. GK residents in the process. Clearly, this is no longer just a of the fortunate few who with extraordinary challenges. I was thinking it would affect my Gawad Kalinga’s initial encounter CSR activity. It is friendship and Nwitnessed the beginnings In 2010 he was asked to be Project family…my work!” Despite his with their thrust was when Jeffrey They however, did not stop with sincere care shared over time. of GK in the early 2000s, having Director of the CWC (Catholic initial fears, he found peace in his Johnson, President and Chairman building houses. They wanted to Their employees are now “kuyas” been one of the Singles for Christ Women’s Club) and UP Delta conviction. It was when he gave of Citizens of the World Foundation build a community made up of and “ates” of the children and youth that Tony Meloto would Lambda Golden GK Villages. up his dreams for those of the — Teleperformance’s CSR arm, got homes. Though the GK residents youth in the village. They have take to Bagong Silang. Back By 2012, he was asked to be GK poor that God took control of his in touch with GK to extend their had roofs over their heads, they now become a part of the very then, Nestle would take part Head of Taguig, managing 11 GK life as well. help to Ondoy victims last 2010. were still eating and sleeping on community they committed to in a “one-day, once-a-year villages with over 500 families. But they didn’t just want to help the concrete floors. Noticing this, build. Service excellence is not commitment” to build in GK Through his example of padugo, rebuild houses, they genuinely Teleperformance committed to just a slogan they stamp on their communities. “We help out a At those key milestones, he would Nestle has inspired more business wanted to engage their whole give a double deck bed and marketing materials, it’s a way deprived area for a day. We feel negotiate with the Lord for a professionals from his network to organization and help this whole monoblock table to every family. of life for every volunteer from we’ve sacrificed a lot. Then we break from GK to take care of his join him in building up GK Taguig. community get back on its feet. Within the span of two years, their organization. People investing go back to the confines of our personal life but on both times, They may still have a long way they have built a Sibol school, a in people. air-conditioned homes and live he was challenged to tend to the to go, but it’s good to see that the Their project was not without its multipurpose hall and a computer the rest of the year in comfort.” poor instead. “I realized that when dream for the poor has taken root difficulties. The relocation site for literacy facility — not just with God said long term, he meant in their hearts as well. the Ondoy victims of Tanay, their funds but with their bare Through the years, Teleperformance In 2008, after a GK build in was in an off-grid hilly area with hands, their time, their effort volunteers have given their time and , things began to change. rough, muddy roads reachable and their people. They have now effort without counting the cost, and “I felt the Lord speaking to me. Nestle’s mission for GK deepened when he took on the role of Project Director and worked side only by small, sturdy vehicles. become part of the operations. have now become part of the very He said, if you’re serious about by side with the beneficiaries in building the CWC and UP Delta Lambda Golden GK villages. Getting there alone was a community they commited to build. helping the poor, do something challenge to their commitment. With the close relationships they sustainable. Commit to something Teleperformance volunteers had have built, they even formed a team long-term!” to take an early bus to Tanay, then composed of Teleperformance hire jeepneys and endure the employees and GK residents Nestle responded by leading the rough ride to the relocation site to participate in the Bayani Child and Youth Development just to be able to work with the GK Challenge in Mindoro last April program in GK Onyx, and he was GK Annual Report40 GK Annual 2011 - Jun 2012) (Jan Report41 GK Annual 2011 - Jun 2012) (Jan The Gawad Kalinga Working Board The Gawad Kalinga Backbone VOLUNTEERS FULLTIME

GLOBAL BOARD

GLOBAL MANCOM & DEPARTMENTS 105

AREA AREA COORDINATION TEAM 35 82 Mr. Tony Meloto Mr. Tony Olaes Mr. Ed Chua PROVINCIAL PROVINCE/CITY MANAGEMENT TEAM 465

CARETAKER TEAM 1,550 GK COMMUNITY KAPITBAHAYAN 1,550 Mr. Luis Oquiñena Ms. Issa Cuevas-Santos Mr. Gerry Ablaza RATIO 19 : 1 TOTAL 3,600 : 187 People On a Mission

Mr. Boy de Claro Mr. Mike Goco Mr. Tony del Rosario

Mr. Ernie Maipid Fr. Ben Nebres S.J. Melai Llegado Jaja Reynoso Peter Tiu We take so much pride in seeing Like many Filipinos who find To the GK family, he will always be 009 was a time of great Today, the GK Board consists of of Wyeth Philippines, who leads people from our GK communities opportunity elsewhere, Jaja, who Manong Pete, our courageous and transition for Gawad Kalinga, a mix of external trustees and the Resource Generation rise above their poverty to take has worked in a leading bank in ever-loving champion of the poor 2as the foundation sought key people within the GK Committee. Formation Head t h e i r r i g h t f u l p l a c e i n s o c i e t y a s Singapore since 2007, found first i n I l o i l o . H e w a s t h e r o c k b e h i n d to strengthen the backbone organization to be able to bring Ernie Maipid gets guidance from responsible and productive citizens. world life so enticing that she vowed the mission, never giving up despite organization of volunteers across the most extensive range of fellow trustee Fr. Ben Nebres S.J., That is why we are most proud of to stay for good or else migrate to the seemingly insurmountable all levels, including its Board expertise in key areas of GK’s former President of Ateneo de our Melai from our GK village in another country. But God had a difficulties that came with setting of Trustees. The consultation operation. Chairman Tony Meloto Manila University to ensure that Pagatpatan, . Despite the d i ff e r e n t p l a n f o r h e r . S h e d i s c o v e r e d up the work not just in the province process was rigorous, as the GK is supported by Tony Olaes of our values formation programs difficult life she led she has been Gawad Kalinga through her Singles but even in neighboring areas. leaders together identified areas GK USA and Tony del Rosario of for GK residents, caretakers and the ray of sunshine in the GK office for Christ community in Singapore for improvement in the GK work GK Singapore, which provides a volunteers provide the fuel and ever since her arrival in April 2010 and joined a weekend build in And although many will remember and nominated eminent Filipinos global perspective of the inspiration. to serve in our Admin department. . how he fought for the poor, our who could fill the important role opportunities and challenges for Everyone runs to her when in need communities will remember how of providing policy guidance in our growing work not just in the Together with GK leaders from of anything — from copy paper and To her surprise, a deep love for her much he loved and served, how he what is perhaps one of the most Philippines but all over the world. the Kapitbahayan of each printer ink to a sympathetic ear. country started taking root in her spent time with each community respected organizations in the community and our heroic heart that weekend, something she a n d h o w h e t r e a t e d a l l o f u s l i k e country today. Our CFO Mike Goco is supported on-ground caretakers, the 11- That’s why she’s endeared as could not simply ignore. Every year f a m i l y . I n b i g a n d s m a l l t h i n g s , by Mr. Ed Chua, Country Head of man GK Board is helping prepare everyone’s igsuon (Cebuano for since 2008, she would go back home from the most mundane to the We weren’t just searching for Shell who also chairs GK’s Audit and propel the work for the “brother/sister”). She is a true to join and serve in the exciting most critical tasks, you always individuals of integrity and Committee to ensure financial future. The nobility of our missionary, always ready to serve Bayani Challenge. knew that you could depend on influence. More importantly, we integrity and transparency. volunteers are now matched without complaint, demanding Manong Pete. wanted GK friends that we had Executive Director Luis Oquiñena with good corporate governance nothing in return except to be It was through this yearly mission built a relationship with, and and Systems Director Issa Cuevas- across all levels of the GK invited to serve again. Because of that she began to build up a He lived out the true meaning of had extensive experience and Santos are likewise mentored organization, and we look her exuberant passion for the conviction to go home and serve “walang iwanan” and we know he appreciation of our on-ground by Mr. Gerry Ablaza, President forward to gaining strength and work and dependability, she has her country. After almost 5 years, she continues to be our prayer warrior work to be able to make sound of Manila Water who leads momentum as we work towards been rewarded with even more left behind the comfortable life and in heaven. His legacy lives on in our policies that support and facilitate GK’s Executive Committee and our vision of ending poverty responsibility and now takes on a security of Singapore to join Gawad hearts and in the hearts of all those the work of our caretakers. Mr. Boy de Claro, former President by 2024. new role in our Finance department. Kalinga in November 2011. whose lives he touched. GK Annual Report42 GK Annual 2011 - Jun 2012) (Jan Report43 GK Annual 2011 - Jun 2012) (Jan Skoll Foundation Award and Grant

The Skoll Award honoring both Operations Report Gawad Kalinga Chairman Tony Meloto and Executive Director Luis anuary to December 2011: January to June 2012 : Gearing Up for Vision 2024 Oquiñena was a recognition of their Retooling of Full-time Empowering the GK Management visionary leadership in bringing JBackbone Operations Teams Along with the new strategic impact and change to both poor The Board of Investments’ accreditation of GK as a conduit for compliance of framework came other operational communities and within Philippine vertical developers to mass housing requirements ensures that in this age of On January 2011 GK pursued With the arrival of 2012 the changes. We instituted greater society. Besides the recognition rapid urban development, the poor will not be left behind. a retooling process in its key operational framework and systems cross-functional collaboration for and the financial support, the Skoll functional areas driven by our were ready to be passed on to better synergy and efficiency. A Foundation likewise affirmed GK’s commitment to improve program the next line of delivery: the GK monitoring and tracking system enabler strategy. The funds from institutionalize team target-setting As we started to gear up Team delivery, financial transparency Management Teams who were an generating key reports was likewise the 3-year Skoll grant will be partly and team performance assessment, GK towards global standards of & accountability as we expand all-volunteer force. Having been created to help guide policy and utilized to support the organization consistent to our belief that goals delivery in 2011, it has also been GK’s partner/donor base towards tried and tested through the GK directions for the GK organization. in training and enabling partners in are achieved not individually but a wonderful time of reconnecting our vision of ending poverty for full-time workers (ACTs), the time These reports were made accessible towns and cities across the country instead by working together in the with our previous partners, mostly 5 million families by 2024. We was ripe to enable our volunteer to the whole organization, to help end poverty the GK way. spirit of bayanihan towards one from the private sector, to update initiated this internally by pursuing GK Heads and their teams. Upon including the GK Heads, to enable common goal. At the individual them on GK’s organizational a strategic framework that enabled roll-out, the GK Management a better understanding of how the Said Sally Osberg, President and CEO level, the MDS focuses on a person’s changes as well as the progress teams in headquarters up to the Teams began to have a better organization is doing against targets of the Skoll Foundation : “Gawad areas of growth with a perspective of their adopted communities. area coordination teams to set and understanding of the OGSM and and encourage timely action. Kalinga brings new perspective towards providing interventions for These conversations have allowed work against Objectives, Goals, their province’s role to fulfill it. to our growing portfolio of social mentoring and development. us to share the challenges we Strategies and Measures (OGSM). entrepreneurs tackling poverty. faced and discover how there With their deliberate focus on T h e M D S w a s r o l l e d o u t t o t h e can be a deeper engagement with A full cascade of this new strategic values formation and partnerships, entire organization in June 2012, each one. framework was done during the Tony Meloto, Luis Oquiñena and in time for the implementation series of Leaders Conferences t h e i r t e a m h a v e t r a n s f o r m e d of team plans for fiscal year 2012- Coupled with this was an “Building Team GK” done in 4 large swathes of the Philippines. 2013. Our vision is to build similar aggressive effort to establish areas on May 2011: / And they’ve successfully replicated models relevant to the operating new partnerships particularly on North Luzon, South Luzon, Visayas the model in urban and rural systems utilized by our volunteer the public sector. Notable to the and Mindanao where the full environments, at half the cost networks (GK Management Teams, government engagements was the delivery line was present from the of alternative interventions. We Kapitbahayans or even mission accreditation of Gawad Kalinga are delighted to welcome Gawad partners like LifeBank Foundation) by the Board of Investments (BOI) Executive Director (HQ team leader) “We are now empowered to act locally in supporting the vision and Kalinga to our Skoll community of as they grow the work of GK in as a conduit for the mass housing to the Kapitbahayan Presidents mission of GK.” – Richard Mercado, GK Head for Bukidnon (team leader for residents of GK social entrepreneurs.” their areas. Through this we hope compliance required of vertical communities). Through the series to mainstream the GK culture housing developers in their of conferences, the operational They started to provide their own Ultimately, with the necessary Building and Sustaining the GK which we believe is instrumental to registration requirements. directions were shared with the targets guided by GK’s OGSM, systems in place to capacitate Way Through a Cohesive Value ending poverty. teams on the ground, initiating the allowing GK Headquarters to delivery, enable accountability and Framework Another landmark partnership was start of a new way of working for capture realistic figures as well ensure transparency, it is the vision Investing in Friend-raising for the with the Philippine Amusement the entire Team GK. as get a feel of each GK Head’s of GK to enable and empower more To ensure that a solid and pervasive Future and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) confidence level to deliver. Another volunteers on the ground to lead culture of caring and sharing is which aims to build through GK, “I believe that GK would not round of Leaders Conferences the work in the various towns and shared to a growing network of Gawad Kalinga’s strength has 100 pre-schools all over the country. have survived if not for you… “Challenge the Impossible” took cities all over the country. The partners, it was essential to define always been in the area of building The first phase of the Silid-Aralan because despite all the doubt and place in May to June 2012 which objective is to begin to shift the the GK way in concrete values that relationships, and this is translated was completed by June 2012. (Read uncertainty swirling around you, included round table talks with role of GK full-time workers to people could live by. The ways that in the way we generate resources more about the inspiring story of you did not lose your conviction the GK Heads to identify the simply become coordinators and our people move on the ground for our communities. More than this partnership in page 33 of this for the mission of GK. The Board impossible challenges they will trainers/enablers. This strategy is key would be rooted in our belief just mere fund raising, we Annual Report.) asked me to come here today to take on for fiscal year 2012-2013 to setting the stage for the work of that Integrity drives Excellence, believe in friend-raising to find honor you all for what you have and help support them towards GK to be led by “mission partners”, Stewardship drives Productivity, win-win solutions for the poor We have also intensified our work done.” – Gerry Ablaza, Member of these goals. just like LifeBank Foundation, who Servanthood drives Leadership, communities we serve as well as abroad by re-aligning our GK teams the GK Board of Directors during wish to end poverty the GK way in Solidarity drives Teamwork, and the partners that we engage. This is in strategic countries such as USA, the 2011 Leaders Conference (fully- their own areas (whether geographic ”Padugo” drives Commitment. t h e o n l y w a y t o b u i l d l a s t i n g Singapore, Australia and Canada translated to English). or organic). engagements to create significant towards our OGSM. Initially, we at GK wanted to impact not just for our GK strengthen this within the full-time communities but to help build the To ensure the success of Partners, working with GK to help end Caretaker teams and KB leaders band together GK’s Enabler Strategy organization who were going to movement as well. these strategies, the team has poverty, utilizing their own network to Knock-out Poverty in 2011. towards Vision 2024 bring these values alive among established a friend-raising and resources to impact in their own our volunteers and partners. We “It is very difficult to separate process that systematically areas or communities. engaged the Ateneo de Manila nation- building with the way we’re professionalizes engagements The GK backbone works University’s Center for Organization doing business. GK taught us that by with partners through specific to create paths out Outside groups who are Research & Development (Ateneo- working with the neediest, we only steps and tools that were set of poverty within its taking inspiration from CORD), to help us develop a do not build our business because as a standard for building own communities and the GK model, working programs. Mentoring and Development w e d o g o o d t o t h e l e a s t f o r t u n a t e partnerships. Concurrently, we independently to end System (MDS), our unique version but we also build the nation…” have maximized our IT systems to poverty in their own Gawad Kalinga is the of a performance management – Jeffrey Tarayao, President, One ensure proper accountability of areas or communities. driver of VISION 2024. system. The MDS enabled us to Meralco Foundation donations given. GK Annual Report44 GK Annual 2011 - Jun 2012) (Jan Report45 GK Annual 2011 - Jun 2012) (Jan new community in GK Laura Drive in Napindan, Taguig City for 101 families. This community became Financial Report a command center for relief operations to its neighboring (Note : Due to an operational shift donations to help build homes for reconstruction efforts for Typhoon communities during the towards a fiscal year reporting Sendong victims. (The special report Sendong, focused in the areas of H a b a g a t d i s a s t e r o f A u g u s t 2 0 1 2 , effective June 2011, the discussions for GK’s Sendong reconstruction Iligan, Cagayan de Oro and Negros a testament to the strategy of Farm into a viable and rich center its leadership through Mr. Gerry herein will show the first half of 2011 can be viewed in pages 12-17 of this Oriental. This remains consistent transforming communities from for social innovations are Hyundai, C h o a c o n t i n u e s t o p r o v i d e v a l u a b l e and proceed with fiscal year July 2011 Annual Report.) to the years of 2005 through 2007, vulnerability to empowerment. Human Nature and Mang Inasal. advice and policy directions in – June 2012.) reminiscent of our Kalinga Luzon (A more detailed report on the GK GK’s infrastructure program. Major Highlights in Types of campaign (among others), where Another partner who supports Enchanted Farm can be viewed in As GK stepped up its efforts for Donation GK was recognized as one of the this strategy is the Keppel Group pages 22-25 of this Annual Report.) Microsoft Foundation continues retooling to improve program viable organizations to build for of Singapore who is building a to support GK through software delivery, accountability and Investments made by our partners displaced communities affected by community for 60 families. Besides 5. Values Formation Program grants but beyond the software transparency, it likewise renewed for the work of GK continue to be super typhoons. the homes, they will likewise and Hometown Campaign that have been integral to office its efforts of reaching out to partners skewed towards program funds construct a pre-school and a p r o d u c t i v i t y , t h e y h a v e l i k e w i s e who would be instrumental in (specifically through community 2. Relief Operations community center for the residents. A landmark innovation for been instrumental in sharing our helping us achieve vision 2024. infrastructure : houses) to build partnerships is being pioneered vision to their network as well as Strengthening the organization communities all over the country. Our multi-sectoral network of Mayor Ryanh Dolor of Bauan, by LifeBank Foundation (LBF) as opening up various opportunities coupled with partner reconnections Top contributors have been caretaker teams and volunteers Batangas noted “The destitute they have invested in bringing GK’s f o r o u r l e a d e r s h i p t o l e a r n m o r e paved the way towards building corporations followed by the on the ground hand-in-hand with often live in disaster-prone areas, values formation program and the in the field of IT. the credibility of GK as the viable international sector (USA/Singapore) the local government and many with poor sanitation and limited hometown campaign into their partner for building empowered and foundations. strategic partners has allowed us access to fresh water and food. own organization. LBF started its “We value our ecosystem of communities to end poverty. to act immediately in responding The Keppel-GK Eco Village, a first partnership with Gawad Kalinga in p a r t n e r s a n d p l a c e t h e i r g r o w t h a s % Contribution and Top Contributors to post-disaster efforts. This has in Bauan, will help to change 2011 by supporting key programs a t o p p r i o r i t y . G a w a d K a l i n g a i s Through this combined strategy, enabled us to build a solid track this by providing a healthy and in 20 communities. The experience truly a promising organization

donations came in steadily 7% 1% Academic Institutions record of implementing relief sustainable living environment for its top leaders cemented a whose mission is something we throughout the first half of 2011 1% operations within our areas of for its beneficiaries, restoring their shared vision that has inspired support through the technology Anonymous a n d i n c r e a s e d b y 2 7 % c o m p a r e d 15% concern in a timely and relevant dignity and empowering them to them in early 2012 to take on the grants we provide them with. to previous year. This continued Corporations manner. GK has thus become a break out of the poverty cycle.” GK way to influence their own Through strategic partnerships like Foundations & Other Orgs through to balance 2011 at an 2% credible organization to direct management and staff as well this, we at Microsoft are making average of Php 20 million a month Individuals funds for in times of calamities. 4. The GK Enchanted Farm as their program beneficiaries. more people realize their full 63% until December when donations 11% Fueled likewise by our Walang (Read more about the inspiring potential.” - Dondi Mapa, National spiked up due to the PAGCOR International Iwanan advocacy (to leave no As the GK Enchanted Farm story of LBF in page 31 of this Annual Technology Officer, Microsoft partnership (32.5 M) and the Skoll Government one behind), we remain with the continues to spread its magic, Report.) Philippines Foundation Grant. affected communities even beyond many companies are helping build the first weeks after the disaster, the much-needed infrastructure 6. Operational Support for Globe Telecom has been a continuing efforts over and above to develop the first-ever village Backroom Operations partner of Gawad Kalinga since the distribution of relief goods to university to showcase GK’s Social 2006 and continued through the conducting feeding programs as Artistry phase. Notable to the Key in driving our work on the years to support its community in well as play therapy for the children realization of Tony Meloto’s vision ground are our other partners who Bagong Silang. They have likewise through our Paraisong Pambata. for the Enchanted Farm is the believe in our organization and supported the major advocacy support of Shell Philippines recognize the needs required to initiatives of GK, annually driving through its Shell Instapave fuel operations. Strategically, they one of the most exciting events on technology in June 2011 which have shared their own extraordinary the ground “The Bayani Challenge”, built the main road that links r e s o u r c e s a n d t h e i r e x p e r t i s e t o thus sharing the spirit of heroism t h e f a r m t o t h e a c c e s s r o a d f r o m help us in various areas of the across the country each year. the main highway. This was work. While there are monetary followed in 2012 by the building equivalents to their contribution, A notable initiative from our of other infrastructure such as the we cannot put a real value to how partnership with Shell Philippines Shell training center and Shell grass they share our dream as well as is the audit conducted by a GK’s disaster response efforts go beyond how they have done the volunteer team of Shell retirees relief goods distribution to include medical villas to house the ever-growing missions and play therapy through its social entrepreneurs who are extraordinary in helping us realize it. under the direction and guidance Paraisong Pambata program. trooping to the GK Enchanted Farm. of Shell Country Chairman Smart Communications has E d C h u a . T h e y c o n d u c t r e v i e w s o f “We recognise that everyone been instrumental in developing our finance systems, policies The unprecedented damage 3. Rescue and Relocation should have access to basic our online system “GK Unity” as and procedures including their brought about by Sendong in We would like to make special note services and livelihood well as supporting IT and internet implementation done on the Northern Mindanao in end Dec of the diversifying initiatives for Sendong was a signal for GK to opportunities. This is why we infrastructure by funding our I-gate ground. They report back to the 2 0 1 1 b r o u g h t m u c h d e v a s t a t i o n donations that will strategically intensify its efforts in campaigning develop paving systems which account and leased line. Board Audit Committee with and heartache. It however became grow the work and the movement to save families still living in danger are designed to meet the social, necessary recommendations. a great opportunity for Filipinos towards 2024: zones as they were clogging economic and environmental Profriends (Property Company to come together and help rebuild. waterways and also the most n e e d s o f l o c a l c o m m u n i t i e s ,” of Friends, Inc.) has continuously Through these many initiatives Because of its track record of 1. Post-Disaster Reconstruction v u l n e r a b l e i n d i s a s t e r s . A m o n g – Chiro Yap, Shell Instapave Manager supported GK by providing supported by our partners, reconstruction, many new and those who responded to this the office premises for GK Team GK remains steadfast and current partners approached Bulk of total donations from first half challenge were Singapore Red Cross Other partners who have contributed Headquarters. Besides covering committed in driving innovations Gawad Kalinga and gave significant 2012 were in support of the major and BP Castrol who helped build a to transforming the GK Enchanted for this main overhead investment, towards Vision 2024.

To read our audited financial statement please visit http://gk1world.com/financial-status for period of January to June 2011. GK Annual Report46 GK Annual 2011 - Jun 2012) (Jan Report47 GK Annual 2011 - Jun 2012) (Jan MOVING FORWARD International Offices & Affiliates will bear fruit towards partnerships AUSTRALIA INDONESIA Tess Castro (California / Los Angeles) that will benefit the poor and [email protected] ignite the nation building spirit Gawad Kalinga Australia Ltd Yayasan Gerakan (ACN 149 039 467) Kepedulian Keluarga Marlon Austria (California / among developers. In 2012, Harapan Indonesia San Diego / North) among those who responded were Suite 2, Level 9 Currency House, [email protected] SM Development Corporation, 23 Hunter Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Jalan Manunggal Jaya No. 49, Cityland, Inc. and Anchor Land Australia Lebak Bulus 3, Cilandak, Tina Balch (California / San Diego/ South) Holdings. Jakarta Selatan, Indonesia [email protected] Tel: + 61 2 8006 4587 For more details about this type of Fax: + 61 2 9231 4244 [email protected] Rolly Aberion (Florida / Miami) partnership opportunity, you can Tel.: + 62 21 57944737 [email protected] contact us at (02) 940-9789. Andrew Chalk (Chairman) + 62 816789938 [email protected] Rocky Barrido (Florida / Tampa) Tax ID/ Charity ID [email protected] NPWP 31.348.020-4-016.000 Bayani Challenge 2013 CANADA Gerardo Balbin (Illinois) Ed Macesar/Maricel Macesar [email protected] It started as an annual event of Gawad Kalinga Canada [email protected] We honor our caretakers, partners and volunteers Gawad Kalinga that over thousands [email protected] Cecilio Daculan (Minnesota) who remain unhampered by the many challenges of volunteers all over the country Registered Address: [email protected] they face, training their eyes instead onward to and across the world have started 1929 Leslie Street, Toronto, Ontario, Vision 2024. to look forward to as their heroic Canada M3B 2M3 SINGAPORE Ranel Sarmiento (Missouri) response to ending poverty. [email protected] Through the years the Bayani Mailing Address: GK1WORLD (SINGAPORE) LTD. PO Box 91052 Bayview Village, Rick Munda (Mountain / Challenge has grown in following 2901 Bayview Avenue, Willowdale, 352 Tanglin Road, #01-02, Strathmore Colorado / Nevada) s we look towards the next Association), we aim to organize and has been able to engage Ontario, Canada M2K 2Y6 Block, Singapore 247671 [email protected] years with much optimism, skilled and non-skilled workers public-private partnerships that Aconfidence and excitement, — from construction workers to has amplified its scope and impact. www.gk1canada.com [email protected] Louis Gosioco (Nevada) we are grateful that we continue housekeepers — and prepare them www.onecanadagk.com Tel.: + 65 6472 2264 [email protected] to draw inspiration, passion and for employment opportunities by innovation from the work and the building their character and skills. Tax ID/ Charity ID Paolo Domondon (General Manager) Evita Florendo (New England) many workers that our God has In parallel, a separate arm called 84158 3917 RR0001 [email protected] [email protected] blessed us with. We recognize that Galing Kapitbahayan or GKap will Jose Querubin (Vice-Chairman) Sonny Ramirez (New Jersey) the work is not solely ours and take care of linking them with [email protected] USA [email protected] because of this we hold ourselves concrete opportunities in the as humble stewards responsible market, leveraging GK’s network GK 1 World Foundation (GKUSA) Shirley Domingo (New York / Manhattan) for nurturing and growing it, of partners. Inherent within both EUROPE [email protected] leading it to newer areas that will programs is a vision to building an 13860 Stowe Drive, Poway, CA, 92064 allow it to impact more lives. environment for the poor where GK Austria [email protected] Tina LoGuidice (New York / Queens) there is dignity of labor. This means [email protected] For the next year, the work will be working towards compensation Rodolfo Quevenco Tax ID/ Charity ID about creating more opportunities that meets minimum cost of [email protected] 35-2361640 Francis delos Reyes (North Carolina) for the poor to rise out of poverty living, paid sick leaves, access [email protected] Glenda Terrado (Executive Director) and for the rich to help build a to emergency funds and other GK France [email protected] Myrcia Hoppe (Oklahoma) just and equitable world. It will benefits. It is through these [email protected] likewise be about enabling more interventions that we transform Olivier Girault Eleanor Figueroa (Partnership Services) (more individuals and more groups the poor from becoming a burden THE [email protected] [email protected] Carol Tulud (Texas / Houston) in more towns and cities) to take of society to contributors of a [email protected] concrete steps towards Vision growing economy. BIGGEST Harold Clavite (Dev’t. and Community 2024. GK Ireland Relations) [email protected] James Parker (Texas / San Antonio) Compliance of Vertical Developers VOLUNTEER [email protected] We would like to share with you a for Socialized Housing through EVENT OF THE YEAR Bimbo Manuel Area Coordinators: few of the exciting initiatives for the Board of Investments’ (BOI) [email protected] Jackie Bretoi (Texas / San Antonio) Antonio Pascua (California / North) [email protected] next year: Accreditation of GK From March 23-27, 2013 the Bayani [email protected] Challenge takes on the theme GK United Kingdom Guia Caliwagan (Virginia / Hampton Road) Building the New Middle Class Even while the accreditation was “Isang Bayan. Isang Bayanihan.” Tess Poling (California / Sacramento) [email protected] inked in late 2011, there still is taking on its biggest and most Vanezza “Zaza” Zabert [email protected] True to our unrelenting fire to great untapped potential for massive multi-sectoral effort [email protected] Ben Dichoso (Washington, DC) dream for the poor, GK continues the growing number of vertical ever as we gather 100,000 nation [email protected] to explore enterprising ways to developers to concretely contribute builders in 34 provinces across engage the wealth of human towards transforming slums into the country. resource in our communities. beautiful communities in our many GK GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS Through a program called GAWA burgeoning towns and cities. It is For more information, visit GF Cheng Bldg. 212 Haig St. Brgy. Daang-bakal, Mandaluyong City Philippines 1552 (Gawad Kalinga Accredited Workers our hope that this accreditation www.gk1world.com/bc2013. Tel. 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