Caloocan – Monday is a typical busy day in Barangay Bagong Silang, Caloocan. Classes and work resumed, businesses opened early,…
Community unites for safe and affordable drinking water
Access to safe drinking water is one of the daunting challenges facing marginalized communities in both rural and urban Philippines….
Technology, innovation turn trash into treasure
The coconut tree is called the tree of life because all its parts have value. The fruit is edible and…
Linking farmers to mainstream markets
A number of muscovado sugar producers, organic rice growers, and non-government organizations banded together in 2009 to form Global Organic…
From devastation rises a model Muslim-Christian community
Typhoon Sendong in 2011 holds the record for being the worst typhoon to hit the Philippines during that year. It…
Overcoming challenges to serve a growing roster of grateful clients
A house can provide shelter from the elements, but it is not enough to shield people from life’s harsh realities….
From a water project flows a better life
Chanda Ladaran, resident of the fourth-class town of Mabini in Bohol, recalls how she used to set out at dawn…
394 feet of hope
Mention Basilan and chances are that negative images will come to mind, no thanks to frequent news about the social…
Extending a lifeline to urban poor communities
Nila Serrano had been successfully operating her carinderia or food stall in Payatas for over 13 years, welcoming an average…
Sipat: Profit for Non-Profit
Sipat is a commemorative book chronicling the two decades of PEF’s experience, lessons, and direction as it has worked to…