When you have personally experienced poverty, you would understand that to “give back” is not an obligation but a natural flow of love and care for others because you know you have been there before. When you are poor, you have no choice but to fight for your own survival. Others manage to survive, but in general, poor people—no matter how hard they try—find it difficult to make it, because they are not given a chance to rise up from poverty. All they need is a genuine support from others and an opportunity to be able to improve their lives little by little. This is what Wimler is about.
Lack of education and poverty go hand in hand. Acquiring education is the key to break the cycle of poverty. Education is a long-term solution to poverty. According to United Nations, nearly 113 million children are not able to attend primary school. And 264 million children who might be attending secondary schools (the equivalent of high schools) do not. Around one billion adults lack one of the most basic skills taught in schools. In the Philippines, out of every 100 children who enter Grade 1, only 63 will reach Grade 6.
Send a Child to School Project
By sponsoring a child’s education, you give them a brighter future. You become their hope.
If you are poor, you always have to choose between feeding the children and sending them to school. It is a challenge to have both at the same time. How can children learn effectively when their stomachs are empty? Some children who do not go to school usually end up in the streets and have to cope with the harsh environment in order for them to survive. Those who stay with their parents, usually do menial jobs to augment family income. Some go begging, scavenging, or serving another family in exchange for food and shelter. Sometimes they steal and commit petty crimes. When they grow up, chances are they are also poor. It is harder for the poor to escape from poverty. So generation after generation, these poor people continue to suffer from the lack of basic necessities in life.
With this in mind, Leila Rispens-Noel together with her relatives and friends started Wimler Partnership for Social Progress, assisting the poor families, women and children in Davao del Sur and other parts of Mindanao.
Our Projects
Send a Child to School Project
Sending a child to a public school is not expensive, but there are families who cannot afford to send their children to school because of poverty. Through the donations of our sponsors, these children receive the gift of hope for a brighter future.
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WIMLER Scholars Learn Traditional Arts
Community Outreach Programs
- WIMLER Distributes School Bags and School Supplies in Matalam Pilot Elementary School
- Twenty Fisherfolks in Bantayan, Cebu Receive Non-motorized Fishing Boats
- Updated Special Report: 202 pupils, 18 high school students, and 4 college students receive educational support for SY 2015-2016
- Passi City Balik sa Bayan supports 10 pupils this school year
Social Enterprises
Tribal Women Weavers
Bansalan, Davao del Sur
TWWA Coffee Project
Bansalan, Davao del Sur
WiFi for Barangay Project
Signing of Memorandum of Understanding between WIMLER and the LGU for the installation of FREE WiFi for Barangay Bitaug, Bansalan, Davao del Sur
Project with Bagobo Tagabawa
Sitio Malupo, Bansalan, Davao del Sur
Temporary housing for displaced tribe people of Bagobo Tagabawa
News and Updates
Tribal Women Weavers Association (TWWA) Plant Coffee
WIMLER Foundation Hong Kong and Tribal Women Weavers Association launched a coffee project on February 22, 2021 as livelihood project for the members. Twenty-six members received 2,600 seedlings to be planted to their farm lots. Total number of beneficiaries: 39 7 members are both coffee nursery workers and planters19 coffee planters13 coffee nursery workers We…
Kinilidad Elementary School, Sta. Maria, Davao del Sur
WIMLER also extended Ph 50,000 to Kinilidad Elementary School in Sta. Maria, Davao del Sur. The amount was used to purchase printer, printing papers, alcohol, facial masks, and school supplies to benefit 120 pupils of Kinilidan Elementary School, Sta. Maria, Davao del Sur. All the pupils belong to the Tagakaolo tribe. Kinilidan is located 26…
Bacolod Refugee Training Center
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, WIMLER re-designed its assistance to the school children under the Send a Child to School Program. In 2021, WIMLER provided a heavy-duty printer worth Ph 50,000 to Bacolod Refugee Training Center in cooperation with Department of Education Alternative Learning System (ALS). The machine will print life skills modules to be…