1. Natural Disaster - there are roughly 2,000,000 (2Million) orphaned or abandoned children in the Philippines.

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2. Teenage Pregnancy - An estimated 538 babies are born to Filipino teenage mothers EVERY SINGLE DAY, according to the Philippine Statistical Authority from 2017.

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3. Lack Of Education - around 25% of the population live below the poverty line, many Filipinos, while being literate, find it hard to get ahead in life. More than one hundred million people live in the Philippines, so 100,000,000 x .25 = 25,000,000. That’s a lot of people living below the poverty line and since it costs money to send your child to school (supplies, clothing, food) those kids are forced to find something else to do besides going to school…like begging, scavenging, and even working for hire to help their families.

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4. Poverty - the Philippines 6.1% of the population live on less than $1.90 per day, 26% live on less than $3.20 per day and 55.1% live on less than $5.50 per day (World Bank Data). As a result, there is a never-ending cycle of poverty that leads to parents having to give up their children in hopes they will have a better life somewhere else. There is little doubt that poverty creates a culture for the creation of orphans. Many parents living in poverty are unable to care for their children as they cannot afford food, clothing, shelter, healthcare and education. They are not able to adequately provide for their children, which leaves some to resort to placing their children in orphanages in the hopes that they will have better lives. We care and we want to help.