Quote Originally Posted by Timmy View Post
Hi

I'm a British male, been involved with a charity for street children in the Philippines and been going there on and off for a few years.
I was hoping for some advice on what people think would make the most impact on Filipinos street children's lives (maybe this is aimed a t Filipinos)
Kind of from a give a man a fish or teach him to fish prospective.
The charity I'm involved with has a limited budget.
But everything is possible.

Sorry bit of a weird question but really want to make an impact in the lives of those that need it most.
Interesting question.
We have a couple of Charities we support, but most of our support goes towards education for the extended family.

No offence intended here Timmy, but I would have imagined that you would have the experience and knowledge much more than most folks here. Well certainly me any way.

Do you feel able to suggest some ideas and have people here give comment on those.

My idea would be to pursue a strategy that actually gets them off the street and into a safe environment where they would feel happy and willing to voluntarily remain (Well mostly)
Provision of food.
Help with some education
Possibly help to find a way back to family (if that's possible)

Ideally these centers should be close to the areas they know.
Can't be more specific with details, I just don't have the knowledge. But just seems logical to me to provide th

Don't forget the people on the ground helping these kids also need support to get the job done.

See, I told you I don't know much.

Maybe you need some creative ideas on how to expand your own fundraising without increasing the time you need to spend doing it.