GK 1 World Foundation

SHELTERS: Gawad Kalinga (GK) believes that having a home restores the dignity of living for the poor and also provides a safe and peaceful environment. A standard home is roughly 25sqm. in floor area with expandable loft area, with one bedroom and one toilet and bath. Building GK homes is a joint effort among private donors, local government, beneficiaries thru sweat equity, caretaker teams and volunteers. There were 62 homes built in Leyte, Nueva Ecija and Cebu.

KUSINA NG KALINGA (CARE KITCHEN)- $91,120.93 More than 16 million Filipino children 12 years and under in public schools, on the streets and displaced by conflicts or disasters are forced to beg, eat food scraps, steal or simply sleep off hunger. Kusina ng Kalinga (KNK) is a strategic response to hunger and malnutrition among Filipino children. KNK is a program where thousands of nutritious vegetable-based meals are prepared from community kitchens. The kitchens are established through the collaborative efforts of parents, volunteers, local government units schools, private individuals, organizations and corporate partners. The lunch meals, served during weekdays, are brought to the children in public schools, in communities, and in disaster and conflict areas.The kitchens in Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Tondo, Cebu, and Bohol, served 146,696 vegetable-based meals to 1,500 kids in 120 days.

The School for Experiential and Entrepreneurial Development(SEED) aims to raise the next generation of agri-entrepreneurs from the poor. Its agri-entrepreneurship program equips students from poor families with the character and competence needed to end poverty for themselves, their communities, and the country. A holistic approach to organic agriculture and farm establishment through classroom instruction, hands-on training, community application, with values formation and leadership all in a 3-month intensive course to fast track output and implementation.Funds were provided for seventy five scholars. The Community Food Farm (CFF) was established as an institutional intervention to re-introduce, nurture, and sustan community gardens and food farms to address hunger, malnutrition, and augment family income. The CFFs managed by the SEED graduates. There were 100 CFFs funded in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.