BOWL OF HOPE

No child, anywhere,at any time, should go hungry.

Hungry for food. For education. For healthcare. For opportunity. For belonging. For the right to dream.

FEED A CHILD
Child holding an empty bowl

EDUCATION & SCHOLARSHIPS

From the slums tothe graduation stage

In the communities we serve, poverty is passed down like an inheritance.

Children leave school to scavenge, sell, or care for younger siblings, and a family’s future often closes before a child turns twelve.

Our scholarship program interrupts that cycle.

Sheila Mae, a Project PEARLS scholar, pictured as a child and as a college student
PEARLS Scholar since Preschool
1st Year College (S.Y. 2026–2027)
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major in Human Resource ManagementWhen we met Sheila, she was one of the most hardworking children in that charcoal factory in the slums of Manila.

Rosalie’s story

Her future changed when acommunity turned compassion intoaction.

Rosalie’s journey is one of many that show what becomes possible when a child has the chance to learn. With opportunity, tools and support, she rose, dreamed bigger and built a life beyond what poverty allowed her to imagine.

Today, she is a Project PEARLS Scholarship Program Coordinator and an assistant teacher in the Time to Learn Program, mentoring younger peers as they take their own next steps.

“Project PEARLS has been my second family, the reason I learned to dream, not just for myself, but for others too. Now, my greatest goal is to reach back for children who were once like me: hungry, hopeless, and still waiting for someone to believe in them.”

- Rosalie

Project PEARLS is not just a feeding program, it is a community of dreamers and doers, where compassion is an action.

Meet the other scholars who are thriving because of the community’s support.
Rosalie as a childRosalie at college graduation

What We Made Possible Together in 2025

Every number below reflects the care of a community, donors, volunteers, partners, staff, and families working together to help children learn, grow, and thrive. Thank you for being part of it.

813active scholars in 2025
235,000+meals served in 2025
3,724medical consultations in 2025
320+women trained across livelihood programs