A Realist Evaluation on the Role of Church Leaders in Relief Operations with NGOs published in International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction The study entitled “The contributions of religious leaders in addressing food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines: A realist evaluation of the Rapid Emergencies and Disasters Intervention (REDI)” has been...
Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 at 10:26 am
Do poverty alleviation programs work in the long run? Evangeline’s story shows that they’re a good start The journey out of poverty is never a straight path. But it starts, as most journeys do, with the belief that the end is achievable, a firm decision to go, followed by one step after another. For...
Tuesday, February 28th, 2023 at 5:11 pm
Manila, 8 February 2022 – International Care Ministries (ICM), a non-profit organization working with the ultra-poor in Visayas and Mindanao, held a virtual launch on 8 February 2022 for its Recover Program for the survivors of Typhoon Odette (International name Rai) attended by government agencies, local government units, and private and corporate foundations. The...
Tuesday, February 8th, 2022 at 3:37 pm
Relief and recovery are coming in slow but steady for affected communities in the Philippines Typhoon Odette (international name “Rai”), the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines in 2021 carved a trail of destruction across a dozen provinces in the central Philippines when it made landfall on December 16, 2021. It left 407 dead, over...
Sunday, January 16th, 2022 at 10:24 pm
Leon Gallery, the Philippines’ most trusted auction house, invites you to participate in an important segment of its The Kingly Treasures Auction on December 4, 2021, at 2 PM for a generous cause. Fifteen lots are up for bids to raise funds for the International Care Ministries’ humanitarian work for the “poorest of the poor” in the...
Thursday, December 2nd, 2021 at 5:36 pm
International Care Ministries Annual Fundraising Banquet inspires hope with support from all over the globe On October 28, 2021, International Care Ministries (ICM), a non-profit organization that empowers transformation in the lives of the ultra-poor, held its 17th fundraising banquet in Hong Kong — and its second virtual banquet — with unprecedented success. With the...
Thursday, November 11th, 2021 at 4:32 pm
Philippine artists donate their works in support of International Care Ministries’ transformational work with the ultra-poor. True art has the power to make a difference. It can influence thought, provoke strong emotion, impact culture, and even improve the lives of others. Many artists strive to make a difference through their work. This is especially true...
Monday, October 25th, 2021 at 12:51 pm
How an NGO continued its mission to help the poor in unprecedented times What does it take to pivot and innovate during one of the biggest global crises for a non-profit organization? For International Care Ministries, a poverty-alleviation organization working with the ultra-poor in the Philippines, it meant an assessment of the organization’s strengths, data,...
Monday, August 23rd, 2021 at 1:07 pm
“What we do here tonight does matter — not just for the immediate needs of this day, but for transforming thousands of tomorrows,” ICM CEO David Sutherland opens his Keynote message at the Annual Sydney Fundraising Banquet entitled “Standing on Hope” held at the Aqua Luna Waterfront Dining last June 4. While the world continues...
Thursday, July 22nd, 2021 at 3:13 pm
Watch our CEO David Sutherland interviewed by Michelle Ong on ABS-CBN News Channel‘s Market Edge. David talked about the effects of the pandemic on the people living in ultra-poverty and how ICM is helping them get through these tough times. David brought up the Sentinel program. Our “sentinels” are hundreds of partner pastors, community leaders,...
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021 at 4:27 pm