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Story & Photos by Erin Fry, ICM Communications Manager The excitement in the air was electric as 36 ladies from Barangay Rumbang in Iloilo met together for the first time for week 1 of ICM’s Transform Program. As the introductory session got underway, the ladies already started to bond. Their laughter was contagious as they...
Story by Ellie Haldors – Intern, ICM Hong Kong Last week, I took a trip to the Philippines to learn more about the happenings inside of ICM. As I talked to pastors whose communities have gone through ICM Transform programs, I began to realize just how big of an impact ICM is having on these...
Article by Christine Joyce Ajoc, ICM Director of Livelihood The changes in the world’s political and economic systems have resulted in certain imbalances among populations, often leaving those in the developing economies in a position of vulnerability. For the poorest of the poor, this means having to live below subsistence, with little to no resources at...
Report by Bernard Bocado, ICM GenSan CO // Text by Erica Gurdiel-Etbew, ICM Junior Editor, and Meng Valientes, ICM Senior Editor Despite modern technology, the partnership between man and animal will continue to be effective; Policemen have dogs, farmers have cows, shepherds have sheep and in the case of our ICM General Santos Trainers, they...
Story & Photos by Justine Maceross; ICM Trip Participant It is easy for me to forget that poverty affects the majority of our world. 90% of people deal with corruption daily – a fact I learned in the first ICM 101 Lecture. This truth is all too forgettable in my day-to-day routine in San Antonio, Texas, where...
The Hualde family lives in a squatter area in San Isidro Lagao, General Santos City. Their house is made of scrap materials and is built on lowland, prone to flooding. In early January 2013, heavy rain had caused floodwater to reach knee level inside their home. Arlene Hualde, a housewife and an ICM Transform Program...
As the Finance Officer in the ICM Hong Kong Office, I spend most of my day on spreadsheets, filling out forms, and at the bank. Last week I had the opportunity to visit our ICM base in General Santos with the Transform Program sponsors from Union Church HK. When we were visiting the Transform Program, one...
On a recent trip to our ICM Base in Dipolog, we met Emeliano and his wife, Salome. Salome was a member of the 1st batch Transform Program in their area, where she learned how to start an in-ground garden. She shared what she learned from the Livelihood lessons with Emeliano and he really got into it...
Teaching essential life skills through a supportive, community-based approach, ICM unleashes unfulfilled potential in impoverished communities. We partner with local leaders from 2,500 slums to empower more than 100,000 people every year to fight the bondage of poverty. After participating in our transforming values, health and livelihood training program, our families experience a 42% reduction...
Children from 2,822 poor families in the Philippines are going to bed will fuller tummies! That’s how many ICM program participants recently graduated from the 16-week Transform program, where they learned organic farming skills, better health practices and the power of positive values. 4,454 family and community gardens were started, and Php166,783 extra income was...