Malnutrition in the Philippines is a serious issue. According to UNICEF, “Every day, 95 children die from malnutrition. Twenty-seven out of 1,000 do not get past their fifth birthday. A third of are stunted, or short for their age. Stunting after 2 years of age can be permanent, irreversible and fatal.” The agricultural and fisheries […]

Thanks to Joey Solano and his mother, Dr. Generosa, Wild Orchid Foundation was connected with the wonderful young ladies at the girls’ home for orphans, under the care of gentle sisters. Wild Orchid presented gifts from donors: school materials, literature books, chess boards with pieces and tsinelas (flip flops). We had the very special time […]

The Mariano Mercado Scholars we’re thrilled to spend joyful festivity with our friends at Missionaries of the Poor, a home for displaced elderly and special needs residents. Many of the residents share backgrounds of abandonment and some have been found displaced by natural disasters such as in Tacloban, and found wandering alone. The facility is […]

The Wild Orchid Foundation US Team was honored and delighted to visit the homes of each of our scholarship grantees. We were incredibly happy to meet their families and experience a « slice » of their daily lives. It was a lengthy trek and far off the beaten path, to arrive at everyone’s individual domain. […]

One of Wild Orchid’s ongoing projects is to assist local birthing centers upgrade their equipment and services, insuring pre and post natal care to mothers and infants. Many birth centers are under resourced, for a lack of funding and often mothers cannot afford to pay for adequate healthcare. Many live in remote regions, where there […]

While over 75% of Filipino prisoners are detainees awaiting trial, and not convicted prisoners; jails are largely overpopulated. There is a great scarcity of food and inadequate access to hygiene. There is prevalent sickness and death is common. The Wild Orchid Foundation Team is committed to embracing this marginalized and under represented members of community, […]

Feeding and Classroom Support One of our most successful endeavors was carried out at Canal Elementary School. This is one of the schools on our Feeding Program and Classroom Support roster. Located in a rural mountainous in Southern Philippines, many of the students come to school hungry because they don’t always have food available at […]

Wild Orchid’s project to inaugurate a library for Upland Elementary School was finally realized. Over a thousand books (and counting) were donated from schools in the United States, which were shipped over. This was a major dream in manifest for the faculty and students, to have a school library. It was dedicated to Catalina Lucero, […]

The Wild Orchid Foundation had the utmost privilege and pleasure to hold our first summer camp in our scholarship program, for college students. We currently have 8 scholar grantees in our program. They are vocational training students at Carcar City College in Cebu. Our summer camp is a full 2 week immersion experience, filled with […]

After introduction speech by Wild Orchid Founder, Coco Barán; Guest Artists, Guru Alvin of Pamanakali and Toni Pasion of A Stage of Our Own, performed cultural dance and martial arts demonstrations, which culminated in interactive activities with The Turning Point Elementary students. Turning Point Elementary School held a book drive early on in the school […]