Women volunteers build homes in Sto. Tomas, Batangas
JPMorgan Chase & Co. women employees built homes to celebrate Valentine’s Day by taking part in Habitat for Humanity Philippines’ Women Build in Stonewell, Sto Tomas, Batangas, last Feb. 13. More than 50 women volunteers took part in constructing homes for families in need of decent and affordable homes.
Kawing Kawing sa Kultura launched
Brown Movement for Cultural Advancement Inc. or Kilusang Kayumanggi, a non-stock organization which preserves, promotes and enhances the Filipino cultural genius, announced its nation-wide campaign, Kawing Kawing sa Kultura.
The campaign, spearheaded by writer/ book author Visitacion “Chit” de la Torre, president of Brown Movement, enables Filipinos from eight to 80 years old to link up with Brown Movement’s year-round activities and advocacies.
Workshops, conferences, travel and tours, competitions on Philippine history, culture and the arts, art contests, essay writing contests, books, food products and services may be assessed through the movement.
Kawing kawing sa Kultura invites interested participants to call tel nos. 8154938, 8156925, 6643270, 4049439, 5339080 or email: chitdelatorre19@gmail.com.
The volunteers were exposed to various build activities such as land excavation, gravel bedding, wall panel drilling, and cement mixing and pouring.
The build experience, which the women voluntarily signed up for under JP Morgan’s Corporate Social Responsibility program, enabled them to become more empowered to participate in nation building from the grassroots.
“We hope to continue to partner with Habitat in helping, not just promote our CSR initiatives, but also actually make a difference in the lives of others by doing good works,” says Kristine Aquino, JPMorgan Chase & Co’s senior team member for quality control billing – Corporate Investment Bank.
“Aside from just building homes, we’ll look into more community development activities such as house painting and donation drives to help in the sustainability of the communities.”
The Habitat Philippines Women Build volunteer work is another show of heart that proves that women can also do the heavy lifting and share the love for their fellow Filipinos.
“Habitat’s Women Build initiative here in the Philippines is gaining recognition among our society and has been able to empower women to do and build more to help better the lives of Filipino families who simply need a home to live in,” Charlie Ayco, Habitat’s managing director and CEO said.
“We are overjoyed and very thankful that JPMorgan continues to partner with us in building communities and transforming lives,” Ayco added.