WELCOME

FCED
FAMILIES AND CHILDREN
FOR EMPOWERMENT AND
DEVELOPMENT, INC
 Background History of the Project

1987 – Families and Children for Empowerment and

Development, Inc was organized.

1992 – FCED was registered with the Securities and

Exchange Commission (SEC) as a non-stock, non
profit service foundation.
– It embarks on projects specially for street
children / youth and families in identified urban poor
area of Paco / Pandacan Manila.
– It is currently assisting total of 13 barangays, 7
of which have children sponsored and are funded
by the CCF.
 VISION
Every child is afforded fullness of life.
Every child has a loving and caring
relationship with a family

Every child becomes a participating and

productive member of society
 VISION
Every family is empowered to manage its endeavors
to raise its productive level and meet the needs of its
members specially the children.

Every community / barangay has a set of viable,

effective community structures that are initiating,
implementing and evaluating community programs
and projects and to meet the basic needs of street
children and their families.
 Mission
we are committed to:
Empower street children and urban poor
children and their families to develop and
manage health, education, livelihood and
protection programs and services in their
respective barangays.

Provide opportunities for children, youth and

parents on value clarification and education
with particular emphasis on spiritual values and
human rights. Rights of a child.
 Mission
we are committed to:

Provide opportunities for the education, skills

training and increased income of street children,
youth and their families.
 Goals
To provide a venue for participating families to
manifest attitudes that uphold the dignity of
personhood and respect the rights of women and
children.

To assist the least marginalized participating

families in meeting their basic needs of food,
clothing, and basic education for school age
children; and
 Goals
To assist resident families in Paco – Pandacan
slum areas and their children in order to prevent
the proliferation of street children;

To protect at least 85% of the participating street

and urban poor children against all forms of
abuse and exploitation, hazards and conditions
prejudicial to the physical, mental, emotional,
social and moral development.
 Goals
To provide the twelve (12) identified depressed barangays of
Peñafrancia and Paco a set of viable, effective community
structures (i.e., the Local Council for the Protection of Children
that are initiating, implementing and evaluating community
programs are projects to meet the needs of street children and
their families);

Motivate and families the development of self-managing

community structures and people’s organization such as the
Local Council for the Protection of Children (LCPC) and a
cooperative association or a women’s bank.
Programs

&
Services
 FCED Major Programs
1. HEALTHY START PROGRAM (HSP) – 0 to 3 yrs. old

2. CHRISTIAN CHILDREN’S FUND (CCF) – 0 to 17 yrs. old

3. EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP)

4. MICRO-FINANCE PROGRAM / LIVELIHOOD

5. ADVOCACY PROGRAM / B.C.P.C

 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION
The systematic, planned and liberating change process
of transforming a

Complacent Organized

Deprived Conscious

Malfunctioning Empowered

Powerless Self-Reliant

Fearful Just

Needy Humane

Community Social
ADVOCACY AND PROTECTION PROGRAM

This includes eliciting

participation of
children and the
communities in
building awareness
and action for
children’s rights and
welfare
EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
This involves giving
educational
opportunities to the
assisted children to
acquire basic formal and
informal education,
prevent children from
working on streets and
learning appropriate
Filipino values.
 Cognitive Education
- Educational Assistance Program
- Seminars on Responsible Parenthood
- Spiritual / Value Formation Session
- Tutorial / Remedial Class
- Child Minding
Educational Assistance Program

OBJECTIVES:

1. To help the children eventually get out of the street.

2. To lessen their working hours in the street.

3. To instill on them the importance of Education as

a way towards better life.
Children’s Activities / Involvements
Session on Drug Abuse Prevention Education
Session on Child Rights
Session on Adolescent Sexuality
Reproductive Health Session
Values Education / Self – Awareness
Tutorial Sessions
Meetings
Para – legal Training
Leadership Training
 Group work and capacity building
interventions are offered to the following:
• Children and Youth Groups
•Parents Organization
•Fathers Organization
•Local Council for the Protection of
children
INCOME GENERATION LIVELIHOOD
OPPORTUNITY DEVELOPMENT

This involved
creation of
opportunities for
people to generate
jobs and / or
augment income
HEALTH SERVICES
This includes nutrition,
environmental sanitation
and monitoring of health
status of children and their
parents and the provision
of medical assistance
Programs and Services Offered
A. Health and Nutrition
- Supplemental Feeding Program
1. Wet Feeding
2. Medical / Dental Assistance
3. Dry Feeding
4. Monthly Weighing
5. Seminars / Training on Primary / Health
Care / Menu Preparation etc.
Programs and Services Offered
6. Vaccination
7. Counseling
8. Referral
LINKAGES AND NETWORKING
This involves partnership and collaboration
with other organization to effectively
implement programs and services
 IMMERSION POLICIES
1. Wear simple appropriate outfit. Use colored shirts
2. Women should not wear make-up
3. Avoid wearing jewelries and keep valuable such as Cell
phones, Wallets, etc.
4. Secure necessary forms related to the program such as
a. Attendance Sheet
b. Program of Action with Calendar of Activities
c. Process Recording
5. Prepare materials needed before the actual activities.
 IMMERSION POLICIES
6. Be on time. Your punctuality is of great value.
7. No smoking policy is strictly applied in the center.
8. Use public transportation if possible.
9. All forms of donation (in kind, service or monetary) should be
properly coordinated in the center.
10. Field trips/educational tours are allowed only after the (5th )
meeting. Subject to the approval of the Social Worker in-
charge
11. Extension of the regular 3 hrs. immersion can only be done
after the 5th meeting only when the activity requires. Subject
to the approval of the Social Worker in-charge.
12. None official member of the group are barred from the
 IMMERSION POLICIES
11. Use polite, simple and clean language.
12. Start and end all NSTP – CWTS activities
with a Prayer
 TIPS IN DEALING WITH
CHILDREN/PARTICIPANTS
1. Show respect, love and concern by being open and friendly.
2. Donation in kind (food, clothing, school supplies, etc.) are
allowed. NEVER give MONEY to the children
3. Do not harm or inflict any form of abuses such as pinching,
scolding or shouting.
4. Be creative and simple in approach. Use audio-visual in
tutorial and games.
5. Report unfavorable behavior of the children to the Social
Worker.
6. Be extra sensitive to the needs of the children.
 TIPS IN DEALING WITH
CHILDREN/PARTICIPANTS
7. Be models of good behavior to children. Your responsibility
is to teach so that they would learn something from you.
8. Don’t make promises.
 TIPS IN DEALING WITH PERSON IN
AUTHORITY
1. Be respectful and polite.
2. Make an appointment before hand and coordinate
regularly the NSTP adviser / social worker.
3. Solicit advise, suggestion and guidance if things are not
clear.
4. Be objective in giving recommendation and comments.
5. All volunteers must obey the center policies and
guidelines.
6. Ask permission from the social worker through formal
letter when the group decides to conduct outdoor
activities.
Good Luck!!
to your

NSTP - CWTS