Rotary Club of Lahaina Philippines Projects

Rotary Club of Lahaina President Darryl Ng, PP Rick Nava and wife Rina Nava, and PP Mila Salvador made the club's twice yearly trip to the Philippines to see the work done since our last visit and to setup some new and exciting programs for communities in the PI.  Our first stop was to Ilo Ilo where we were invited to the annual Dinagyang Festival that celebrates the indigenous peoples of the Philippines. This was especially fitting as we are working on or have recently completed projects for Bajao and Atti tribes of indigenous peoples. 

 

Our first stop was to check on the dedication of the construction of a new schoolhouse building and donation of clothing and books to the beautiful but economically challenged mountain regions outside of Ilo Ilo.

 

We then went to visit a village where we are building a new community center for the local indigenous people.

 

We then made the flight to Davao to help with the local Bajao people, commonly referred to the "Sea Gypsies" because they had traditionally spent all of the life on the ocean with no home.  With help from the local Rotary Club of Davao, they were able to build homes on donated land and our club provided sewing machines to provide them with a way to make a living.

 

We then made our way to Baliguian Island which is a completely flat island located an hour and a half away by boat from the mainland.  We provided food and books for the local elementary school students and have plans to setup scholarships and a possible water sanitation project for their remote island.

 

 

Our final stop was to visit the Atti where we donated a manual sewing machine.