Christmas For Payatas

As a Filipino, I know how hard the situation living in the Payatas, Philippines. It’s notoriously known the world over as Smokey Mountain. Kids even in their younger years will pick newly arrived garbage from dumpsite just to sell what they’ve collected. They were force to climb the mountain each day, hoping to earn enough for the whole family. If I still recall, there was once an incident that the children were killed because the mountain of garbage was collapse. That was very alarming incident. Thankfully, Totedaddy.com is working with Lighthouse Center For Children Foundation to bring a little cheer to the children this Christmas. To my fellow Countrymen (Kababayan), I guess this will be the right time to give Christmas For Payatas. At least, we can share a little bit in our pocket.

Press Release:

The landfill in Payatas, The Philippines, is notoriously known the world over as Smokey Mountain. For over 35 years, the smoking dump site has grown to become a stark and heart-tugging reminder of the desperate onditions of humanity.

On a daily basis, children pick through newly arrived garbage to
collect material to sell. The earnings made by one child are not enough to even buy food for the day. Hence, entire families are forced to climb the mountain each day, hoping to earn enough to feed everyone. Children as young as four years old are forced to work in this daily struggle for survival.

In response to the plight of these children, Totedaddy.com is working with Lighthouse Center For Children Foundation to bring a little cheer to the children this Christmas.

Totedaddy.com has kicked off with a cash sponsorship of USD 10,000 to enable the children to celebrate Christmas. FusionExcel International has also pitched in a USD 5,000 in cash sponsorship. The money raised
will help fund the projects already in place, and help fund additional projects aimed at providing better housing, and a means of livelihood for the Payatas community.

It is hoped that by creating better awareness to the plight of these children, more support can be garnered towards their betterment. Together we can bury poverty!