Newsletters
Preda Newsletter March 2008
March 4, 2008 ·
Profiles in Courage Maryann is one of the outspoken young leaders of the Preda Youth organization AKBAY. She is a strong minded and determined young lady that is an advocate for children’s and women rights. Maryann is also a talented actress and has traveled for the past three years to Europe in the star role […]
Read More...Preda Newsletter November 2007
November 4, 2007 ·
It was a happy day last October 20 when the first vehicle drove over the second completed bridge leading to the new Preda organic farm on vocational training center for boys. A bridge that was made possible by the provincial government under the newly elected Governor Amor Deloso. This is only the phase one of […]
Read More...Preda Newsletter September 2007
September 4, 2007 ·
Dear supporters and defenders for children, My apologies for not writing to you before now. There has been a lot of activities, rescuing children, caring for them, campaigning for children’s rights and overseeing the construction of the new children’s home and vocational training center. Child rescue. Last week, we had an appeal for help from […]
Read More...Preda Newsletter February 2007
February 4, 2007 ·
strong>Dear friends and defenders of children, Defending children and bringing their abusers to justice is one of the most important ways to help children recover and heal the psychological scars of abuse. In the Philippine justice system that is one of the most difficult tasks to achieve. It takes persistence and determination never to give […]
Read More...Preda Newsletter December 2006
December 3, 2006 ·
Dear friends, The Christmas Season is here already and we are busy planning Christmas parties, day trips and beach outings for the many children we have rescued from prison, brothels and abusive situations. The number of children saved and brought into the protection and recovery homes in the past six months have doubled. There are […]
Read More...Preda Newsletter September 2006
September 3, 2006 ·
Dear friends, There have been new developments in recent weeks as the program for rescuing enslaved children gathers pace and we are preparing to save a lot more and bring their abusers to justice. But first of all let me tell you that at long last the book I have been writing for the past […]
Read More...Preda Newsletter July 2006
July 3, 2006 ·
Four of the boys at Preda who finished the Alternative Learning System program of the Department of education proudly display their certificates As I write this, the Philippines is being battered by the seasonal typhoon. The raging winds and torrential downpours of rain spread floods, electric power failure, traffic disruption and the cancellation of school […]
Read More...Preda Newsletter April-May 2006
May 3, 2006 ·
Imagine a young teenager persevering for eight years with patience and determination to bring a rapist to justice. That’s how long it took for Belen, a young traumatised girl that came to Preda asking for help to get a verdict against her abuser who raped her at knife point. After years of traveling a five-hour […]
Read More...Preda Newsletter January 2006
January 3, 2006 ·
With this Newsletter, I wish to thank all our friends and supporters for their greeting cards, letters and donations for the children over the Christmas and New Year. We had parties, gift-giving, new clothes and toys for the children, carnival trips and beach outings for the 37 girls recovering from sexual abuse and 54 young […]
Read More...Preda Newsletter October 2005
October 3, 2005 ·
Dear friends and defenders of children’s rights, I write to thank all of you who have contributed generously to the work of saving and protecting children. I haven’t been able to write a frequently as before because the work is expanding rapidly. We have many significant successes in saving children from abusive situations and those […]
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