Topic: PREDA
Who will care if we don't?
June 19, 2013 ·
Recently Fr Shay Cullen wrote to thank all those benefactors who have generously supported the efforts of PREDA in the Philippines. Young boys illegally detained in the Philippines I write to thank you for your prayers and support for the efforts of PREDA to carry out its mission to promote fairness, justice and freedom for […]
Read More...AWARDING OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO THE CHILDREN OF MINDANAO MANGO FARMERS
June 18, 2013 ·
On June 7-9, 2013, Mr. Donard Angeles – Agriculturist and Amabelle Facturanan- Project Coordinator together with volunteers from Germany and USA travelled to Davao to meet and discuss community and children problems and challenges in the communities. This was part of an effort to come to know the needs of the small farmers, to help […]
Read More...THE MISSION IS TO END POVERTY AND INJUSTICE
June 14, 2013 ·
by : Fr. Shay Cullen Muff, Co. Donegal near Derry, Ireland – A gathering of returned missionaries at the I.O.S.A.S Center (Island of Saints and Scholars) recalled the long tradition of Irish missionaries leaving families and friends and going to foreign lands for life to bring the Gospel message of God’s love and to build […]
Read More...VISIT TO A MANGO HARVEST
May 30, 2013 ·
by Fr. Shay Cullen A few weeks ago, I was in the mountain villages of Zambales talking to a group of small subsistence farmers from the Aeta indigenous people. The agriculturists from the Preda Fair Trade project were there to help them gather and weigh their wild mangos and Preda Fair Trade staff were ready to pay them 100% […]
Read More...BUYING PICO MANGOES FROM INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
May 29, 2013 ·
Profairtrade Development Agency, the Fair Trade and business arm of Preda Foundation, already started the buying of Pico mangoes from Aeta mango farmers. The wild mangoes are “organic in conversion” offering healthy and nutritious delight to Fair Trade consumers. Thru Fair Trade, the small mango farmers are getting a fair price, for Aeta mango farmers […]
Read More...HAND PUMP DISTRIBUTION
May 28, 2013 ·
Six (6) indigenous people’s communities in Zambales received hand pump for water supply from PREDA. The beneficiaries of this assistance projects are the communities of PAPAHT, Cadmang, Reserva, Baculi, LAKAS and Cabuyao. Many more will be distributed with lengths of pipe and cement to supply clean drinking water and end the spread of disease in […]
Read More...THE SILENCED SCREAMS
May 23, 2013 ·
By Fr. Shay Cullen Rachelle, when she was just 13 years old, suffered in silence and isolation. Like most children in the world, she turned into herself and at that young age, having being certified mentally challenged with a mental age of a 9 year-old, she felt totally helpless to change or prevent what adults more powerful and knowledgeable did to […]
Read More...CELEBRATING THE POSITIVE POWER OF FAIR TRADE
May 9, 2013 ·
by: Fr. Shay Cullen There are hundreds of thousands of good people around the world trying to make a difference in the lives of the poor and exploited people of this planet. They are working to see that the poor rise above subsistence living and have a dignified human and prosperous life. These good people are deeply […]
Read More...Resurrection for child prisoners
March 27, 2013 ·
Written by FR. SHAY CULLEN The rescue from the danger, humiliation and fear of life behind bars was like a resurrection, the start of a new life for the hundreds of children released from the death-like experience of prison life and brought to an open plan youth home. Misery, sadness and suicidal thoughts plague thousands […]
Read More...SAVING THE TRAFFICKED WOMEN AND CHILDREN
February 9, 2013 ·
By Fr. Shay Cullen The trafficking of persons especially young girls is a worldwide multi-billion dollar business that exploits several million young girls and some boys; many are under-age, sold as sex slaves into the bars and brothels of South-east Asia. Others are picked up by middle-aged paedophiles and used as live-in sex partners to […]
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