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Tondo Community Initiative is a child-protection driven organization dedicated to increasing the protection, welfare and healthcare of the people it serves in the most marginalised areas of Barangays 128 and 105 of Tondo, Manila

Mission

The immediate role and mission of TCI is to manage and stabilize immediate and chronic crisis faced by children, youth and families living in Upper Smokey Mountain and the so-called Temporary Housing area of Barangay 105, Tondo (“Case Management”).

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The long-term role and mission of TCI is to ensure children, youth and families are/become aware of their rights and of available opportunities to access and succeed in education, training and benefit from welfare and healthcare services available to them, advocating for their rights when necessary and possible while facilitating community-based interventions to improve living-conditions and safety (“Outreach and community based activities”).

Activities

TCI will directly conduct the following activities:

  • Community engagement (cluster based in Upper Smokey Mountain and Building based in Aroma);

  • Development and strengthening of a network of community volunteers;

  • Facilitation and (when required) support of community lead initiatives to improve living-conditions and safety of buildings and/or area;

  • Awareness campaigns on child sexual abuse;

  • Enrollment in public schools and Alternative Learning Systems powered by other Nonprofit organizations;

  • Medical clinic (based on availability of healthcare professionals) and referral to health centres and public hospitals;

  • Activities for youth (centre and community based, sport days, camps);

  • Facilitation of issuance of birth certificates for children and youth.

 

TCI will liaise with other organizations that provide:

  • Tutorials;

  • Vocational training;

  • Access to employment;

  • Leadership workshops;

  • Healthcare;

  • Reproductive and sexual healthcare;

  • Residential care for victims of sexual abuse and other children in urgent need of shelter.

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TCI will cooperate with the following government agencies:

  • Barangay authorities (SK in particular);

  • Police;

  • DSWD and MSWD;

  • Health centres and public hospitals;

  • Public schools.

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