Edsa Highway; Cowboys, Flowers, Ducks, Dice, Dogs and Dusters.
Today was an exceptionally hot day.
Drove out to the Shell gas station along the highway, parked my car, got out and took photos of the road-side tenders.
Everyone must have thought that I was crazy because I've never been more stared at in my life... but it all worked for the best because at least they were looking at the camera.
I didn't find any of the children I was hoping to get portraits of... but the adults did just fine. I didn't ask anyone to pose of course. It was all them. All smiles. To a complete stranger.
They couldn't pronounce Francesca so its either "Franjessica" or just "Jessica" to them. Whatever the name maybe, they told me to come back, the children will be there in the afternoon. If i don't die from heatstroke maybe I will...
Portraits of the youth of GK777: Mandaluyong
Gawad Kalinga (GK) translated in English means to “to give care”, and it is an alternative solution to the blatant problem of poverty not just in the Philippines but in the world. GK’s vision for the Philippines is a slum-free, squatter-free nation through a simple strategy of providing land for the landless, homes for the homeless, food for the hungry and as a result providing dignity and peace for every Filipino.
What started in 1995 as a daring initiative by Couples for Christ to rehabilitate juvenile gang members and help out-of-school youth in Bagong Silang, Caloocan City, then the biggest squatters’ relocation area in the Philippines, has now evolved into a movement for nation-building. Together with its partners, Gawad Kalinga is now in the process of transforming poverty stricken areas with the goal of building 700,000 homes in 7,000 in 7 years (2003-2010). To date Gawad Kalinga is in over 900 communities all over the Philippines and in other developing countries. (establish link to GK ABROAD, write-ups on GK Communities outside the Philippines)
Gawad Kalinga is more than about building houses for the poorest of the poor. Providing a decent home is just the beginning of the transformation of the people and the community.
What started in 1995 as a daring initiative by Couples for Christ to rehabilitate juvenile gang members and help out-of-school youth in Bagong Silang, Caloocan City, then the biggest squatters’ relocation area in the Philippines, has now evolved into a movement for nation-building. Together with its partners, Gawad Kalinga is now in the process of transforming poverty stricken areas with the goal of building 700,000 homes in 7,000 in 7 years (2003-2010). To date Gawad Kalinga is in over 900 communities all over the Philippines and in other developing countries. (establish link to GK ABROAD, write-ups on GK Communities outside the Philippines)
Gawad Kalinga is more than about building houses for the poorest of the poor. Providing a decent home is just the beginning of the transformation of the people and the community.
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