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Series Code: IIWC
Program Code: IIWC202322S
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00:00 [MIKE] Well, Steve and Teresa,
00:02 we have come to the end of our 00:03 time on this pristine island, 00:05 this beautiful island of 00:06 Sumaoy. 00:07 Where are we going next? 00:09 [STEVE] Well, we're gonna go and 00:09 take you to the Hidden Village. 00:10 [MIKE] The Hidden Village? 00:12 Why do they call it the Hidden 00:12 Village? 00:13 [STEVE] Well, let's go find out. 00:14 [MIKE] Awesome, let's go. 00:15 [STEVE] All right. 00:16 [RENÉ] Let's go! 00:19 [theme music playing] 00:23 ♪♪ 00:58 [energetic music playing] 01:02 ♪♪ 01:04 [boat motor whirring] 01:07 [energetic music continues] 01:10 ♪♪ 01:24 [chatter and laughter] 01:30 >> Welcome to It Is Written 01:32 Canada. 01:32 Thank you for joining us. 01:34 We are in the Philippines again 01:36 with ADRA Canada and we're 01:37 visiting this little remote 01:39 village, this barangay of 01:42 Sagrada, which actually means 01:44 "sacred." 01:45 And we're here with Steve 01:47 Matthews, who is the CEO of ADRA 01:49 Canada, and Teresa Ferreira, who 01:52 is with Philanthropy and 01:54 Marketing. 01:55 So Steve and Teresa, thank you 01:57 for inviting us to come to this 02:00 remote location, be here with 02:02 you out in the field. 02:04 >> And thanks so much for 02:05 traveling such a great distance 02:07 to be here with us as well. 02:09 >> We promise you it's worth it. 02:11 [MIKE] Yeah, I can see when we 02:13 came in here on a boat, you 02:15 promised us this would be the 02:16 Hidden Village and it really is 02:19 a hidden village. 02:20 [STEVE] Yeah, wasn't it amazing 02:21 just kind of going through the 02:22 mangroves to get here? 02:24 >> It was, it was. 02:25 Yeah, it was kind of intriguing 02:28 when you said that it was a 02:29 hidden village and then when we 02:30 came there, I was like, "Where 02:31 is this village?" 02:32 And we kept going, you know, 02:34 serpentine through all of these 02:36 mangroves and eventually we came 02:37 to this little cove. 02:39 And it's really amazing village. 02:42 I haven't seen anything like 02:43 this before. 02:44 >> I'm really anxious to go and 02:46 meet the people of Sagrada. 02:48 But before we go, I wonder if 02:50 you can tell me, these projects 02:52 are really extensive. 02:55 Where does ADRA Canada get the 02:56 funding from? 02:58 >> Well, René, that's a great 02:59 question. 03:00 We have significant partnerships 03:03 that we leverage funding from, 03:05 specifically with Government of 03:07 Canada, so GAC, we're with 03:09 Canadian Foodgrains Bank, CFGB, 03:12 other partners that we have 03:13 along the way as well. 03:15 And so when you look at that, 03:16 you think the funding all comes 03:18 from there. 03:19 But the component that is so 03:20 important for ADRA Canada is 03:22 connected to our donors. 03:24 In order to access some of those 03:26 funds, we have to come up with a 03:27 match component, and that's 03:29 where we rely on our very 03:31 faithful donors. 03:32 And so when they give, that 03:34 empowers us to access greater 03:37 moneys. 03:38 But if we did not have that 03:39 match component, we wouldn't 03:40 have a seat at the table with 03:42 these other partnerships. 03:43 And so that's what allows us the 03:45 leverage to really go for a long 03:48 term of development within these 03:50 communities. 03:52 >> I always like to say that by 03:53 doing that, we're able to 03:55 multiply the funds that come 03:57 in to us. 03:58 So when someone gives a dollar, 03:59 it never is just a dollar. 04:01 It's, it goes toward being able 04:04 to access funds that sometimes 04:05 can be maybe two times, 04:07 sometimes four, five times or 04:09 even higher at times with being 04:12 able to access those additional 04:13 funds. 04:14 >> And our donors love that. 04:15 I just remember a campaign that 04:17 we did through the summer, and 04:18 even my dear grandmother, who's 04:19 out west, she was like, I must 04:22 get my money into ADRA because 04:23 there's a match component, 04:25 right? 04:25 And so that speaks their 04:27 language as well. 04:28 So when we have that ability to 04:29 do that, it empowers them to 04:31 say, yes, you know, I can give 04:33 even more to an ADRA project so 04:36 that I can make a difference in 04:37 someone's life. 04:38 >> Well, thank you for sharing 04:39 that with us. 04:40 So we're-- I'm really looking 04:41 forward to going into Sagrada, 04:43 so... 04:44 [STEVE] Great, let's go. 04:45 [TERESA] Let's go see. 04:45 [MIKE] Let's do that. 04:46 [STEVE] Yes. 04:47 [cheery music playing] 04:50 ♪♪ 04:53 >> We are visiting in the home 04:54 of George and Mirasol Madela 04:57 here in Sagrada in the 04:58 Philippines. 04:59 George and Mirasol, thank you 05:01 for inviting us into your home. 05:03 [speaking in native language] 05:05 [MIKE] Yeah, it's good to 05:06 be here. 05:06 Tell us a little bit about 05:07 yourselves, about your family, 05:09 how many children you have and 05:11 what do you like about living 05:13 here in Sagrada? 05:16 [speaking in native language] 05:19 [TRANSLATION] Life here in 05:20 Sagrada is very good. 05:22 You have two main choices on how 05:24 to make a living. 05:26 You can be a coconut farmer 05:28 or you can be a fisherman. 05:29 I have lived here since I was a 05:31 young boy, and we are very 05:33 happy here. 05:34 We have raised our family here, 05:36 two boys and two girls. 05:38 >> This is kind of a personal 05:39 question. 05:40 Tell us a little bit about your 05:41 love story. 05:41 How did you meet? 05:44 [speaking in native language] 05:47 [TRANSLATION] We do not come 05:48 from the same part of the 05:49 Philippines. 05:51 George was from this village and 05:53 I grew up far away from here in 05:55 the southern part of the 05:56 country. 05:57 We met when we were both young 05:59 and working in Manila. 06:02 We worked for different 06:03 companies, but stayed at 06:04 boarding houses that were right 06:06 next to each other. 06:08 The first time we met, George 06:09 was actually courting another 06:11 girl who was staying in the same 06:12 boarding house as me. 06:14 I even helped the two of them 06:16 get to know each other. 06:18 Eventually we all moved back to 06:20 our hometown, but a couple of 06:23 years later I came back to 06:25 Manila for work and who should I 06:27 meet again but George, who had 06:30 also come back to find 06:31 more work. 06:32 This time we were the ones to 06:34 start courting. 06:36 We fell in love and got married. 06:39 We decided to move back here to 06:41 Sagrada and raise our family 06:43 here. 06:44 >> So are you both happy? 06:46 [BOTH] Yes, I'm very happy. 06:48 >> Both of you are very happy. 06:49 That's really good. 06:50 That's awesome. 06:51 Sagrada is known as a hidden 06:53 village because of the 06:54 mangroves, and so we had to wind 06:56 our way through those and it was 06:57 very beautiful. 06:58 It's amazing that there was 07:00 actually a village at the end of 07:01 all of that. 07:02 What's it like to live in the 07:04 mangroves? 07:09 [TRANSLATION] We are very proud 07:11 of our mangroves. 07:12 We have 354 hectares of 07:15 mangroves that give us food in 07:18 the way of large fish and all 07:20 kinds of seafood. 07:22 As a bonus, the mangroves give 07:25 us protection from typhoons and 07:28 tsunamis. 07:30 We are a hidden village and also 07:33 a protected village. 07:35 We are very fortunate to live 07:37 here. 07:39 >> When we came into the village 07:40 of Sagrada, we noticed that 07:41 there were a lot of children. 07:43 What's it like for the children 07:45 living here? 07:46 I mean, is there a good school 07:48 and how many children are here? 07:52 [TRANSLATION] I am not really 07:53 sure how many kids there are in 07:55 Sagrada. 07:56 You are right, there are a lot. 07:59 The children here live carefree 08:01 lives. 08:03 They are free to safely play 08:05 anywhere in the village. 08:07 They play in the river, in the 08:09 fields, and up in the hills. 08:12 But they are also respectful and 08:15 help their parents with 08:16 household chores. 08:18 We have a school here that goes 08:20 up to grade six. 08:22 After that, the children have to 08:24 walk about 40 minutes to get to 08:27 the next village to continue 08:29 their education. 08:31 >> George and Mirasol, how long 08:33 has ADRA been working in 08:36 Sagrada, and has it made a 08:38 difference to the lifestyle 08:40 here? 08:44 [TRANSLATION] ADRA began working 08:45 here sometime around 2016 08:48 or 2017. 08:51 We are very thankful that ADRA 08:53 came to work in Sagrada. 08:55 One of the things that has been 08:56 the most helpful for us is the 08:59 knowledge that we have gained 09:01 about the importance of balanced 09:04 nutrition and how to provide 09:07 that for our children with 09:08 kitchen gardens. 09:10 ADRA gave us training, tools, 09:13 and seeds. 09:15 The tools were very good 09:17 quality. 09:19 I'm still using the tools that 09:20 ADRA gave us back in 2017. 09:24 They are old now, but they have 09:26 served us well. 09:29 Now the TOGETHER project has 09:31 given us a new set of tools. 09:34 But I am saving those until we 09:36 really need to replace the 09:38 old ones. 09:40 ADRA gave us so much instruction 09:43 on how to live better lives. 09:46 Everything that they have taught 09:47 us, we have tried our best to 09:49 apply to our everyday lives. 09:52 One of the things that was a big 09:54 help not only for us but for the 09:57 whole village was the comfort 10:00 rooms that ADRA helped us build. 10:04 >> George and Mirasol, you 10:06 mentioned a comfort room. 10:07 In Canada we call it a bathroom 10:09 or a toilet. 10:11 Obviously, that made a 10:13 difference because you didn't 10:14 have one in your house and you 10:15 didn't have them here in the 10:16 village. 10:17 How has that made a difference 10:18 to the village now that ADRA 10:22 helped you to put in these 10:24 toilets? 10:28 [TRANSLATION] Before we had the 10:29 comfort rooms, when the children 10:31 needed to poop, they would just 10:33 stop and poop wherever they 10:35 were. 10:36 They would poop in the river. 10:38 So now that all of the families 10:40 have their own comfort room, the 10:42 sanitation of the whole village 10:44 has greatly improved. 10:47 >> So, Mirasol and George, ADRA 10:50 has been here in Sagrada for six 10:54 or seven years. 10:56 When you speak to your friends 10:58 and other people in the village, 11:01 what are their thoughts about 11:03 ADRA Canada? 11:07 [TRANSLATION] Yes, the people 11:08 here do gossip about ADRA, but 11:11 it is all good gossip. 11:14 The people here praise ADRA 11:17 because of all of the help that 11:18 they have received over 11:20 the years. 11:21 Nothing but praise and 11:23 thankfulness. 11:26 >> George and Mirasol, people 11:28 across Canada will be watching 11:30 this program and so I wonder if 11:33 you would like to take the 11:34 opportunity to thank the people 11:37 for supporting and for bringing 11:39 these projects to your village 11:41 here in Sagrada. 11:46 [TRANSLATION] To the people of 11:47 Canada I would say thank you for 11:49 your unending support for our 11:52 community. 11:54 Please don't ever stop helping 11:56 barangays like Sagrada. 11:59 There is still so much need. 12:01 I wish the people of Canada many 12:04 blessings for the help that they 12:06 have given. 12:10 [TRANSLATION] We are very 12:12 thankful for ADRA and all the 12:15 help that we've received from 12:17 the people of Canada. 12:19 Even if ADRA held activities 12:21 here every day, we would stop 12:24 what we are doing and be sure 12:26 to attend. 12:27 We will never grow tired of the 12:30 things that ADRA is doing for 12:32 our community. 12:34 Thank you very much, people of 12:37 Canada. 12:39 >> Thanks so much, George and 12:40 Mirasol. 12:41 That was very nice. 12:42 Thank you for welcoming us into 12:43 your home and for sharing with 12:45 us about your lives and also 12:48 about how you have been blessed 12:50 and for thanking the people 12:52 of Canada. 12:53 >> Thank you, Mike and René. 12:55 Thank you very much. 12:56 Welcome and thank you. 13:00 [cheery music playing] 13:03 ♪♪ 13:09 >> We are visiting with Sheila 13:11 Madela in her parental home and 13:14 Sheila is a youth champion for 13:17 the TOGETHER project. 13:20 Sheila, thank you so much for 13:21 welcoming us into your home. 13:25 >> Thank you, Mike and René, for 13:26 having me here. 13:28 It's nice meeting you, too. 13:30 >> Sheila, what does it mean to 13:31 be a youth champion for ADRA 13:33 Canada? 13:35 [speaking in native language] 13:38 [TRANSLATION] As a youth 13:39 champion for ADRA, I have 13:41 learned a lot about adolescence 13:43 and I am now sharing what I have 13:44 learned with the other young 13:45 people of my village. 13:47 >> Sheila, what did you have to 13:48 do to become a youth champion? 13:53 [TRANSLATION] The first thing 13:54 that you need to do is go for 13:55 training with ADRA. 13:57 They call it training of 13:58 trainers. 14:00 So I got together with lots of 14:01 other young people from many 14:03 villages around, and we learned 14:05 all of the key messages of ADRA 14:07 and how to become facilitators. 14:10 >> Sheila I see you have an 14:12 educational training tool 14:14 behind you. 14:15 Can you show us how you use it 14:18 to facilitate the key messages 14:20 of the TOGETHER project? 14:22 [speaking in native language] 14:25 [TRANSLATION] Yes, this is the 14:27 flip chart that ADRA has 14:28 prepared for all of the youth 14:29 champions. 14:31 Having a visual aid like this 14:32 really makes it easier for us to 14:34 present our lessons. 14:36 The program covers many issues 14:38 that young people face as they 14:39 are growing up. 14:41 Some of the lessons teach us how 14:42 to take good care of our bodies. 14:44 There is a lesson on the 14:45 importance of preventing teenage 14:47 pregnancy. 14:48 We talk about reproductive 14:50 health and rights, women's 14:51 rights not to be abused, gender 14:54 based violence, gender equality, 14:56 and human rights. 14:58 These are just some of the 14:59 topics that we cover in our 15:00 sessions. 15:02 >> Wow, Sheila, that is a very 15:04 comprehensive teaching tool. 15:06 How do you find the students or 15:10 the young people respond to it 15:13 when you teach them because 15:14 you're teaching them a lot of 15:16 information and it's very 15:18 practical. 15:20 [speaking in native language] 15:24 [TRANSLATION] At first some of 15:25 the students would laugh because 15:27 some of the illustrations are 15:28 quite graphic. 15:30 But I have come up with 15:31 strategies and stories that help 15:33 the participants listen and 15:34 learn. 15:35 The flip chart really does a lot 15:36 to hold their attention. 15:39 >> How big are your groups, 15:41 Sheila? 15:42 How many youth do you have in a 15:44 group and do you have boys and 15:47 girls together in the group that 15:49 you're teaching? 15:54 [TRANSLATION] The training 15:55 groups are divided into girls 15:56 groups and boys groups. 15:58 I'm doing the training for just 15:59 the girls and women in Sagrada. 16:03 I facilitate four groups. 16:05 We have about 30 in each group, 16:07 so all together, a total of 16:08 around 120 girls and women. 16:11 >> Sheila, you put a lot of 16:13 effort into this and you do a 16:15 great job, you're really 16:16 dedicated to this. 16:17 I'm sure the young ladies and 16:20 the women of Sagrada are really 16:22 appreciative. 16:23 Why do you do this? 16:28 [TRANSLATION] Well, at first I 16:30 just wanted to learn. 16:31 I value knowledge. 16:33 But then as I took the training, 16:35 I also developed a sense of 16:36 responsibility to share this 16:38 knowledge with all of the young 16:39 people of my village. 16:41 They needed to know what 16:42 I now knew. 16:44 The problem was that I was a 16:45 very shy person. 16:47 I had no confidence. 16:49 But the ADRA training really 16:50 helped us with that as well. 16:52 We practiced speaking in front 16:53 of people. 16:55 Now I am no longer shy and I 16:57 have a lot more confidence 16:58 in myself. 17:00 Presenting in front of people is 17:01 no longer a problem for me. 17:04 >> Sheila, I'm so happy that 17:06 this program has helped you to 17:08 build confidence and also I want 17:11 you to know that you are making 17:13 a big difference in so many 17:16 people's lives. 17:17 Thank you for doing this. 17:19 >> Sheila, also, one more 17:21 question. 17:23 Why do you think ADRA has taken 17:25 the approach of getting young 17:27 people, youth like yourself, to 17:29 train young people, to teach 17:31 young people rather than getting 17:33 an adult to train young people? 17:36 Do you think it makes a big 17:37 difference? 17:38 Do you think it's more 17:39 approachable that they're 17:40 listening to you more so than 17:41 they would listen to an adult? 17:45 [TRANSLATION] I think that it's 17:47 a good strategy to have youth 17:48 teaching youth, especially when 17:50 covering some of these sensitive 17:52 topics. 17:53 If it was an adult who was 17:55 teaching as a superior, some of 17:57 the young people might be afraid 17:59 to open up and ask questions. 18:02 When a young person is talking 18:03 about these things, there is an 18:04 openness and friendliness. 18:06 I think it works very well. 18:09 >> Sheila, thank you so much for 18:11 joining us on It Is Written 18:13 Canada. 18:14 >> Welcome and thank you also 18:17 for helping our community. 18:20 [cheery music playing] 18:23 ♪♪ 18:29 >> We are now here in the health 18:30 center in Sagrada with Lorleny 18:32 Alejandro. 18:34 Lorleny, thank you for being 18:37 willing to share with us here on 18:38 It Is Written Canada. 18:47 >> Lorleny, can you tell us a 18:50 little bit about yourself? 18:52 [speaking in native language] 18:54 [TRANSLATION] My name is 18:55 Lorleny. 18:56 I have two children. 18:58 The oldest is Maria. 19:00 She is five years old, turning 19:02 six and living with her father 19:03 in Naga City. 19:05 The second one is called Thomas 19:06 Clifford, and he's just one 19:08 year old. 19:10 He lives with me here in 19:11 Sagrada. 19:12 So it is just me. 19:14 I am a single mom and I am the 19:16 breadwinner. 19:19 [LORLENY] Excuse me. 19:25 [TRANSLATION] I got pregnant 19:27 with Maria while I was very 19:28 young, still in high school. 19:31 It was a very bad time for me. 19:33 I was teased and bullied a lot 19:35 by the other students at the 19:36 school. 19:38 And then when the baby was born, 19:40 the father of the baby took her 19:41 away from me. 19:45 >> Lorleny, thank you so much 19:47 for sharing your story with us 19:50 and I'm so sorry that you had to 19:53 go through all of that. 19:55 [MIKE] Lorleny, can you tell us, 19:57 do you have access to your 19:58 daughter? 19:59 Can you see her, can you talk to 20:00 her now? 20:01 >> I can see her on my cell 20:04 phone, but not in personally. 20:09 [TRANSLATION] Now that Maria is 20:11 starting school, we have an 20:12 arrangement where Maria stays 20:14 with her father in Naga during 20:16 the school months, and she comes 20:18 to be with me here in Sagrada 20:20 during the holidays. 20:24 >> Lorleny, why did you decide 20:26 to come back to Sagrada instead 20:28 of staying in Naga? 20:33 [TRANSLATION] I have decided to 20:34 live here in Sagrada in my 20:35 family home because of my 20:37 obligations here. 20:39 My mother needs my help to look 20:41 after the family here. 20:43 I have also become the director 20:45 of youth programs here in 20:46 Sagrada. 20:48 Now I have taken up a volunteer 20:51 role with the ADRA TOGETHER 20:52 project. 20:54 And so I feel a strong 20:55 commitment to my 20:56 responsibilities here, to my 20:58 mother and to the people of 21:00 Sagrada. 21:02 >> Lorleny, you have a great 21:04 sense of responsibility coming 21:05 back to your community, and a 21:08 part of that is the part that 21:10 you play in the TOGETHER project 21:13 with ADRA. 21:15 Do you want to tell us about 21:16 that and how you work with ADRA? 21:19 [speaking in native language] 21:21 [TRANSLATION] I am a reflect 21:22 facilitator. 21:24 The TOGETHER project has 21:25 training groups for the young 21:27 people of the village and 21:28 separate group training for the 21:30 parents. 21:31 In the youth groups, I am able 21:34 to share from my own experience 21:36 the challenges and difficulties 21:38 that come with having a baby 21:39 when you are still a teen. 21:42 When they hear my story, I think 21:44 it really hits home for them. 21:47 In the parent groups, we talk 21:48 about some of the unique 21:50 challenges of being a youth 21:51 today. 21:52 We talk about the influence of 21:54 social media and modern 21:56 technology. 21:57 We talk about the importance of 21:59 having open lines of 22:01 communication and how to develop 22:03 mutual respect. 22:06 With both group, I always spend 22:08 time talking about the Republic 22:10 Act 9262. 22:12 This is a law that the 22:14 government of the Philippines 22:16 passed that makes it illegal to 22:18 in any way be violent against 22:20 women and their children. 22:23 This has been a law for almost 22:24 20 years, and yet very few 22:27 people, especially women, know 22:30 about the law. 22:31 This law deals with more than 22:33 just physical abuse. 22:35 It also covers any kind of 22:37 psychological abuse. 22:39 I make sure that every young 22:41 girl and woman in Sagrada knows 22:44 about their rights so that they 22:46 become less vulnerable to being 22:48 abused physically or 22:50 psychologically. 22:55 >> Lorleny, you are really the 22:57 perfect person to be teaching 23:00 people about those topics so 23:03 thank you for doing that. 23:05 >> Lorleny, do you feel that the 23:07 TOGETHER project has benefited 23:08 your community and you sharing 23:11 what you share, do you think 23:12 that has made a difference? 23:17 [TRANSLATION] Yes, I believe 23:19 ADRA has made a real difference 23:21 here. 23:22 Teenage pregnancy is down. 23:24 Kids are staying in school 23:26 longer. 23:27 Young people are more aware, 23:29 more responsible. 23:31 I think they have learned how to 23:33 have more respect for themselves 23:35 and for each other. 23:36 There is less bullying. 23:39 I think that it is so important 23:41 that children as young as 12 are 23:44 learning about how wrong it is 23:46 to be violent toward anyone, 23:49 especially women and children. 23:51 I very much wish that ADRA had 23:54 been here when I was growing up 23:55 in Sagrada. 23:57 I am very happy to now be 23:59 working as a volunteer with 24:01 ADRA. 24:02 I hope that ADRA stays here with 24:04 us for a very long time. 24:10 >> Lorleny, thank you so much 24:12 for what you are doing and thank 24:13 you for sharing so deeply from 24:15 your heart. 24:16 We really do appreciate that. 24:18 [cheery music playing] 24:21 ♪♪ 24:26 >> Well, Steve and Teresa, we 24:28 had such a lovely visit here in 24:31 the Hidden Village and it's just 24:32 amazing to think how people can 24:35 actually make a living out of 24:37 these mangroves here. 24:38 >> And all the work that you're 24:39 doing in this part of the 24:40 Philippines, probably someone is 24:42 watching who's thinking, how can 24:45 I contribute? 24:46 So what can you tell them? 24:48 >> So obviously the projects 24:49 that we do come with quite a bit 24:52 of cost and so we're always 24:54 looking for people to help 24:55 support the work that we're 24:56 doing. 24:57 We really like to encourage 24:59 monthly donors. 25:00 Monthly donors really help give 25:01 us a sustainable income. 25:03 We know how much we can count on 25:05 each month. 25:06 Another way that people can 25:08 support is through their legacy. 25:11 Leave a gift for ADRA in their 25:13 will and their giving can 25:16 outlive them. 25:19 There's also, you know, you can 25:21 check out our website, go 25:22 through, follow us on our social 25:24 media. 25:25 There's always different ways 25:26 that we're sharing about how 25:27 people can support different 25:29 causes, different projects. 25:31 So there may be something that 25:33 comes up that somebody says, 25:34 "Hey, you know, I really want to 25:35 support that." 25:36 So by following us on that, you 25:37 don't miss out on those 25:38 opportunities to support a cause 25:40 that may be particularly 25:42 interesting to an individual. 25:45 >> In fact, we're getting ready 25:46 to launch a new initiative 25:48 connected to our development 25:49 projects. 25:50 So as you've experience here in 25:52 the Philippines, what we've done 25:53 is our development programs 25:55 department has assessed capacity 25:57 there to see if there are what 25:59 we would call small but still 26:01 larger projects, somewhere in 26:02 the range of $25,000 to $150,000 26:05 that could speak the language of 26:07 a church family or that could 26:08 speak the language of a high 26:09 value donor that would say, I 26:12 want to fully fund this project. 26:14 And so in assessing the capacity 26:16 that we have here connected to 26:17 our development projects, they 26:19 would oversee those projects. 26:22 But there would be ones that we 26:23 would fully approve at our 26:25 administrative level. 26:26 So for those donors who want to 26:28 give and have the capacity to 26:30 give like that, we've just 26:32 recently fully packaged and 26:35 marketed and ready to roll out 26:37 and so they can look for that 26:38 as well. 26:39 We have a landing page where 26:40 they can go to actually see a 26:42 listing of those various 26:44 projects connected to our 26:45 developed ones. 26:46 So something exciting, another 26:48 diversified way that donors can 26:51 give to ADRA Canada. 26:53 >> Thank you, Steve and Teresa. 26:54 That is so good to know how each 26:57 of us can partner with ADRA to 26:58 help people around the world. 27:00 Thank you for joining us again 27:01 on It Is Written Canada. 27:03 >> Yeah, it's been a pleasure. 27:05 >> And we have one more village 27:07 to tour, so more adventures 27:09 to come. 27:11 >> Friends, if you have been 27:13 inspired by the mission and 27:15 passion of ADRA Canada and would 27:16 like to contribute to their work 27:19 in the Philippines and around 27:21 the world, then here's the 27:23 information you need. 27:25 [gentle piano music playing] 27:28 ♪♪ 27:36 >> Before you go, we would also 27:37 like to invite you to follow us 27:39 on Instagram and Facebook and 27:41 subscribe to our YouTube channel 27:43 and also listen to our podcasts. 27:45 And if you go to our website, 27:47 you can see our latest programs. 27:49 >> You, too, can experience the 27:52 fullness of life found in the 27:53 words of Jesus when He said, 27:55 "It is written, 'Man shall not 27:57 live by bread alone, but by 28:00 every word that proceeds out of 28:02 the mouth of God.'" 28:05 [cheerful music playing] 28:07 ♪♪ |
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