Millions of children in the Philippines are illiterate.
Your gift will change their lives.
OUR MISSION
The Hesser Foundation is a Nevada-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to lift homeless, displaced, and disadvantaged youth in the Philippines out of poverty. We do this primarily by funding schools and supplies for impoverished students in the Philippines.
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Pledge!
Every $25.00 we receive will keep
one child in school for a year.
Illiteracy IN the
Philippines
A growing body of research is revealing the large and growing literacy gap between children in the Philippines and those in other parts of the world. Ninety percent of Filipino children struggle with reading simple texts at age 10 according to the latest data from the World Bank. Poverty affects every area of a child’s life, including literacy. For many children, poverty brings with it exposure to violent crime, drugs, trafficking, substance abuse, and hopelessness.
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OUR PROJECTS
TUITION
and books
School should be free but it is not. With your donation of only $.50 a day ($15) We provide a student the money for one year for school charges and books.
They go to Elementary Schools and National High Schools.
Your donations have been providing tuition and books to our scholars since 2015.
Most of the children are raised by poor or single parents who are forced to support their family on less than two dollars a day. This is why they cannot afford to send their child to school.
Pennies For Pencils
Your donations of only $.33 a day ($10) will provide those supplies needed for a hard-working student for a year every month.
Without the money for basic education age-appropriate supplies like ball pens, pencils, erasers, notebook, rulers, scissors, crayons and glue children from developing countries are often turned away from school because they cannot fully participate.
This will ensure the infrastructure in order to provide students with learning environment they need.
TUTORING for Children
Our local unpaid volunteers help the children with their school work individually and in study groups because their illiterate parents cannot.
We are very proud of our volunteers who unselfishly give up room in their home for computer stations and teaching.
We have always relied on a dedicated team of local unpaid volunteers. This way the money is given directly to the schools for tuition and the school supplies are directly given to the child.
"The severe scarcity of books among filipino students is a serious crisis that must be addressed with urgency—with an immediate reallocation of public funds for the printing of books and the building of libraries."
Joel Ruiz Butuyan, Philippine Daily inquirer
"Because we are poor, my grandparents cannot afford to send us to school. My grandparents are fisherman and they are getting old. My parents broke up and they left us with nothing. I want to continue to go to school so I can help my brothers and sisters as well."
Charles
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GIVE TODAY TO break the cycle of ILLITERACY for one child
What People are saying about The Hesser Foundation
"Thank you so much Mrs. Dunesa Hesser for your support to our schools Brigada Escuela programs your donations helped a lot. This is it! CONGRATS to to our Brigada Escuela coordinator Mj Flor Balino and to our Principal Menchie Lumayno and ENHS faculty, staff , parents and stakeholders!"
Amalea
“Congratulations for the fantastic work you are doing to relieve these innocent kids who need the support of everyone! Don't give up!”
Toti Y
“This is one of my favorite foundations to donate to. All the proceeds go straight to children in need in the Philippines. Most foundations filter through a few companies that take a percentage…”
Sabrina M
“I personally met with Michael Hesser today to find out more about what/how his foundation supports the children of the Philippines. A kind soul, softly spoken man with a generous heart is the only way I can describe him. What a great initiative and generous project!”
Maureen T