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A Shared Heart for the Street Children IT Tender has been empowering the poor in Manila since 2001. Pastor John and Gela Basiwa began by reaching out to youth addicted to sniffing solvents. They provided bread and shared the gospel. Eventual ly many youth were reconciled with their families, and IT Tender discovered its calling to be a bridge between children living on the street and finding a good home and attending school. Many passionate Filipinos and international missionaries joined in this cause. Through trainings, partnerships, and modern practices in community development, we began to see transformation in the community. Under the direction of John Coffey from Canada, IT Tender now offers educational programs for street children and skills trainings for adults.#

!!!About Philippines

• Consists of 7,107 islands • Location: Southeast Asia • National Language: Tagalog • Population: 99 million • Metro Manila is the 6th most

populated city in the world

!!!!!!!Educating the Poor

The IT Tender team specializes in educational programs. We have an early chi ldhood education centre for toddlers, a preschool for ages 4-6, a sponsorship program sending street kids to elementary and secondary school, and a tu tor ing program ca l led Alternative Learning System (ALS) for out-of-school youth t o p a s s a h i g h s c h o o l equivalency exam.

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How You Can Help Our dream to empower communities and provide an education for hundreds of street children became a reality through donor support. We’re thankful God can move the hearts of others as he’s moved ours to take up this cause. IT Tender commits to long-term community transformation with the urban poor, but we can only do this with a greater team of supporters behind us. Together, let’s invest in the potent ia l o f u rban poor children desperate for an opportunity to learn, grow, and hope for a better future. We need donors who are willing to walk with us and suppor t our programs month l y. We great l y appreciate any contribution you can offer, financially or prayerfully. Thank you!#

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!!!!!Feeding the Poor

Our ‘Food for Life’ program regards the wholistic needs of each child. We serve healthy meals during many of our kids programs at our drop-in centre. We also equip and train churches and poor communities to run a feeding program in their area. The aim is not only to bring malnourished children into a healthy state, but also to address the emotional , socia l , and spiritual needs of a community. We then implement long-term g o a l s o f d i s c i p l e s h i p a n d community development well beyond the feeding program.

Empowering the Poor

At IT Tender, we believe that the best way to empower poor families is to eventually bring them to a place where they are the ones feeding their children and sending them to school. Our ‘Nehemiah Project’ is an initiative which appl ies asset -based community development to n u r t u r e t h e s k i l l s o f t h e community, allowing parents to generate an income and provide for their children. This project is carried out in partnership with the government and with trained social workers.

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How to Give Secure online giving available at:#

http://give.iteams.ca/tender(select “IT Tender General”)#

-OR-#Cheques payable to “International Teams”#(write “IT Tender General” on memo line)#

International Teams, 1 Union St., Elmira, ON, N3B 3J9#-OR-#

Contact IT Tender at johndlcoffey@gmail.com