Donate-2-Create : Sablayanihan operates in the muncipality of Sablayan.It is one of the municipalities of Occidental Mindoro Province. With a total land area of 2,188.80 square kilometers, it is considered as the largest municipality of the Philippines. It is subdivided to twenty-two (22) barangays. Majority of its over 90, 000 inhabitants are engaged in farming and fishing. The municipality’s waters, forests and mountains are unique habitats of of some of most endangered and endemic plant and animal species. It is also the home of the Tao Buid and Batangan tribes of the Mangyan, the indigenous peoples of the island of Mindoro.

However, like other places in the Philippines , a country in the Pacific Ring of Fire and Typhoon-Belt , Sablayan experiences high-frequency of natural hazards such as typhoon, earthquakes, landslides, flooding and its impacts. In the last decades, it  endured many natural calamities which devastated many communities. These calamities are expected to increase in intensity and frequency due to global climate change. Our priority is to give assistance to  children and communities of Sablayan particularly those who are underprivileged and  lost their personal belongings after natural disasters and unfornate events such as crop loss, parent’s unemployment or house fire. Beneficiaries of our program are the children of fisher folk, farmer, indigenous peoples – the Mangyans and other low-income families whose income are insufficient to support the children´s basic needs.

In relation to this, we also advocate for ecological literacy for children to nurture environmental stewardship from a young age and how they can cope with changing climate and its impacts . We work with local volunteers,  officials and parents so that we can deliver the necessary supplies and ecological education to different communities in Sablayan. Its rich biodiversity, growing economy, and indigenous population makes it ideal place for ecological education.