|
The National Council for Disability Affairs (NCDA) is the Philippines’ official agency tasked to oversee the rights and welfare of persons with disabilities. It promotes plans and programs of various public and private organizations to move the disability agenda towards a more inclusive Philippine society, under the leadership of Executive Director Emerito Rojas.
|
|
Boundless Possibilities Foundation, Inc (BPFI) is formerly known as Kaakibat ng mga May Autismo sa Pilipinas Cooperative or KASPI-MPC. It is this project’s main partner whose members are participants of the Creative Journaling Sessions. BPFI supports inclusive programs in the Arts, Music, Sports and Livelihood. |
|
The Singapore International Foundation makes friends for a better world. SIF builds enduring relationships between Singaporeans and world communities, and harness these friendships to enrich lives and effect positive change. Their work is anchored in the belief that cross-cultural interactions provide insights that strengthen understanding. These exchanges inspire action and enable collaborations for good. SIF's programmes bring people together to share ideas, skills and experiences in areas such as healthcare, education, arts and culture, as well as livelihood and business. They do this because SIF believes that we all can, and should do our part to build a better world, one we envision as peaceful, inclusive and offering opportunities for all.
|
|
The Rotary Club of Quezon City (RCQC) is recognized as the mother club of all Rotary groups in Quezon City that are under Rotary International District 3780. Since the year it was established in 1960, it has supported various community projects in Quezon City and other parts of the Philippines through civic programs for education/basic literacy, maternal and child health, environmental sustainability, water and sanitation and most especially for disability welfare. |
|
The University of the Philippines Center for Women and Gender Studies (CWGS) is a dynamic and gender responsive unit of the country’s national university who introduces innovative programs to institutionalize gender-fair mechanisms in its wide spectrum of network. It moves into the arts platform by carrying the Conversations Through Arts Series, co-organized with the principal artist, to discuss how the arts play a significant role in societal change and transformation.
|
|
The Federation of Philippine Photographers Foundation (FPPF) is committed to the upliftment of Philippine photography and the welfare of Filipino photographers. Working with government and private institutions, the FPPF organizes orientations and training sessions for out-of-school youth, senior citizens, barangay vocational programs, and staff training. These activities may include short photo workshops, photo exhibitions and audio-visual presentations.
|
|
The Art Ventures and Advocacy Network (ARTVAN) is an organization that aims to promote the arts as a vehicle for holistic development, healing, and advocacy. ArtVan believes that art is integrated in our environment and in everyday life. Thus, everyone should re-discover the beauty of life as well as their inner power to create. Furthermore, the organization seeks to advance Philippine Arts and Artists by providing opportunities to showcase local works and talents to the local and global community. |
|
Aestheletic (Aesthetics X Leisure) brings art into people's lives in a practical way through aesthetic active wear. It features finest works from their art gallery 'The Alora Art' that comes from a family of artists who have combined four decades of experience in the trade. Based in Singapore and shipping globally through its online store, their paintings (ranging from contemporary to impressionist and classical styles) adorn the walls of many a home across Europe and Asia. |
|
The EXA Network Philippines was formed in 2013 by a gathering of art enthusiasts from the region and in the Philippines where artists, therapists, psychologists, educators, and various professionals came together to learn about the transformative and rejuvenating nature of the expressive arts. It has a vision to grow the expressive arts practice in the country by being a platform that connects practitioners who are interested to participate in advocating for the use of arts-based programs in different environments, industries and contexts. By building communities of practice, EXA Philippines hopes to make knowledge and resources available to its members through educational events, research consortiums, publications and partnerships. |
|
MAGIS Creative Spaces is a center for healing and learning through the expressive arts. As a center, it aims to create spaces of care through the personalized care and concern of highly professional and trained facilitators and therapists who offer services and programs. They are staunch advocates for the power of an arts-oriented approach to self-care, mental wellness, and resilience. As a community, MAGIS also aims to increase the accessibility of opportunities for wellbeing to all sectors in society. It seeks to enrich the experience of psychosocial interventions for mental and neurodevelopmental health interventions for growth through a combination of evidence-based, culturally relevant traditional and alternative therapies, and trauma-informed, therapeutic-practice-based programs.
|