The Hopevale Trust, a Timaru-based trust, sent help to the Creekside Baptist Church community as part of their COVID-19 response program. On 21 February, Creekside Baptist Church distributed a sack of rice and a can of Spam to 34 families. Creekside Baptist Church is located near or adjacent to an informal settlement community. The surrounding […]
From Timaru NZ to North Cotabato Philippines – Sending and Sharing COVID-19 Aid
Based on the report of Asiel Nils Castillon In November 2020, Hopevale Trust of Timaru, New Zealand sent funds to North Cotabato to assist people who are going through hardships because of the pandemic. Unlike New Zealand, most of the Philippines are still in a Level 3 to Level 4 lockdowns. An archipelago of 7,100 […]
The Significance of Hopevale Trust’s Support to the Philippines
While New Zealand enjoys the benefits of having been able to control the outbreak of COVID-19 in the community, there other countries that are still in the loop of lockdown levels. Hopevale Trust, a Timaru-based charitable organisation thought about the people in the Philippines and what they are going through right now. In September, they […]
Watch this Video and Read How You Can Make a Difference in this Pandemic
Here in NZ the COVID Pandemic has had its challenges, but our communities have made sure everyone is housed, and everyone has something to eat. Creekside Baptist Church, Iloilo in the Philippines is a church in an informal housing settlement. Due to the COVID pandemic, people are locked in, can’t work, have no financial reserves, […]
