The Adduro Family
The first GK Beneficiary in Bagong Silang, Caloocan City
“With our new house came many changes in our family, there is respect for one another, my children no longer loiter in the streets. I used to think that the rich and poor did not mingle but when they (GK caretaker teams) regularly came here, I realized there is no distinction between us. This is the miracle of Gawad Kalinga. Gawad Kalinga brings back the dignity of the poor. This is the best thing that has ever happened to us.”
Dylan Wilk
Young British businessman who sold his BMW to build houses for the poor
“Filipinos are like a piece of gold that have been kicked around in the mud for 400 years. After awhile you don’t see the gold anymore just the mud but the gold is still there; it just needs to be brought out into the light in order for Filipinos to shine again. ”
Joel Coronel
Filipino-American who sold his house and took a home equity loan to build 2 GK villages
“The need of the poor in the Philippines is urgent,” he says. Being in America, “I can always earn the money [back]. I think it’s the only movement that can save our country. Gawad Kalinga will make us one nation, a united nation, and it will rebuild this country.”
Paolo Domondon
Magna cum laude from De La Salle University who postponed medical school scholarships in the US to become a GK full time worker
“I can be one of the best neurosurgeons and save hundreds of lives, but I can be a full time worker for GK and save thousands and even millions of lives. GK is giving us an opportunity to become bayanis (heroes) and help this country rise. How can I dream for myself while the poor can’t even dream? I want to live an exciting life serving the poor.”
Charles V. Bergh
American, former president of Proctor & Gamble for ASEAN, Australasia and India regions, currently the head of Gillete Company
“One by one, one family at a time, one community at a time, one country at a time, this type of movement can make a difference in the world today.”
Howard Belton
British national and former CEO of Unilever Philippines
“Gawad Kalinga is undoubtedly a world-class organization and is the most effective NGO in the world today.”
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