Bayanihan Foundation Worldwide Filipinos Abroad Helping Filipinos at Home In 1998, Dale Asis cofounded the Coalition of African, Arab, Asian, European, Latino Immigrants of Illinois (CAAAELII), one of the largest immigrant led coalitions in the country. He has a Masters degree in Social Sciences from the University of Chicago and in 2001 received a Ford Foundation Leadership Award. A yearlong fellowship from the Chicago Community Trust in 2007 enabled him to study extensively the problem of sustainable giving and diaspora populations. He recently toured the Philippines visiting medical missions. During his fellowship, he traveled to his mother’s native village in Bicol, Philippines, where he confronted the poverty of his distant relatives, many of whom wanted to join him back in Chicago. He saw the connection between their desperation and the overwhelming number of immigrants who feel they must migrate to seek a better life. It was a turning point: He decided to address the root cause of migration by leveraging the financial and technical potential of the growing Filipino diaspora to improve the economic situation in the Philippines in substantive and sustainable ways. About Dale Asis, Founder & Executive Director US nonprofit status 501 (c) 3 status filed To donate, please send checks made payable to: CAAAELII Bayanihan Foundation Worldwide 2020 N. California Ave., Suite 7, Box 147 Chicago, IL 60647 USA (773) 273-9793 www.fdnbayanihan.org Dale Asis, Executive Director [email protected] Myrla Baldonado, Organizing Director [email protected] About Myrla Baldonado, Organizing Director Myrla Baldonado has over 30 years’ experience in political and grassroots organizing in the Philippines and in the United States. She is the International Coordinator of Alliance for Bases Cleanup and the Founding Executive Director of the People’s Task Force for Bases Clean Up, which initiated and continues to lead strategic campaigns to clean toxic wastes from former US naval bases in the Philippines. She’s also a partner of the Christian Peacemaker Team and a line producer of the documentary about military toxic wastes titled “Vapor Trail Clark.” “Bayanihan” is the spirit of community and cooperation that enables us to reach a common goal. Our Mission To enable Filipinos to improve their lives in empowering and sustaining ways Our Values “Bayanihan” - Community spirit “Kapwa Tao” - Helping our fellows “Ang hindi lumingon sa pinanggalingan ay hindi makakarating sa paroroonan” - You have to look back to where you came from to reach your destiny
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Bayanihan Foundation WorldwideFilipinos Abroad Helping Filipinos at Home
In 1998, Dale Asis cofounded the Coalition of African, Arab, Asian, European, Latino Immigrants of Illinois (CAAAELII), one of the largest immigrant led coalitions in the country. He has a Masters degree in Social Sciences from the University of Chicago and in 2001 received a Ford Foundation Leadership Award. A yearlong fellowship from the Chicago Community Trust in 2007 enabled him to study extensively the problem of sustainable giving and diaspora populations. He recently toured the Philippines visiting medical missions.
During his fellowship, he traveled to his mother’s native village in Bicol, Philippines, where he confronted the poverty of his distant relatives, many of whom wanted to join him back in Chicago. He saw the connection between their desperation and the overwhelming number of immigrants who feel they must migrate to seek a better life. It was a turning point: He decided to address the root cause of migration by leveraging the financial and technical potential of the growing Filipino diaspora to improve the economic situation in the Philippines in substantive and sustainable ways.
About Dale Asis, Founder & Executive Director
US nonprofit status 501 (c) 3 status filedTo donate, please send checks made payable to:
CAAAELIIBayanihan Foundation Worldwide
2020 N. California Ave., Suite 7, Box 147Chicago, IL 60647 USA
(773) 273-9793www.fdnbayanihan.org
Dale Asis, Executive Director [email protected]
Myrla Baldonado, Organizing Director [email protected]
About Myrla Baldonado, Organizing DirectorMyrla Baldonado has over 30 years’ experience in political and grassroots organizing in the Philippines and in the United States. She is the International Coordinator of Alliance for Bases Cleanup and the Founding Executive Director of the People’s Task Force for Bases Clean Up, which initiated and continues to lead strategic campaigns to clean toxic wastes from former US naval bases in the Philippines. She’s also a partner of the Christian Peacemaker Team and a line producer of the documentary about military toxic wastes titled “Vapor Trail Clark.”
“Bayanihan”is the spirit
of communityand cooperationthat enables us
to reacha common goal.
Our MissionTo enable Filipinos to improve their lives in empowering and sustaining ways
Our Values“Bayanihan” - Community spirit
“Kapwa Tao” - Helping our fellows
“Ang hindi lumingon sa pinanggalingan ay hindi makakarating sa paroroonan” - You have to look back to where you came from to reach your destiny
Serving Sizes
Program Plans for 2010 - 2011
• Develop new partnerships among Filipino diaspora donors, organizations, businesses, government and other stakeholders
• Provide matching funds to encourage partnerships in 20 Filipino communities for the long-term until 2020
• Create next generation Filipino American and Filipino Canadian youth leaders to volunteer and develop projects
• Hold conferences to explore innovative ways to encourage sharing of resources and promote return migration and investments in grassroots development projects in the Philippines
FOUNDATION PROGRAMS
• Connect with thousands of Filipino and non-Filipino donors and groups in the US, Canada and abroad
• Collaborate with grassroots, homeland partners to develop long-term sustainability programs
• Promote essential partnerships and collaborations in health and education with other groups and individuals
• Work together to provide matching funds in 20 strategic Filipino communities
Organize next generation Filipino diaspora youth to participate in giving and developing projects in the Philippines and abroad
Bayanihan Foundation WorldwideFilipinos Abroad Helping Filipinos at Home
Encourage Filipinos in the diaspora to return, share their expertise and invest in grassroots development projects in the Philippines
Network
and
Connect
with Others
Encourage
Partnerships
Develop
Youth
Leadership
Promote
Return
Migration
Quick Facts• In 2008, 3.6 million Filipinos lived abroad (9.8% of the total
Filipino population). (World Bank Fact Book, 2008)• In 2008, Filipinos abroad sent US $18 billion in remittances,
mostly used for personal consumption and immediate needs, not long-term development.
• In 2008, although Filipinos abroad also sent millions in donations to the Philippines they were sporadic, fragmented and disconnected from long-term goals
The Bayanihan Foundation Worldwide plans to
create a tradition of regular, sustainable, and
long-term giving to the Philippines.
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