Our mission
The Bata ng Calabnugan, Inc NGO was founded in 2005, by Italian national Francesco Izzo, his wife Flora Aguit who is from the Philippines and a host of volunteers with the idea of providing a safe and caring environment for orphaned and at-risk girls in Sibulan, Dumaguete City and the surrounding areas in Region VII on the Island of Negros, the Philippines.
Bata ng Calabnugan is the local association that works in conjunction with Isla ng Bata, the non-profit organization founded in 2004 in Rome by Francesco Izzo in order to raise awareness and raise funds for the construction of the family home and the maintenance of the girls welcomed.
Support the rights of every child
Our work
Assistance, medical support, schooling and socialization activities are carried out within the Family Home.
The activities are managed directly by the staff of BNC, Inc. and by local collaborators, with the help of volunteers trained in the office of Isla ng Bata – L’isola dei Bambini Onlus: a synergistic collaboration, which allows for the best organization of the work and an efficient distribution of resources.
The Family Home in Philippines
A flourishing lawn, many animals, a well-kept greenhouse, colorful drawings on each wall and the joyful laughter of our little girls.
This is Bata’s House, which opened its doors in 2010 in Calabnugan (Philippines) thanks to the commitment of Francesco and Flora, two of the founders who live permanently in the house, and a group of volunteers who walk along the same path.
Isla ng Bata’s mission is to help children in need, give them a home to live in, guarantee them a quality education and the care they need to grow up.
Latest news from the Family Home
Rowena has graduated and we are celebrating: our girls’ dreams come true!
Rowena arrived at the foster home in 2012, she was just 11 years old but was already a mature child with great goals. Unfortunately, her biological mother could not take care of her and after the death of the child's father she moved for work, leaving Rowena and her...
Andrea: from the Philippines to England for Isla ng Bata!
It was 2011 when Andrea, a long-time friend of Francesco - founder of Isla ng Bata NGO- arrived for the first time in the Bata ng Calabnugan orphanage (family home) in the Philippines. Thanks to his profession as an engineer, he was able to take part in the work for...
We introduce the new Civil Service volunteers in the Family Home: Alice, Alice, Elena, and Elisa
In the Family Home in the Philippines, the new Universal Civil Service volunteers are arriving. They will stay for about a year and have decided to share their feelings in anticipation of this wonderful experience. Universal Civil Service is a unique opportunity for...
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Support their dreams
We welcome, care for and love lonely, orphaned or abandoned children who have no one to take care of them.
With you by our side we can build a better future for them, make them grow in a peaceful environment and give them the tools to make their dreams come true!
- With 10 € you can donate a school kit;
- With 20 € you will contribute to the purchase of rice and flour in the Family Home;
- With 50 € you will donate two pediatric visits;
- With 100 € you will support the costs of a Family Home operator for two weeks.
Get involved
Today 28 girls and the workers who take care of them live in the facility. Local personnel, appropriately trained, who, thanks to education and personal and professional fulfilment, promote a society that is more attentive to the fundamental rights of each individual.
The solidarity challenges of our dreamers have great objectives: to cover the most important costs for the structure, for food, for medical care and for the education of the girls we welcome.
What you can do
Fundraising & Volunteering
There are many ways you can help Bata ng Calabnugan, Inc. These include:
- Sponsor a child – By activating distance support you can accompany the growth of a little girl welcomed into a family home, guaranteeing her food, education, medical care, and the right to live and play in a healthy and peaceful environment.
- Donate your time – We encourage and welcome volunteers to come visit us.
- For local donors, you can drop off foodstuffs like rice or milk. We can also use things like school supplies, soap, toothbrushes and toothpaste, clothes, books, construction tools and useful household items.
- Organize fundraising activities to sustain our projects.
Are you an expert? Help us!
We are always looking for experts willing to share their ideas and talents in helping us develop our current and future projects and find funding for them. If you have an idea or contact that you think might be useful, please feel free to let us know:
- Come to meet us at our office: Bata ng Calabnugan, Inc. – Contact: +63 9153-925-107
- Email: batangcalabnugan@gmail.com or info@islangbata.it
Sponsor a child for 1,050 pesos (23$/20€) per month or make single donations of any amount.
Would you like to donate food or basic necessities to our Family Home?
Would you like to have a volunteering experience and bring your support into the Family Home?
Do you want to organize a small fundraising event to support our girls?
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“I support the Bata ng Calabnugan campaigns to give voice to those who otherwise would not have a future. Participate too, we support the rights of every child!”
