Millions of Filipinos live in extreme poverty

The Springboard Foundation in Manila helps abandoned, abused, and poor children and their families in many parts of the Philippines. In a statement on the website of the Ayala Foundation USA, Springboard management have pointed out that:

"More than 30 Million Filipinos survive with less than 2 dollars a day. The children of these families suffer. Over one million children in Metro Manila live out on the streets. Their lives are ruled by poverty, ill health and lack of opportunities. Like our own children, they have dreams. They dream of a warm and loving home, they dream of being able to go to school, of playing in the streets instead of roaming them in search of a giving hand . . . Unfortunately for them, their dreams seldom come true."