Giving hope to indigenous children in Tanay Rizal

While trying being scavengers in the Mountain of Tanay, Rizal for five days, Rjay Lizarondo and his group met Mary Rose, a young girl coming from an indigenous tribe in Tanay. From the encounter, an idea of helping indigenous children blossomed. Image: Providing free education to indigenous children in Tanay, Rizal (Supplied by R. Lizarondo)

Providing free education to indigenous children in Tanay, Rizal Source: Supplied by R. Lizarondo

Through the help of social media and fund raising, a private school that gives free education to 1,000 indigenous children was built including other projects such as livelihood programs.

According Rjay, founder of Hop-E, the free education pioneered by HOP-E (Helping Overcome Poverty through Education) improved the life quality of the indigenous community in Tanay, Rizal.

Several of HOPE's beneficiary of free education (Supplied by R Lizarondo) Source: Supplied by R Lizarondo

At HOPE's private school in Tanay, Rizal (Supplied by R Lizarondo) Source: Supplied by R Lizarondo

Early learners at HOPE's school (Supplied by R Lizarondo) Source: Supplied by R Lizarondo