Category: Mangyan Communities

BNP Paribas Daycare Center for Mangyans

In a remote upland sitio in Mindoro, children from the Mangyan tribe have to walk several kilometers and cross a river just to get to the nearest school. Through the help of leading French bank BNP Paribas, the local government of Bansud and community volunteers, Project Malasakit Inc. was able to construct a daycare center … Continue reading BNP Paribas Daycare Center for Mangyans

Solar Power for Mangyans of Sitio Sawmill

Sitio Sawmill is a small upland community in Brgy. Malo, Bansud Mindoro Oriental. It is so remote that the Mangyan tribe who live in the area still practice the old ways of hunting and gathering. Some of the Mangyans in the area still wear their traditional G-string. When we got into contact with this community … Continue reading Solar Power for Mangyans of Sitio Sawmill