What we do
Five program areas, one continuous promise of care.
Each program is designed with the communities it serves — and measured by what remains after our teams go home.
What we do
Five program areas, one continuous promise of care.
PhilCare combines immediate humanitarian action with locally owned recovery, protection, and empowerment pathways — delivered with local partners across Mindanao and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
01ResponseEmergency Response & Early Recovery
Rapid assessment, beneficiary targeting, and food, water, and essential-item distribution for communities affected by earthquake, typhoon, and displacement.
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02Food securityFood Security, Zakat & Seasonal Assistance
Food parcels, Iftar meals, Qurban distribution, Zakat, and emergency household assistance — Ramadan and year-round basic-needs support.
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03EducationEducation, Children & Youth
Scholarships, orphan sponsorship, school monitoring, and life-skills and values education, with safeguarding controls throughout.
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04LivelihoodsLivelihoods & Community Empowerment
Needs-led livelihood recovery, microenterprise support, Waqf development, and volunteer and community capability building.
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05HealthWASH, Health & Community Infrastructure
Safe water, hygiene, health assistance, and rehabilitation of community, learning, and worship facilities.
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Our reach
Numbers we can stand behind.
Verified figures from PhilCare's own institutional reporting, 2018 to July 2026.
Estimated combined reach
- Philippines reach
- Gaza reach
- People reached
- Scholars
Cumulative programme reach, 2018 – July 2026.
Delivered through partner implementation arrangements, 2023–2026.
Ramadan assistance, 2025.
Unique student records, 2026.
Estimation note. Cumulative programme reach may include repeat participation and recorded service instances. Where reports listed families or households, five people per family were used for estimation; figures are not presented as fully de-duplicated unique persons.
Ways to give
Give the way your faith asks — Zakat, Sadaqah, Waqf, or Qurban.
Choose the instrument first, then the cause. We mark every cause with the funds it can lawfully receive, so your Zakat only ever reaches those entitled to it.
- ZakatSadaqah
Emergency relief for displaced families
Food, water, and essential household items for families displaced by earthquake, typhoon, or conflict.
₱1,500 covers a displaced household's essentials for the first week.
Give from ₱500 - ZakatSadaqah
Ramadan Iftar meals
Nightly Iftar for families and community gatherings across Lanao del Sur, coordinated with local mosques.
₱750 provides Iftar for a family every night for a week.
Give from ₱750 - ZakatSadaqah
Orphan sponsorship
Tuition, supplies, transport, and mentorship for an orphan or underprivileged student in Marawi City.
₱3,500 keeps one sponsored learner in school for a full month.
Give from ₱1,500
Not sure how much Zakat you owe, or want to give to a different cause? See every way to give.