Children living in the street; children abandoned or mistreated; minors imprisoned or children contamined by toxic wastes... There are many opportunities, in Philippines as in other places, to feel concerned about the hard conditions to many children live in - or just try to live.
Every morning, in the streets of Manila, little faces appear between two cars, alongside the pavement, waking up from a night spent on the streets. Every day, the members of the Virlanie Foundation go to meet these faces, these families, in order to offer them a shelter, a meal, a support.

Partners for many years, AMADE and Virlanie Foundation decided at the end of 2007 to make their collaboration official and to commit together through different programs dedicated to the filipino childhood.

• Jade Home
  Foster home for children suffering from physical or mental handicap. A second structure has been created for the most independant children and young adults, ready to slowly obtain a professional activity.
• Children's Legal Rights Office
  To bring a legal assistance to young children and teenagers incarcerated by the filipino authorities, and ensure the protection of their essential rights. In 2008, 67 minors got that assistance.
  
• Sibuhi
  Creative and artistical development program - 198 beneficiaries in 2008.
• Pampanga
  Assistance to the families and children victims of toxic waste abandoned by the US army. Living close to the contamined zones, these children are suffering from serious disorders and handicaps.
• Drop In Centre
  Organized on the basis of the flipino family, the Drop In Centre is a temporary shelter - 3 to 6 months - for children left alone or  children with legal issues. The main purpose of the centre is to readapt the children to life in society, and if possible to help them get back to their family. 83 children benefited from that help in 2008.
• Young Adults Program
  To ensure the future independence of the young adults formerly helped by the residential programs.