Showing posts with label peer to peer giving. Show all posts
Showing posts with label peer to peer giving. Show all posts

Thursday, March 20, 2008

More pleas from Ate Anna for Glen...

Some recent emails below from Ate Anna pleading for money to pay for Glen's medical bills. We have not really been able to raise any more recently and Glen's bills just keep piling up. We are starting to ask people to just paypal any small amount they can. $1, $5, $10 any amount will really help a lot. And the combined help may very well save Glen's life. Please paypal to wsu_phi@yahoo.com email me at larriji@gmail for further questions. Many thanks. L

hi kuya i just here not at internet cafe.. i was crying true im trying to recover what i do.. bec. kuya i need 2k just yesterday so glen do the darin is really sad and lonely see glen how hard and hurt he felling bec the pain he encounter. he can sleep and he can and the pain is terrible to see.. kuya i want to pix glen here at hopsital but i dont have cam.. and i need to pay 2k any time so do the procedure to drain glen.. just for the medicine so his blood plesure become high i need to buy his medicine to do the drain.. but still dont have money pls kuya his father ask me he barrow for u 5k plsssssss bec dont have choice he sales his motor.. but still buyer bec he need to get first his paper,.. so kuya glen father pls he try to barrow 5k to u this day pls so do the drain for his son pls reply me plssssssssss kuya..god bless.. reply me where here again and again in hospital. wa:((

sorry for tagalog words.. i want to share what felling i have.. but hard to translate in ingles what i want and i fell......kuya hinde ko na po yata kaya.. sa araw arw ginawa ng diyos para saken buhay lalo nagpapahirap sa akin ang lahat.. hirap po akong mag alaga ng may sakit. na nakikita ko minuminuto ang paghihirap nya..nakikita kung gaano kasakit ang nararamdaman nya.. minuminuto sumisigaw siya sa sakit. wala akong magawa kundi araw araw maghanap ng pera parasa gamot nya pero hinde sapat ang gamot para maibsan ang nararamdaman nya paghihirap.. hinihingi ko na kay lord gumaling siya kahit kunin nya ako i swear kaya ko ialay ang buhay ko para po kay glen.. dahil may anak siya na gusto pa makita ang paglaki ng anak nya.. kailangan po nya ng operation pero sa gamot lang hinde na kuna matustusan operation pa kaya.. kailangan nya nagyun madala uli sa hospital dahil malaki nanaman ang tiyan nya kuya pero may utang apa ako sa mga doctor nya at higit sa lahat wala me na mautangan.. kuya kahit hinde mo maintindihan to. gusto ko lang m,ailabas ang sakit dito sa puso ko at hirap na hirap na po ako at c glen.. ano po kaya dapat kong gawin sa totoo po gusto kunaaaa rin mamatay para hinde ko makita ang lahat ng ito promise poh.. kala nila matapang ako na harapin ang lahat ng ito. hinde po wala lang akong mapagsabihan lahat ng nararamdaman ko., pero hinde ko na kaya kuya.. pagod na pagod na po ako.. love u po kuya larry. ingat po lagi.. its me anna salamat sa time at sa lahat.

hello kuya! i know is really hard to u all this like this problem.. thats why i pray for the plog of glen they so many people wish to donate.. so u can help glen right now to get out in hospital..i hope and i wait ur txt kuya... bec we need to go home now... but still no money waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa:((... plsssssssss help us... thank u and may god bless u kuya..












Monday, February 11, 2008

Blogging for Bunso Lita

Bunso Lita was one of the first World Sisters United recruits that I made. She hails from the Island of Samar in the Philippines. Lita was raised in a family of fishermen working the waters around Samar Island using a traditonal outrigger boat. Her father passed away a couple of years ago after a years of poor health. This led to hard times for Lita and her family. I paid for a Sari Sari shop for Lita's family and that has helped provide them with a steady income but it's not enough. Lita's older brother (pictured below by the boat) has been trying to raise the money to buy another boat after loosing the first one to hard times. So we are trying to raise the money here for a new boat. They found this boat (below) for sale for 10k php (US$245.70 @ 2/11/08 exchange rate). This boat will provide the family with all their income needs. This is not a lot of money to make such a difference. Please help out Lita and her family now. Even a dollar helps!


STILL NEED US$245.70 to help Bunso Lita buy this boat for her family!

Please give a dollar to help Bunso Lita!












Saturday, February 2, 2008

Bunso Maryann tells her story...

Looking for someone to sponsor Bunso Maryan - who needs $200 per month

A few months ago I asked all the members of World Sisters United to write down their story. Here is what Maryann sent me:

hi hello.....
I"M MARY ANN B. ASIS...
I'M 19 YRS OLD... RUNING 20 THIS COMING NOVEMBER 19...
MY DAD NAME IS: SOLOMON ASIS JR..
MY MOM NAME IS DIOSA B ASIS...
I HAVE A 2 SISTER AND 1 BROTHER..
I'M GRADUDTING IN HIEGH SCHOLL.
im studying frome elelmentary and hiegh scholl in my own sopurtcoz evert sat and sundy im going to market to gaurded any kind of vagetable so i get the money frome here and i use for my studying....
And year 2004 and 2005 im graudte in hiegh scholl..
i do my best ton find job and im happy coz i get a job... and can start my work of month of april us a sales lady in grocery of my place and after 4 months i diside my self to go in LAGUNA to find other job and have good salary and after 1 weak i aply to takata compony and after 1 weak again i reasave the call frome agency i ned to roport coz im going to start my work in takata compony im so verry when im start my work.... im only causual i have a contract only 6 months... and after 6 month my cauzin get m in laguna to go in PAMPANGA she tell m i something work there but i dont know it is a bad work but i dont have choise coz i dont have a moneyto trip to back in LAGUNA i doo my best to try this kind of work in cyber sex but i dont like this when im online so maney boy fieting allwys tell m im bad girl and im allwys crying coz i dont like words of other costomer in sex.... And month of OCTOBER i mett name of LARY TRASHER he allwys talk to m and give m some advice a bout my work im so verry happy when i meet her.... and he offer to m if i like to b a member in WSU but i dont know mean of this i try to ask here what mean of WSU and then i like this i tell her YES i like to b 1 of WSU member and he tell m i ned to stop my work in sex im so verry happy he tell m about WSU coz i need to stop my bad work and he help to suport to m get my own buesness and he give m some money to get my store my mom and dad is verry happy i get here store and allso m coz this is a big help to m...
and month of JAN. i have a own store and im happy when im start to mage here but of help of GOD i have good income frome my store..
I'm so verry happy about this.
I hope WSU is allwys good and going to grow and have a good income of any kind of buseness... i hope some day it is going a big buesness....
thank you so much to larry coz of her help i have a own store... and allso to meher baba...... THANK YOU AGAIN....
i'm mary ann b asis...













Blogging for Bunso Maryann



Pictured here is Maryann Asis at the 2006 summit for World Sisters United in the Philippines.

Four years ago I started to conceputalize of what could be done to help oppressed women in developing countries in the face of rapid globalization that was increasingly victimizing the innocent. The result was World Sisters United, an international media collective that allowed the point of view of impoverished and dispossessed women from all around the globe. WSU is providing media creation tools, training and facilities and exploring ways to use the media to help others. WSU has blossumed on its own now and it building its own momentum. But all my money is gone and so we are looking for people to help sponser some of our members still struggling for survival.

In 2005 I started recruiting members from all around the world but the Philippines took off first. I used the web to make all the initial contacts. I found the easiest place to find female victims of oppression to be the cybersex sweat shops. They were online and accessable to chat. This human-slave-trade derived industry would find young girls from small villages, ship them off to the cities, keep them in crowded apartments hovered in front of CRT computer monitors with as many as 5-8-12-16 crowded to a room. They would then pay them pennies a minute only to strip and perform sex acts to mostly men from developed countries who pay $2 a minute. These girls basically have to do anything the men ask them. They put up with constant verbal abuse for hours and hours. It turns good kind hardworking God fearing people into battered prostitutes. Cybersex industry is a billion dollar business that's growing at a rapid rate. 12% of the GNP of the Philippines is the sex industry. 14% of Thailand's GNP is from the sex industry. Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia all are following this trend. Right now as you read this there are countless millions of girls online working hard for their money. It's a sad waste of humanity. It's hard to believe the people profiting and supporting this industry can sleep at night.
Going to the site where I recruited at was extemely depressing seeing the sadness in the eyes of these innocent young girls, many underage, that were supporting large extended families. I couldn't really understand how people could find seeing these girls and seeing their condition erotic in any way. To me it only spoke of a certain slavery and oppression of good people. People worthy of helping out. These weren't drug addicts or hardened prostitutes for the most part. Most everyone I met sent all their money home. I couldnt help but wonder if there wasn't a way you could use a web portal like this to actually help others. So this is what spawned p2pgiving.com which will be launching within a the next month. This will allow profiles of people in need to be directly viewed by people who can give. With broadcasting of the status and updates the giver can actually be part of the story. So we no longer have to just witness dispair we can help to turn things around.
It took a lot of time and a lot of money to get to meet and know candidates for WSU and to sift through the variety of personalities and to find ones with good leadership qualities and strong character. It took about nine months, I was very happy when that phase was over and the core members of WSU that we ended with is amazing to say the least. I'm happy to say my intuition regarding the ones I recruited was spot on. About half of the members still have to work in the sex industry. So I am currently seeking people to help sponser them so they can leave behind these dreadful jobs where they are treated purely like objects and end up with battered self esteems.

Screenshots of Maryann at work in her cybersex job:




The very first girl I recruited in the online cybersex industry was Maryann. She was always crying or sleeping or looking depressed in her cybersex job. She was understandably depressed all the time. Her work was hours of men treating her poorly and asking her to do disgusting things. Maryann didn't see any of the money she made through the sex work. Most of her earnings went to her boss and the rest went to her family. Maryann comes from a remote province of Biliran where her family lives in a nipa hut with no water or electricity. I asked Maryann how much would it cost to leave behind her cybersex work and she replied $50 a month. I put her on salary and then started to help her build a small business.

It's been an uphill battle since then but things are improving in her life in general. She met a scallywag type of guy who got her pregnant nine months ago. She had the baby then if you read some earlier blogs you can see that after a sligtly premature cesarian birth and complications with her baby she was left with a huge hospital bill. One hospital actually kept the baby as collateral! So Maryan's mother had some land that was in the family for years that she sold to pay the hospital bills. Maryann had to sell the sari shop I helped her start. She managed to get some pigs in exchange and now they have been sold. So we are seeking donors or sponsers on behalf of Maryann. Any amount will help. 100% of the proceeds go directly to Maryann to help her survive and feed her newborn. Maryan has no support from anybody. The father of her baby has ran off and disappeared. I can personally vouch for this young woman. She has great heart and goes to her local church every day to pray. This is a person who derserves a chance and any help will certainly make a significant difference in her life.

Asking for any help of any kind for Maryan. Maryan's current total financial needs are $200 a month which supports her entire extended family in Biliran. So for those of you who can help any amount on a monthly basis as sponser would be really great. We are also asking for any prayers and positive thoughts.
Peace in 008
L

Looking for someone to sponsor Bunso Maryan - who needs $200 per month

Even a dollar will help. Please send a dollar now to help Bunso Maryan












Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Glen wants to live for his son

SEEKING $73 to buy Glen his medicine.
Pictured is Glen with his two year old son Cedrick Jhon. This is the first time I even knew Glen had a son and this is the only time, I've actually seen Glen smile. Glen urgently needs 3k peso (US$73 @ 1-24-08 rate) per week for his medicine. His medicine is very essential for him to stay alive and survive until he gets his heart operation. Glen also needs his last hospital bill paid for which is 15K peso (US$365 @ 1-24-08 rate) Then he still needs 40k (US$974 @ 1-24-08 rate) for a coronary angiogram. Then he still needs a heart operation which is still undertermined what that will cost. Please help in any way you can. You can paypal directly to: wsu_phi@yahoo.com please put Glen Fund in comments. For more information you can contact me at larriji@gmail.com Thank you all!

Here is a YM chat I just had with Ate Anna:
1-24-8
larriji: Ate hw is Glen?
larriji: is he any better?
larriji: worse?
larriji: whats going on?
Ate Anna: is not better that why his son is on him
Ate Anna: he wants to take care of his son in his life for now
Ate Anna: the video of glen see his son his on the video
larriji: oic
larriji: he has son?
Ate Anna: he need medicine
larriji: i didnt know he had son
Ate Anna: yea his a son on other woman
larriji: we need pix of son
larriji: u have still photo of his son?
Ate Anna: yea i have it
larriji: send
Ate Anna: ok i send later after this
larriji: how old is son?
Ate Anna: is 2 years old
larriji: oh wow
larriji: baby
larriji: yes
Ate Anna: when me anf glen separate is all about bec he has other woman and the girl got pregnant
larriji: oic
larriji: sad
larriji: ate there is much sufferring with u N Glen
larriji: very much
Ate Anna: but is the part of our life so its ok for me now
larriji: sorrows and sorrows
Ate Anna: yes
Ate Anna: yea kuya its my life
larriji: yes
Ate Anna: really big suffer
larriji: many people have so much suffering
Ate Anna: yea
Ate Anna: he wants spent his life with his son right now
Ate Anna: and i understand that
Ate Anna: but really sucks life
Ate Anna: he need medicine right now
larriji: yes i didnt knw he had son
larriji: ate how much is medicine?
larriji: what does medicine do?
larriji: what is it for?
larriji: pain?
larriji: antibotics?
Ate Anna: no
larriji: what is medicine?
Ate Anna: is 3k for the whole week is 1weeks cost 3k
larriji: what is medicine for?
Ate Anna: in his heart and medicine to fee and medicine to his liver
larriji: 3k for one week????
larriji: :(
Ate Anna: yea
larriji: damn
larriji: :(
larriji: so so much
Ate Anna: its true kuya kaye is have that medicine in his digi cam
larriji: ate how is the application for help from gov?
Ate Anna: u want to see is on kaye digi cam all the medicine kuya
larriji: i saw it i think
larriji: pix of medicin?
larriji: i saw
Ate Anna: oic
larriji: i saw medicine
larriji: so much yes
Ate Anna: is many processing in gov. kuya
Ate Anna: and his took long time
Ate Anna: befor he help glen
larriji: can u send me pix of son?
Ate Anna: yea
larriji: when processing go through
larriji: ?
larriji: how long?
Ate Anna: yea i send it after we chat
larriji: ok
larriji: good
Ate Anna: after i submitted all the req... for the gov.. it help
larriji: and message from son
larriji: ok
Ate Anna: ok
larriji: ask son to send message in tagalog
larriji: for people reading blog
larriji: ok
larriji: anything
larriji: two words even
Ate Anna: oic
larriji: ok
Ate Anna: ok
larriji: plzzz
larriji: so this soon
larriji: plzzz
larriji: ok
larriji: 3k per week for medicine?
Ate Anna: yea
larriji: 3k
larriji: damn
larriji: so much
larriji: stupid pharmacutical industry profiting off of poor sick people
larriji: :(
Ate Anna: yea thats why glen dont know what he will do if no medicine and we dont have money
larriji: ate hold on brb
Ate Anna: thats why he always tell that he wants to die
Ate Anna: :((
Ate Anna: ok
Ate Anna: buzy kuya
larriji: yeah
Ate Anna: oic
larriji: ate, wow im so sorry im so broke
larriji: larriji: i wish i could pay for the medicine
Ate Anna: just half of the 3k kuya is help glen
Ate Anna: ohhh i tought u can send him for his medicine
Ate Anna: and also something for ur god son to my sister
larriji: ate
larriji: ate i can send 1k (peso)
larriji: :(
larriji: and that hurt
larriji: hurts**
Ate Anna: u send 1k
larriji: yes
Ate Anna: ok
Ate Anna: just for 2days medicine is help
larriji: ic
larriji: really?
larriji: wow
Ate Anna: yea
larriji: hold on ate
Ate Anna: ok
larriji: X-#####-#####-##### (xoom number)
Ate Anna: ok kuya thank u
larriji: 1,002.86 PHP
larriji: ******* (secret word for xoom)
Ate Anna: ok tnx
Ate Anna: i hope the video and pix of glen help alot for the plog
Ate Anna: so he do the coronary angiogram and help for the medicine
Ate Anna: i pray kuya really i do hope is help..
Ate Anna: i really pray not me but for glen kuya.. and i always pray for my house is due on feb.. i pray alot kuya
Ate Anna:
Ate Anna: kuya just offline me ok.. i dont have celfone
Ate Anna: or email me
Ate Anna: gudlock to all of us..
Ate Anna: we love u kuya
Ate Anna: >:D<
Ate Anna: thank u
Ate Anna: god bless kuya
larriji: God bless

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Monday, January 21, 2008

Peer to Peer Giving works! Lola Veronica gets medicine!

A very special thanks to the anonymous donor that gave $45.50 to Lola Veronica to pay for her medicine. Lola Veronica is 89 years old. She has throat cancer. She lives in Pangasinan Philippines in a traditional nipa hut living like people have for centuries in the beautiful rice fields of Luzon. This person that gave this $45.50 has no idea the suffering alleviated for this elderly woman as a result of the medication she now has. So even though Lola Veronica is fragile and desperately needs a throat operation she is in much better shape because of one kind soul out there. Thank you very much. Here is the email of thanks from Bunso Vangie:

hello,kuya..thank u for helping me in also my lola veronica...
I just want to say who want to welling to help my lola,hope you can help her she want to live,its hurt for me to see her situation,she not eat well in its hard for her to talk..my lola veronica had a troat cancer,she need the operation for her troath cancer so she can eat well again,..we need 12k for her operation,hope you can help me my lola veronica for her troat cancer..give her change to long her live...a just want to say thank u to ANONYMOUS for giving the donation for my lola Veronica..Godbless u all
Thank u very much,,this is big help for me to send money for my lola veronica,this is for her medecine...
Im vangie,i just want to say Thank u very much
godbless u all..
STILL SEEKING US$250 to pay for a throat operation for Lola Veronica.
Please give a dollar today to help Lola Veronica!












Thursday, January 17, 2008

Baby CJ's parent's wedding



SEEKING US$80 per month sponsorship to feed this baby:
Baby CJ needs a sponsor to buy him formula and diapers for a year. We are looking for some kind heart that can spare US$80 a month for a year. Please email me at larriji@gmail.com if you can help this newborn. Baby CJ will not breast feed. The parents can by no means afford expensive formula and diapers. It is essential infants get proper nutrition during the first year. Many thanks for your help and positive thoughts. God bless. L

Baby CJ's parent's wedding in 2007

CJ's parent's wedding in Pangasinan with members of WSU attending.
Pictured from left; Ortencia Malibiran (godmother of the wedding), Lita Verdiflor: WSU Director Samar chapter, Kaye Malibiran: WSU Director AC chapter, Bunso Krizzel: youngest WSU Director, Ate Karen: WSU Producer, Ate Anna: WSU Director Telabastagan chapter, Bride Raine: WSU Director Pangasinan chapter, Vangie Mangalang: WSU Director Malasqui chapter, the groom Ian, and myself as godfather of the wedding.

In Nov 2007 I had the great honor to be godfather of the wedding of the parents of baby CJ. It was quite an amazing experience to take part in a beautiful traditional Filipino wedding. It was an all day affair that ended with a large party where the whole village took part. Bunso Raine, CJ's mom, is one of the Directors for WSU, heading up the Pangasinan chapter.

We are looking for someone to sponsor Baby CJ for one year.

Please give a dollar now to help baby CJ













Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Glen looking good and ready for next stage...


email and pix from Ate Anna Jan 8:

hi this pix yesterday we fallow up cheak up.. his looking good but he worrie bec he always attack his sickness and he can sleep well..still cheak up on saturday we will back on saturday.. and if have money we need to do the coronary angiogram..so we know how procedure and what operation need for him kuya.. me im buzy bec.. i get philhealth and sss so if we do the operation the philhelath and the sss i get is lest on the operation billings. maybe nx week i told to kaye we need to do the video og glen so u find a 40k kuya so we can sdo the CORONARY ANGIOGRAM..so really tired of what will i do here kuya really tired:(..so many things i do here and many requirments i get for helping in operation....plsssss help me again and many ways.. help me for this kuya.. and i know god is with us and help us... thank u so much.. love u kuya.. tc always.. muawhhhh


STILL SEEKING US$1000 to pay for coronary angiogram for Glen.
Please give a dollar to Glen!












Glen sends his thanks...

THANK YOU donor S--- for giving US$376 to pay for this man's medical bills:
Great news concerning Glen. A very close friend of mine saw the blog and called me up. She was very moved by Glen's plight and paid the 15k peso hospital bill. Ate Anna and Glen were thrilled to get the news. I xoom'd the money to them the next day and Glen got to leave the hospital and return home. Pictured above is him at his parents house writing a thank you letter to the peer donor. So a simple blog like this is setting peer to peer charity into a reality. Very exciting to see this. Peer to peer charity is the future in giving. Below is the letter Glen wrote to the very kind donor. To see people helping people directly across the globe is very moving. These are the real living heroes of these times; the one in need and the giver to those. Below is Glen's letter of thanks:

L

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Friday, January 4, 2008

Latest pix of Glen...



kuya glen wants if i got video at home.. ok after in hospital if we go home i go to kaye so we can get video glen.. hope u can send the money for our bills..



pix of glen is every day in hospital kuya..god bless u. love उ

STILL SEEKING US$1000 to pay for coronary angiogram for Glen.

Give a dollar now for Glen: