Jennifer C. Tilos
NEGROS ORIENTAL, Sept. 8 (PIA) – The CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institution (CARD
MRI) recently launched a ‘Plastic Bottle Drive Project’ to further advance its
advocacy on poverty eradication by taking care of the environment and helping
children’s education at the same time.
“Every day we produce
different kinds of wastes that are harmful to the environment, including water
bottles. In order to minimize its impact, we need to recycle these water
bottles as it takes years to break down the materials in a plastic bottle,”
said Mharra Sarmiento, community development special project officer of CARD
MRI.
The project aims to
develop staff and clients’ care for their community, the environment, and the
next generation.
The cash collected from
selling plastic bottles will be donated to support thousands of students in the
country through the CARD MRI Zero Dropout Program.
The Zero Dropout Program
is part of the CARD MRI One Family, One Graduate Program, said Sarmiento.
It is an effort of CARD
MRI to ensure one college graduate for every family it serves, leading to an
enhanced economic situation for the whole family.
Through the grants and
donations given by CARD MRI’s supporters, the Zero Dropout Program was
conceptualized in 2011.
To date, the program has
supported at least 250,000 children in their journey towards a better future.
The program also has a
website (www.cardmri.com/zerodropout) that
can accommodate donations online.
Sarmiento said this
"requires potential donor to have an online bank account for fast and easy
donation. If none, the donor can deposit through bank or directly contact the
key person found at the contact us page to discuss the donor’s
most convenient way of contributing.”
The minimum donation
amount is P1,000.00 and the maximum of P50,000.00. Amount lower than the
minimum and higher than the maximum are possible provided that the donor
directly contacts the Resource Mobilization Unit through Deputy Director Pauline
Landicho.
Donors also have the
options to include their names on the program’s site or not and to choose a
preferred province to allot the donation.
CARD is a group of
Mutually Reinforcing Institutions with a common goal of eradicating poverty and
improving the quality of lives of socially-economically challenged women and
families towards nation building. (rmn/jct/PIA7-Negros Oriental)