Ayuda Pang Eskwela founder Diane Reyes told ANC that as of August 19, they have raised P1.98 million, providing funding for 424 students for gadgets such as second hand laptops, tablets and even internet access as they are set to attend classes through distance learning amid the continuing COVID-19 threat.
Watch more in iWant or TFC.tv "We talk to individual donees, once we approve the posts we set targets with them and then the donors can just provide their support via GCash directly to the donees and once we close the target we let the donees update us through their post if they have already purchased the gadget," Reyes told ANC.
"Currently, we have 7,000 members [in the Facebook group], majority of which are donees. If I look at the stats, we still have a thousand of posts to read and to fulfill as of today. That's why we're really asking help to get more donors into our platform," Reyes said.
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