Hands On Manila (HOM) Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit, non-sectarian private organization formally established in August 2001. It is the first international affiliate of the Points of Light outside of the US. The flexibility model of volunteer service allows for volunteering to be integrated into the daily schedules of busy individuals. OUR VISION A culture of volunteerism that contributes to nation-building We envision a community where people contribute their time, talent, and resource for sustainable development. MISSION To become the volunteer organization of choice for community-driven programs. To be thought leaders of innovative solutions to development challenges Programs Hands On Manila’s programs are community-driven and are developed using the bottom-up approach. Simply put, we do not create programs that our NGO and community partners do not need. We empower our partners by allowing them to develop their own programs and activities, and we help them with volunteer mobilization and fund generation. We develop sustainable, measurable, and high-impact programs. CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS: HOM also organizes volunteer activities for corporations which come in two forms: long-term partnerships wherein a corporation taps the expertise and network of HOM for a year or more to develop and strengthen its employee volunteerism; and short-term partnerships, or special projects wherein HOM coordinates and matches corporations for a specific volunteer activity in one-off service projects or a series of volunteer activities.