Gawad Kalinga House Turnover

Residents of Baseco Compound in Port Area, Manila were given a reason to celebrate as ten (10) more families from this community were granted houses in the Unilever Vitality Village of Gawad Kalinga. Present during the official turnover of houses were Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim, Gawad Kalinga Executive Director Tony Meloto and Unilever Chairman and CEO Fernando Fernandez.

 “We share Gawad Kalinga’s mission of building the nation through creating peaceful and productive communities. The small actions that each Unilever employee has undertaken in contributing to the building of these homes have made a big difference in the lives of the people who will now have a place to call their home. And we are happy to have been a part of it”, shares Fernandez.

 The Unilever Vitality Village is the company’s commitment to the residents of Baseco, done in partnership with the City of Manila and Gawad Kalinga. The site is the first of its kind, with a community complex composed of a daycare center, youth and sports area and a plaza which will help develop the community further.  Funding for the village comes from the contributions of Unilever employees from various fund raising activities and which were matched by the company

 To date, Unilever has turned over 30 houses with the remaining commitment of 30 more houses and two commercial buildings to be finished in the next two years.