Programs & Services

Programs and Services

For the past 21 years, Cancer Warriors Foundation has been helping increase awareness about childhood cancer. CWF together with its partners and supporters have worked HAND IN HAND in providing programs and services to the children with cancer, the survivors and their families. CWF programs and services includes:

Medical and Psychosocial Assistance

Providing direct medical and psychosocial assistance to children with cancer, the survivors and their families is one among the focus and high priority of the foundation. Ensuring that children with cancer have access to affordable (if not free) childhood cancer medicines.

It is also crucial that parents and families of survivors receives’ social and spiritual support to be able to face the battle of childhood cancer. As the vision statement of the foundation says, no families should face and combat childhood cancer alone. Families of survivor should feel and receive all psychosocial support possible, henceforth parents are encouraged and required to join and attend monthly meetings and gatherings that aims to encourage, motivate and inspire parents to continue fighting for the lives of their children.

Scholarship/Home Schooling Program

Beyond saving lives, CWF helps childhood cancer survivors to fulfill their full potential and realize their dreams. We assist them and their families to build better and brighter future. CWF provides scholarship assistance and transport support for survivors who wish to pursue higher education or gain technical vocational certification. A clustered Homeschooling program is being developed to ensure that children undergoing treatment will not be left behind in their educational development.

CWF assists parents of kids with cancer to find gainful employment or to enhance skills necessary for employability or entrepreneurship. The foundation collaborates with various sectors that promote community-based initiatives to ensure continuing assistance; support and care are available and accessible for kids with cancer, the survivors and their families.

Awareness and Advocacy

Making the Government Accountable

CWF advocates for the changes in the medical and health sector’s system and improved quality of services. The foundation has successfully advocated for the inclusion of the childhood cancer drugs in the Universally Accessible Cheaper and Quality Medicines Act of 2008. This effort has lowered prices of 9 Essential Chemotherapy Drugs for Leukemia by at least 50%. This initiative contributed to the increase of survival rates in some of the CWF project sites by as much as 80%. This proves further that increased awareness, early detection, affordability and accessibility of medicines will and can save lives.

The Gold Ribbon Campaign

The Gold Ribbon Campaign aims to raise more awareness among the general public of the existence of childhood cancer, the journey and the battle of children with cancer and their families.

International Childhood Cancer Day

In partnership with the Childhood Cancer International (CCI) former International Childhood Cancer Parent Organization (ICCPO), CWF joins the global campaign to STAND UP, SPEAK OUT and ACT NOW for children with cancer, the survivors and their families through organizing various awareness building activities, discussions, forums, and other activities to encourage organization, institutions, government agencies and others to support programs, activities and advocacies for childhood cancer.

International Childhood Survivors Week (ICCSW)

In celebration of the bravery and courage of children who fought childhood cancer CWF together with CCI and its members and partners organized ICCSW. An event that highlights different stories and journeys of childhood cancer survivors and their families, showcasing the living testimony of survivors that childhood cancer is curable, childhood cancer can be beaten and that there is life beyond cancer.

Organize Events

Cancert

A night of musical presentations, singing and fun with performances from musical chorale of different colleges/universities; a fund raising and awareness campaign for the benefit of children with childhood cancer, the survivors and their families. An act of love fellow young person could give and share through their gifts of singing. All proceeds of the “Cancert” goes to the programs and projects of CWF.

Bike and Run for Life

Events organized by CWF and its partners to further promote the cause and awareness of the general public about childhood cancer, the children and families affected by cancer. The Bike for Life is the first Awareness Building event that leads to the birth of CWF, gaining not just attention from the general public but as well us understanding, appreciation and support from the different sectors of the society. Since then, the Bike for Life and the Run for Life became a regular fund raising and awareness building activity of CWF.

Dugo Para Kay Bunso (A Blood Donation Campaign)

As blood is one of the major concern and need of children with cancer (especially Leukemia), a blood donation campaign has been one of its regular activity to encourage people to donate and share their blood to extend a life of a child (Dugo para kay Bunso).

Blood Donation Activities are done in partnership with colleges and universities, organizations and companies.

Kids Activities

One of the important aspects of childhood cancer is to ensure that the children with cancer still have the chance to enjoy and experience life. Childhood cancer should never limit the growth, experience and exposure of children.

Lunch party, theme park visit, gift giving, art classes and many more are organized and hosted by partners, supporters from various companies and organizations for the children with cancer, survivors and their families.