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Couples for Christ’s (CFC) ANCOP (Answering the Cry of the Poor) has recently announced the staging of the second ANCOP Global Walk to benefit thousands of scholars. The benefit walk is set on August 12 at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila and will be participated by local and international walkers.
Every year, more than half of the children who enroll in and finish grade school are not able to enter high school. According to studies, school children drop out of school because of malnutrition, health and sanitation reasons, difficult access to the nearest school, and child labor. The underlying culprit: poverty. During the late 1990s, lay Catholic organization Couples for Christ (CFC) had been led to turn their focus on the poor. Subsequently, programs on shelter rehabilitation, education and livelihood were funded and implemented, initially in Metro Manila. In the year 2000, inspired by the theme from Luke 4:18, Couples for Christ embraced the work of bringing glad tidings to the poor.
