Establish A Chapter

Helping knows no boundaries. You can be an advocate of the Yellow Boat of Hope Foundation wherever you are.

Establish a Yellow Boat chapter in your country to help us create awareness about our mission. Begin supporting our programs to make sure that every child in the Philippines has access to education.

Philippines USA Indonesia

Philippines

Story

The Yellow Boat of Hope Foundation is a non-profit organization in the Philippines that aims to provide access to education for children in remote and poverty-stricken areas by providing boats to reach their schools. The foundation’s story began in 2010 when a group of friends learned about the struggles of children in a coastal community in the Zamboanga Peninsula who had to swim to get to school. The group decided to provide a yellow boat to these children so they could go to school safely and comfortably.

Since then, the Yellow Boat of Hope Foundation has expanded its reach to other parts of the Philippines, providing boats to children in various coastal communities and far-flung areas. The foundation’s boats, which are painted bright yellow, not only serve as a means of transportation but also symbolize hope and a brighter future for the children.

USA

Story

Established in 2015, the Yellow Boat of Hope USA serves as a bridge between our beneficiaries and our brothers and sisters in the USA who want to donate to and volunteer for the foundation.

When the Yellow Boat of Hope Foundation started getting traction to the Filipinos abroad, many started to get to know and became interested in helping out the organization. However, donating from the USA to the Philippines can be costly because of the taxes and additional fees it entails. Hence, to lessen the burden for our brothers and sisters in the USA, the organization applied as a public charity under the United States Department of the Treasury.

Because of this, we are exempt from federal income tax under the Internal Revenue Code Section 5(c)(3). Donors based in the USA can also deduct contributions they make to us.

Indonesia

Story

Due to the archipelagic nature of the Philippines, many young children living in small island communities have limited or no access to basic education either because they have no means of transportation or there are no nearby schools at all. It is without surprise to hear similar stories of difficulties from our brothers and sisters in other Southeast Asian countries that are geographically similar to the Philippines. So when Ms. Meralda Adam from Indonesia reached out to us and presented the story of Kerora Village in the island of Rinca, Indonesia in which children have to cross a strait just so they could go to high school, it became the start of a lasting conversation and eventually the actualization of Yayasan Yellow Boat of Hope Indonesia (Indonesian: Yayasan Perahu Kuning Harapan).

Know more about the Yayasan Yellow Boat of Hope Indonesia here.

There are many ways to get involved with the Yellow Boat of Hope Foundation. Our chapters — consisting of individuals and groups from all over the world — donate, fundraise, and even set up visits to our communities. Send us a message so we can link you up with Hope Paddlers in your area.

If there aren’t any chapters in your area yet, you can establish one with your group and become part of our growing Yellow Boat of Hope family!

Want to set up a chapter? Send us a message!