Homeless International

Philippine Action for Community-led Shelter Initiatives, Inc (PACSII) is one of Homeless International’s newest partners.  PACSII grew out of a church based organisation called the Vincentian Missionaries Social Development Foundation, Inc.  In 1992, this organisation supported the first community savings groups in an area called Payatas in Manila.  These groups have since encouraged and assisted groups in other parts of the city and country to mobilise around issues of land and housing.  The groups make up the Homeless People’s Federation of the Philippines, Inc (HPFPI), which today incorporates over 85,000 people in 200 communities in 14 cities and towns throughout the Philippines. 

PACSII and HPFPI focus on the most vulnerable groups within the population of the urban poor, for example, communities living in high-risk conditions on land susceptible to natural and man-made disasters or those under the threat of eviction.  As a result, HPFPI is currently comprised of communities living along shorelines and railway tracks, on rubbish dumps and under bridges.  It supports communities affected by fire, floods, landslides, volcanic eruptions and in areas affected by large infrastructure projects. 

PACSII
221 Tandang Sora Avenue
1116 Quezon City
Philippines
Tel: +63 (2) 455 9480
Email: pacsii@info.com.ph
Website: www.hpfpi-pacsii.org