ACAY News
Run in the Mountains of Cordillera
22nd March 2019The project was to bring a sport experience to some youth of Manila from disadvantaged families and with very delicate past, today we can be proud to have completed this…
Be Part of the Mission: VOLUNTEER!
17th August 2018The presence of volunteers has been an integral part of ACAY’s mission since the creation of the Association in Manila in1997. At the time, the three sisters were already accompanied…
Innovation 2018: The Online Donation
17th August 2018Supporting our programs is now made easier. It is now possible to make donations online directly on our website, thanks to our new partner Helloasso. The donations are secured by…
October 1997 – October 2017: 20 years later …. Celebrate Life!
6th February 2018During the second half of the month of October, ACAY celebrated 20 years of existence: The first celebration was in Paris in the splendid buildings of the Siège Social of…
About us
Since 1997, ACAY offers a second chance to youth at risk aged 15 to 23 years old through creative and innovative pedagogical methods which lead them to recover their dignity and find meaning for their lives.
Our Vision
We envision of becoming a model of compassion which will develop into a sense of social responsibility for Asia.
Our Mission
ACAY offers holistic and creative approaches of restoration wherein youth and families in difficult circumstances will re-discover the dignity and meaning of life and take lead in becoming agents of change.
Our Programs
Five programs serve to offer in depth support in every dimension of the lives of the youth as well as victims of natural disasters trough creative and innovative approaches.
Marcel Van Second Chance
- Protection and rehabilitation of young people in prison.
- Reintegration.
- 90% of the youth do not go back to prison.
School of Life
- Familial and therapeuthic environment for young girls aged 14 to 21 years.
- Rebulild their diginity, their self esteem.
- Empower them to find back the meaning of their lives.
Family Program
- Involving parents of School of Life and Second Chance beneficiaries.
- Support parents in a deeper knowledge of themselves.
- Bridging the gaps in the domain of education.
Mission Tacloban
- Psychosocial intervention for all classes of Society.
- For young people: Formation about peer to peer approaches.
- Building up a Resource Center that people can easily access.
Mission Aetas
- Opportunity for the beneficiaries to develop their leadership and facilitating skills by conducting recreational, educative and educational activities for the children and youth of the tribes in Bataan.
- Promote the development of friendship and understanding between the people from the mountains and the Filipinos from the lowlands.