A young learner in Matalom walking a rural road to school at sunrise with a worn backpack

AN INITIATIVE OF THE MATALOM MUNICIPAL FEDERATED PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION (MMFPTA)

Every Child Deserves a Kauban.

Some children don't need much to keep going. Just a pair of shoes, a school uniform, a meal, or someone who believes their dreams are worth supporting.

 Be the reason they keep going.

Become a KAUBANSee How It Works
  • Verified by Schools
  • Needs Identified
  • Every Donation Tracked
Empathy

A child's dreams should never end where hardship begins.

What if the only thing standing between a child and graduation… was a pair of shoes?

What if a notebook meant another month in school?

What if a simple school uniform gave a child the confidence to keep showing up every morning?

Sometimes, the smallest acts of kindness become the biggest reasons a child never gives up.

About Project KAUBAN

We listen first. Then we help — exactly where it is needed.

Across Matalom's 32 schools are learners whose education is threatened by financial hardship. Project Kauban brings our community together to help Learners at Risk of Dropping Out (LARDOS) receive the support they need to stay in school.

Traditional donation drives hand everyone the same package. Some children receive something they already have, while the child who truly needed shoes goes home barefoot.

Project KAUBAN works the other way around. School heads identify the learners at risk. Their urgent needs are documented one by one. Only then does the community step in — to meet that specific need, for that specific child.

  1. 01SchoolsPublic schools across Matalom join the program through MMFPTA
  2. 02Identify LearnersSchool heads name learners genuinely at risk of leaving school.
  3. 03Identify Urgent NeedsEach learner's specific need is documented — shoes, uniform, kit, snacks.
  4. 04Community SponsorsA KAUBAN steps forward and covers that exact identified need.
  5. 05DeliveryVolunteers hand-deliver the item to the learner at their school.
  6. 06MonitoringAttendance and progress are followed through the rest of the school year.
The big idea

Become someone's KAUBAN.

Kauban means companion. Someone who walks beside another person.

You are not sending a donation into a void. You are telling one learner, by name, that someone believes in them. Every sponsored item is delivered with a PERSONALIZED note — because a child remembers being believed in far longer than they remember the gift.

Keep going — someone is walking beside you.
Love, your Kauban
Transparency

Every gift has a destination.

No pooled funds with vague outcomes. Every sponsorship reaches a learner with the exact identified need — and we can tell you which one.

Needs Identified

Nothing is guessed. Each learner's need is written down before a single peso is raised.

Verified by School Heads

Every learner on the list is endorsed by the people who see them every single day.

Personally Delivered

Items are handed to learners by PTA volunteers — never left to chance or third parties.

Monitored

We follow each sponsored learner through the school year and report back honestly.

Our impact

Numbers that are really names.

These figures count only assistance actually delivered and verified by MMFPTA — not pledges or donations awaiting confirmation. We begin at zero and update them as aid reaches learners.

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Learners Supported
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Schools Reached
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Aid Packages Delivered

Every Act of Kindness Has a Destination.

From the generosity of our Kaubans to the hands of learners who need support, every contribution brings hope closer to home.

  1. Kaubans Give

  2. MMFPTA Delivers

  3. Learners Thrive

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Questions

Ask us anything.

Trust is earned in the details. If something here is still unclear, the members of Matalom Municipal Federated Parent-Teacher Association (MMFPTA) will gladly walk you through it.

Ten Years From Now...

Ten years from now, a nurse may be caring for patients. A doctor may be saving lives. A lawyer may be standing up for justice.

And somewhere in their story will be someone they never met—someone who believed in their dreams and became their Kauban.

That someone could be you.

Walk beside a child today.

One learner. One identified need. One person willing to stand beside them. That is all Project KAUBAN has ever been.

Become a KAUBAN
Become a KAUBAN