Poverty Prevents Filipino Children from Getting A Basic Education 6.8 M Filipino children are illiterate. In the Philippines the poor make one of the lowest wages in the world only slightly above slave labor rates. Many are single parents. They cannot feed their children let alone pay for schooling. This is the reason why illiteracy is passed down from one generation to the next. There are children who want a better life than their parents. With your help we can provide an education for them so they will have a better life. https://www.thehesserfoundation.org/donate