The Philippine National School for the Blind is a boarding school in Pasay City — home to students from across the Philippines whose world is shaped not by what they see, but by what they feel, hear, and experience.
FWA-UK first partnered with the Inner Wheel Club of Rosario Diamond to support the PNSB in 2025. The Love Beyond Vision project returned in February 2026 — “deeper the second time around,” as the report puts it — because the original funds were stretched further than expected, allowing the partnership to return with more.
On 3 February 2026, the team arrived with:
- 20 sacks of rice
- 20 trays of eggs
- Noodles, soy sauce, vinegar
- Fresh vegetables — eggplant, squash, water spinach
Enough to support 217 people — students, teachers, and staff — for the months ahead.
The event began with prayer, welcome remarks from Principal Samson, and a performance by one of the school’s own students, who took to the stage to play the electronic keyboard — a reminder that talent and ambition are not diminished by blindness. They are simply expressed differently.
A message was delivered by FWA-UK Past Chairman Velly Cattermole, whose long commitment to this partnership has made both Love Beyond Vision visits possible.
“We hope to work with you again in our future endeavours,” wrote Ms. Arnilda Jaen and Ms. Ofelia Valiente in their closing remarks. “As women who want to make a difference in our world, our collaboration brings more brightness.”
A Partnership Built on Shared Purpose
This project is the latest in a growing collaboration between FWA-UK and the Inner Wheel Club of Rosario Diamond — a partnership that has previously reached the Guanella Home for Special Children, women in prison through Pagkalinga sa mga Kababaihan sa Selda, and communities across Navotas City through Operation Paglingap.
What makes this partnership work is not resources alone — it is shared values. A belief that support should arrive with dignity. That distance is not a reason for indifference. That the work of caring for others is worth the logistics, the hauling, the canvassing, the planning, and the long drives to Bulacan.
As FWA-UK Chairman Glyndell Belmonte reflected in her message to the board:
“These reports reflect the meaningful impact of our partnership and how the funds entrusted to these projects have been translated into tangible support for students, teachers, and staff. Every effort we make as an association — whether through fundraising, partnerships, or outreach — creates real and lasting impact.”
Thank You
None of this happens without you. Every membership fee paid, every event ticket bought, every raffle prize donated, every table reserved at PND — it all flows toward moments like these. A child in Bulacan walking to school in dry boots. A student in Pasay City sitting down to a warm meal.
Thank you for being part of this.