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Agency for Basic Community Development

Agency for Basic Community Development (ABC) is a Catholic humanitarian organization. Our Vision is "Light in the dark side of the society". Our Mission is "To aid the neediest in the least developed rural communities for impartial small-scale assistance for self-support programme". Our Goal is "To live life to its best potential". Our Objectives are "To help the needy help themselves for extreme poverty eradication," "To attend to the needs of the disadvantaged without favoritism", and "To promote a community of equal dignity, rights and justic." Our Core Values We believe in the supreme worth of human dignity and in his/her right to life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness. We believe in truth, justice, equality, and love as fundamental to a developing society. We believe in the sacredness of every individual irrespective of race, religion, gender, social status, practice, creed or philosophical convictions. We believe in values such as participation, peace, solidarity, compassion, subsidiarity and ownership to be at the core of human development initiatives. Our Dedication We dedicate ourselves to form, foster a culture of life, of peace, of dignity, of equality, of justice, of inclusion, of solidarity, of harmony and of integrity. We commit ourselves for the cause of justice, peace, and development of our people. Indeed, ABC is at the service of integral human and environmental well-being. www.abcmm.org