Our Work
“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various form.”
1 Peter 4:10
Segunda Mana
Segunda Mana is the donations in-kind program of Caritas Manila to help the poor help themselves.
It is a social enterprise that collects in-kind donations. These donations are converted to cash in our Charity Outlets in order to sustain our triple bottom line development programs:
- Fund over 5000 voc/tech and college scholars nationwide under our Youth Servant Leadership & Education Program
- Support the livelihood of over 300 micro entrepreneurs and their families from informal sectors like BASECO and Payatas
- Strongly promote the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle)
Principles and foundations
Segunda Mana
- Is stewardship as a way of life
- Is responsibility to develop God’s gifts for the common good
- Is the sharing of time, talent, and treasure
- Is pro- environment
- Advocates the culture of recycling and order
- Believes in the universal destination of goods
- Is a crusade against wastage and irresponsible accumulation of goods
- Is strengthened by the spirit of volunteerism
- Provides cheap and usable goods
- Use 100% donated goods
Branches
- Charity Outlet stores
- Segunda Mana boxes
Donate in kind
Why donate?
Segunda Mana is inspired by the spirituality of stewardship. As a way of life, stewardship challenges all of us to serve others using the gifts we have received. Since everything we have comes from God, our attitude must not only consist of gratitude but also of a deep sense responsibility especially for those who are most in need.
What can you donate?
Giving usually means sharing what is precious to us. But with Segunda Mana, you can help by giving what you don’t need anymore, because what is no longer useful to you may still be valuable to others. Segunda Mana allows you to free up space in the workplace or home while helping those most in need at the same time.
Segunda Mana accepts the following items:
- OLD ITEMS that can still be used
- USED ITEMS that still have value
- NEW ITEMS
- OLD STOCKS and NON-MOVING INVENTORIES
For inquiries and for scheduling of pick-up of the items you want to donate, you may call us at (632) 8562-0020 to 25, 8563-9311, 8564-0205 or email us at [email protected].
Request for pick up schedules are on a “first-come, first-serve basis” and dependent on location as well as previously received requests. Our staff will contact you by phone or text once a schedule is available. Please ensure that items for donation are packed and ready before filling your request. We do not itemize in-kind donations and thus cannot return specific items that were erroneously given. Please provide the necessary gate pass if required.
For the Certificate of Donation, we can only provide it to companies or businesses who donated a part of their assets for their tax benefits. Those who would like to get a Certificate of Donation, on top of the official receipt, please indicate your TIN (Tax Identification Number) and registered address in the “special instructions field.”
