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In celebration of the UN’s International Volunteer Year 2026, ASSIST invites storytellers across Asia to join the Ten Photos to Shake the World (TPSW 2026) photo contest! Under the theme “Volunteers in Frame,” capture how local everyday heroes drive sustainable development. Submit your entries by November 20 to win cash prizes up to $250 USD!

Commemorating the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2026 under the UN theme “United for Peace and Human Rights: Safe Homes for All,” ASSIST is focusing on what comes next: giving families the real-world skills, financial stability, and opportunities they need for an enduring economic foundation and break the cycle of poverty for good.

To mark IDDRR 2026, ASSIST is bringing the UN theme, “Resilience Starts at Home,” straight to communities. By gamifying disaster prep with its Master of Disaster board game, ASSIST helps parents and kids build actionable safety routines together.

The floodwater in Barangay Masambong hadn’t even fully receded when more than 30 volunteers from inDrive PH stepped up to help.

200 KMC Solutions employees traded office desks for shovels and saplings last July and spent a day planting trees in the Sierra Madre foothills under KMC’s CSR partnership with ASSIST.

20 children from public elementary and high schools in San Juan, Ilocos Sur performed on stage for ANNAKKO Year 3’s Talent Show