Happy Fish Kids, fishing community in Davao inspires kids to finish university

Happy Fish Kids an after school care support program in a fishing community in Mati helped in producing the communities first primary to college graduataes

Happy Fish Kids an after school care support program in a fishing community in Mati helped in producing the communities first primary to college graduataes Source: R Ponce

Inspired by Australia's 'before and after school care program', then Australia Awards scholar Roy Ponce built a similar program in a small fishing village in Mati, Davao.


The small community has not seen a primary school graduate for many years. Parents and most children are busy helping with fishing activities leaving children with no one to help and support them with after school learning. 

After many years, the Happy Fish Kids family have produced university graduates and have grown into Happy Forest Kids and Happy Farm Kids in nearby communities. We catch up with  Happy Fish Kids founder, Roy Ponce PhD.


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