Sorok Uni Foundation Inc. is a non-profit organization for change that works for and with: Persons Affected by Leprosy (PALs), Individuals and Families in Street Situations, Underprivileged Children, Disadvantaged Indigenous Peoples, Online Sexually Abused and Exploited Children (OSAEC) and Persons with Disability (PWDs). We help the above mentioned marginalized sectors in the Philippines through facilitating their empowerment as individuals and communities and by advancing their interests as a group. Our ways of helping are designed to capacitate fellow Filipinos to help themselves and become significant contributors to nation-building of the Philippines. This is aligned with our vision of having A PHILIPPINES WITHOUT FORGOTTEN NEIGHBORS.
ABOUT US
OUR VISION
“A Philippines Without Forgotten Neighbors”
OUR MISSION
Sorok Uni Foundation, Inc. aims to emancipate forgotten neighbors in the Philippines from social stigma and/or lowest level of poverty through facilitating their empowerment and raising social awareness.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime.”
CORE VALUES
- Love the Lord our God, above all
- Love our country (Nationalism)
- Love our neighbors (Equality, Inclusivity and Compassion)
- Love our organization as a whole (Teamwork)
OUR HISTORY
Sorok Uni Foundation was founded on May 7, 2002, by Capt. Jae Jung Jang, a businessman, former ship captain, and devout Christian. Capt. Jang's journey began during his frequent visits to the Tala Leprosarium (now Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital) in Tala, Caloocan, where he met many Filipinos affected by leprosy. One particular encounter changed his life forever. Capt. Jang recalls, “When I had the chance to hold the deformed hand of a Hansen’s patient, I was touched. It was as if God was saying to me, ‘You have to help them.’ From that moment, I knew I had to do more to support these individuals.”