One Health, One Future
Connecting health across humans, animals,
and the environment
About us
From Island of Hope to Nation of Possibility
50 years of transforming hope into action
Since 1976, Culion Foundation, Inc. has stood alongside Filipino communities in their journey toward better health, thriving environments, and sustainable development.
Our story began on Culion Island, where we transformed an “Island of Living Dead” into an “Island of Hope”. Through compassionate leprosy care that combined medical treatment, social support, and livelihood development, we didn’t just heal disease — we restored dignity and reunited families.
After the Philippines eliminated leprosy as a public health problem in 1998, we expanded nationwide, implementing over 40 projects across 10 regions — from disease prevention and maternal health to environmental conservation and sustainable community development.
We believe lasting change happens when communities lead their own transformation. Through strategic partnerships with governments, civil society, private sector, academe, and developmental partners, we create sustainable, community-centered solutions.
Join us in building healthier communities, protecting our environment, and creating sustainable futures for all Filipinos. Together, hope becomes action.
Stronger together
Our Partners
We collaborate with government agencies, development organizations, civil society, and communities to create lasting impact.
What we do
Building a Healthier, More Empowered Community
With nearly 50 years of leadership in health, environment, and socio-economic programs as our core, we are strategically broadening our scope through One Health - integrating human health, animal welfare, and environmental stewardship into a unified framework that reflects the complex, interdependent nature of 21st-century development work
Our impact
CFI by Numbers
High-risk individuals screened for TB through Chest X-ray
Mangroves planted
Mothers and children supplemented with Vitamin A/micronutrient supplements
Individuals enrolled in TB Preventive Treatment
Small businesses supported
Individuals screened and found positive for leprosy
POs established and capacitated
Hectares reforested with mangroves
MSMEs engaged for the installation of TB policy
HCWs trained in Point-of-Care Ultrasound
Bulilit eco-warriors capacitated
News & stories
Latest Stories
October 8, 2026
Culion Foundation Photo Update
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October 8, 2026
Bagong Laro Bagong Kaalaman Bagong Kuwento ng Kalikasan
🌿 𝗕𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗮𝗿𝗼. 𝗕𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗮𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻. 𝗕𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝘂𝘄𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗻! 🌿 Ready na ba ang inyong mga mata at isip para sa panibagong mystery species? […]
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October 8, 2026
Strengthening TB Prevention Services
𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗢𝗪: Day 1 of 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘉 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴: 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘉𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘛𝘉 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 (𝘊𝘐-𝘛𝘗𝘛), 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘶𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘬𝘪𝘯 […]
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October 6, 2026
Apat na larawan Isang salita Isang panalo
𝗔𝗽𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗻. 𝗜𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮. 𝗜𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗼! 🎉🌱 Congratulations, 𝗟𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘆𝗼𝗻! 🥳 Ikaw ang napiling 𝗞𝗔𝗕𝗔𝗬𝗔𝗡, 𝗛𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿! 🏆 Mula sa apat na larawan, […]
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October 2, 2026
CFI is Looking for a TB Project Manager
📢 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝘀! | 𝗖𝗙𝗜 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗧𝗕 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 (𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲) Help lead the implementation of TB prevention and care initiatives […]
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October 1, 2026
TB Active Case Finding in Action
𝗧𝗕 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 | 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟭 – 𝟮𝟱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 Another week, another adventure for Sinag, our Mobile X-ray Van! 💚 Last […]
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Our Initiatives by Region
From the northern shores of Luzon to the vibrant communities of Mindanao, Culion Foundation, Inc. has expanded its circle of care across the Philippine archipelago since its humble beginnings on Culion Island. Through partnerships, perseverance, and purpose, we have crossed into the lives of thousands of families who needed us most. This is the picture of how partners’ and communities’ support helped us bridge islands, connect communities, and transform lives in ways we never imagined possible.
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION (NCR)
- TB ACF Project Proactively identify TB cases among vulnerable populations through chest x-ray screening, increase community awareness on TB, and support diagnostic confirmation through sputum collection
- Healthy Parola Project Increase TB preventive treatment (TPT) coverage by capacitating members of community-based organizations (CBOs) as community navigators to assist in TPT program implementation in the target site
- TB in the Workplace Project Engage micro, small, and medium enterprises for the installation of TB policy in the workplace
- Development of IEC Materials for Leprosy Awareness and Advocacy Campaign Create leprosy awareness materials in collaboration with the Philippine Dermatological Society (PDS)
- WHO Leprosy Project Strengthen leprosy and skin NTD prevention, detection, management, and elimination efforts in the country through coordinated implementation and documentation of NLCP activities
- Building Resilient Communities Project Build the capacity of at least 120 CSOs/CBOs across the regions in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM), Pandemic Preparedness and Response (PPR), and Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (HEPR)
