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 โIsland of Living Deadโ into an โIsland of Hopeโ. Through compassionate leprosy care that combined medical treatment, social support, and livelihood development, we didnโt just heal disease โ 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 โ 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
September 3, 2026
Bagong Laro Bagong Kaalaman Bagong Kuwento ng Kalikasan
๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ผ. ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป. ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป! ๐ฟ Handa na ba kayo sa panibagong hulaan, KABAYAN? ๐๐ฟ Naritong muli ang ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ก, ๐๐จ๐๐๐๐ก! […]
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September 2, 2026
Test Your Brain Power! Week 6
Test your Brain Power! Week 6 ๐ซ๐ง As Sinag, our Mobile X-ray Van, prepares to arrive in your community, we invite you to put […]
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September 2, 2026
CFI is looking for TB ACF Project Team Members in Bicol
๐ข ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐จ๐! | ๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น Help strengthen TB detection and prevention in communities. Culion […]
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September 2, 2026
Test Your Brain Power Winner – Week 5
๐ง๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ช๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ – ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ฑ! ๐ง ๐ Congratulations, ๐ ๐. ๐๐น๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด! ๐ You are last week’s #TestYourBrainPower Quiz winner! Thank you to […]
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September 2, 2026
Kamusta KABAYAN: Nagkakaisang KABAYAN
๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐๐๐๐ฎ, ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ก? | ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ญ: ๐ก๐ฎ๐ด๐ธ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ก Ang bawat makabuluhang pagbabago ay nagsisimula sa sama-samang pagkilos. ๐ฑ๐ Noong Enero 29, nagtipon ang Culion […]
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September 1, 2026
TB Active Case Finding in Action
๐ง๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป | ๐๐๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ฑ – ๐ฎ๐ฎ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ Another week, another adventure for Sinag, our Mobile X-ray Van! ๐ 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 partnersโ and communitiesโ 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)
