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Co-creating lives
through food

KAWA Pilipinas is a heart based and volunteer driven community kitchen feeding the hungry and forgotten Filipinos in our society with clean, delicious and nutritious meals.
Since August 3, 2020, we have been serving the homeless, urban poor communities, children and elderly with special needs, persons deprived of liberty including political prisoners and survivors of natural and human induced calamities. We call them our beloveds and food is our love language.
608334
meals served as of March 14, 2026

Mission

To co-create compassionate, connected, regenerative and socially inclusive communities that respond to the challenges of hunger and nutrition through heart-based volunteerism and action.

Vision

A heart-based, volunteer-driven grassroots kitchen and hub that endeavors to end hunger and malnutrition while creating an inspired, empowered, self-sufficient and connected community of donors, volunteers, and beloveds.

Volunteer Stories

Meet our Beloveds

Jollibee bringing joy to Beloveds

Meet Linus, our Youngest Volunteer!

He strives for excellence every Kawa Day

Kawa at the Sept 21 Luneta Rally

The Billion People March NO to Corruption

Meet Marissa

A nature warrior and a food security advocate.

Feeding the hungry.

Marami o isa, ang mahalaga nakapagpakain ka.

Meet Bhobot

Our best volunteer Hall of Famer.

We are all connected.

Through food and our love for our Kapwa.

Hunger is real.

Can you be part of the solution?

Hunger and disaster.

We do our very best to respond.

Beloveds

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The Homeless

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Persons Deprived of Liberty including Political Prisoners

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Urban Poor

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Survivors of Calamities

Missionaries of the Poor

KAWA Through the Years

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August 2020 – March 2021

Asuncion, Makati
The garage of Mommy Mae’s home is where our story begun. There is magic in new beginnings.

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April 2021 – March 2024
Sinciego St., Pasay
Grateful for the generosity of the Oblate Sisters of the Most Holy Redeemer. Here, life did not get better by chance, it got better with change.

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April 2024 -February 2025
DLS-CSB, MFC Building
We live Jesus in our hearts. To think independently together bridges the I and the WE. In community we actualize the soul meaning of our life-to serve humanity.

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The NEW KAWA HOME
May this new home allow us to unlock our true potential. Creating a better world for all is the transformational power of a dream.

Institutional Partners and Individual Sponsors

Jollibee Group Foundation

De La Salle - College of Saint Benilde

Scholars of Sustenance Philippines

Supreme Court of the Philippines

LTB Chefs Association

Pictopio Construction

United Architects of the Philippines Diliman Chapter

Masa Bakehouse

Sweet Spring Country Farm

Calidad Realty

Green Cross Inc.

Nutriasia

SYSU International

Mama Sita's

Adobo Magazine

Espa-Fil

Del Monte

Walang Iwanan Alliance

Cordillera Landing on You

Estima

C&G Law

Philippine Educational Theater Association

Bebebalm

Nestle

Cherry

Geely

Dargon Law

Food is our love language.

Born out of necessity

Sourced from generosity

Cooked with creativity

Tinolang Lugaw

Banana Fiesta

Champorado

Chicken Macaroni Bolognese

Chicken Picadillo

Ginisang Munggo

Lugaw with Tokwa

Pancit Bihon

Pinoy Spaghetti ala Kawa

Ramen Primavera

Soy-Peanut Pasta with Sauteed Vegetables

Stir-Fried Tofu with Vegetables

Your hand. Your heart. Your purpose.

1025 C Ayala St., Brgy 761, Manila 1004