SINULID ng Pag-asa

For mothers deprived of liberty: livelihood readiness, upskilling, and preparation for going home, with up to a year of support after release.

Sinulid means thread, and pag-asa means hope. SINULID ng Pag-asa is the Foundation’s program for mothers who are Persons Deprived of Liberty.

It promotes livelihood readiness, empowerment and a successful return to society. By working with mothers on livelihood, psychosocial support and preparation for release, the Foundation aims to strengthen the family and improve outcomes for the children, during detention and after it.

A mother in the program is supported for the whole of her detention. After her release, the Foundation may continue with up to one year of transition support for family reintegration, livelihood recovery, parenting adjustment and stabilization.

The name

Sinulid ng pag-asa means a thread of hope. Each letter of SINULID stands for one part of what the program sets out to do.

1. SSupport
2. IIntervention
3. NNurturing
4. UUpskilling
5. LLivelihood
6. IIntegration
7. DDevelopment

At the orientation in July 2026, the U was given as Understanding.

Why the Foundation works with mothers

The Foundation’s founding document is direct about this: helping children cannot happen in isolation. Children remain the Foundation’s first priority, but a child’s prospects are tied to their mother’s, both while she is detained and when she comes home.

So the Foundation works with the mothers too, through livelihood opportunities, legal support, psychosocial reinforcement and preparation for release. The aim is a family that is stronger when it is together again, with support for the child that does not stop on the day the mother is released.

What the Foundation asks of mothers

Support runs both ways. At the orientation, the Foundation told the mothers what it would ask of them in return:

• Take an active partActive participation
• Keep their information up to datePag-update ng impormasyon
• Coordinate with the FoundationPakikipag-coordinate sa Kidfinity
• Join the activities where they canPagsali sa activities kung maaari
• Support their child’s studiesPagsuporta sa pag-aaral ng anak

If a mother repeatedly misses activities, or there are concerns about behavior or the program, the Foundation first offers support, communication, coordination with the child’s caregiver, guidance, and a reasonable chance to put things right. Only then is her place reassessed, suspended or ended.

What the program gives

• Livelihood readiness and upskilling
• Psychosocial support
• Preparation for release and reintegration
• Up to one year of transition support after release

How long support lasts

A mother is supported for the whole of her detention. After her release, the Foundation may continue for up to one year, to help with family reintegration, livelihood recovery, parenting adjustment and stabilization. Her children stay eligible for assistance until a year after she comes home.

Who can receive support