Welcome to Project All-U.S. Cultural Dance Tour

The Project All-U.S. Cultural Dance Tour is a project aimed to raise funds for the construction of a public healthcare facility in the municipality of Datu Paglas, Maguindanao, Philippines. It shall be in the form of exotic Filipino dances, showcasing the rich culture of the Filipino Muslim community of the Philippines. The participating dancers are Muslim Filipinos who are residents of Datu Paglas, specifically those employed in the banana plantations of the municipality.

 

At present, the municipality of Datu Paglas is only one of the many depressed and marginalized municipalities of Mindanao. It has a poor health situation due to the prevalent poverty of the families. Although the municipality has quite improved in terms of employment in the banana plantation for some residents, the basic services such as education and health has been insufficient and lagging behind in terms of national government unit support. There is no health center or any private professional health practitioners.

 

There is hope for alleviation of the health situation due to the commitment of the employee-dancers to help initiate the raising of initial funds to build an appropriate health facility, in close coordination with the Datu Paglas Group of Companies/Local Government Unit of Datu Paglas and through the facilitation of the Beautiful Heart Foundation, Inc. an affiliate of the ABM International Consultancy, a U.S.-based company.

 

The intention of fund raising through the presentation of authentic Muslim dances from the Philippines by the Filipino residents of Datu Paglas as a worthwhile endeavor was their idea. To raise funds, the Dance Troup will schedule performances in pre-selected cities in the United States, for two months. Designated Filipino-American families will host the local board and lodging in the United States. The big challenge is how they can travel to the U.S. because they can not afford the airfares and and the fees in applying for their visas. They can, however afford the cost of securing passports.

 

The Project aims to raise the needed funds as a grant seed money. It will be used as a bridge fund for airfares and related travel expenses, as well as for printing of tickets and advance payment for the U.S. Venue, if required.

 

After deducting all expenses related to the All-U.S. Cultural Dance Tour, all net proceeds will be used by the Beautiful Heart Foundation, Inc to start the construction of the health facility in the municipality. A Memorandum of Agreement between the Datu Paglas Group of Companies and the Beautiful Heart Foundation, Inc. thru the ABM International Consultancy will be executed to ensure that the money raised will be utilized for the intended purpose of the fund raising project.