Iwas Gutom Society

Everyone’s a volunteer. Everyone’s a beneficiary. Everyone gets hungry.

A grassroots movement helping the unhoused, one meal at a time.

We run a community kitchen and feeding program in the heart of Manila. We cook together, share a meal together, and bring food out to neighbors who need it. Nobody is just a giver and nobody is just a receiver — we’re all in it together.

When and where

Where

1658 Alvarez St.
Santa Cruz, Manila

A 3-minute walk from LRT-1 Bambang station.

When

Saturdays
& Sundays

Cooking 2pm – 8pm.
Community dinner starts at 7pm.

How a day runs

Our community kitchen operations are every Saturday and Sunday, 2pm to 8pm, with this timeline:

  1. 2pmFirst batch of volunteers, prepare merienda to deliver
  2. 4pmSecond batch of volunteers, prepare meal for community dinner
  3. 6pmDeliver merienda to Kalaw, Lawton or other Manila locations
  4. 7pmDinner starts: serve food, eat with the people and talk to them
  5. 8pmClean up and prepare to leave

Volunteer with us!