BY CYN ARGANA – “Go out there and do your best and know that there are people out in the world who really care about and love you and hope that you become successful through the program (of ANCOP); grab the opportunity with both hands, work hard, and stay positive.”
This is the message of Enrique Campos Jr., Director of Forexworld Australia, to the beneficiaries of CFC ANCOP Australia. ANCOP is short for Answering the Cry of the Poor and is an Australian charity organisation whose main work is encouraging poor families to strive their way out of poverty through education.
Both Forexworld and ANCOP find congruence in their desire to strengthen the family—connecting and delivering a symbol of their love and presence to the family members left behind in the Philippines. Forexworld started in 1997 as a cargo business delivering balikbayan boxes catering to Filipinos in Australia who are sending goods back home.  As Campos Jr. said, “…whether it’s Christmas or not, if there is a balikbayan box that arrives, it’s kind of like Christmas again. Everyone gathers around and open this box full of love as the person here put a lot of time and effort in sending something…â€Â The company then added money remittance to their business in 2004 for those families here in Australia who are better off, to help their less fortunate family members back home.
Aside from expanding into the travel business in 2009, a few years ago, Forexworld also added food delivery into their remittance product. Through their partners in the Philippines, Filipino-Australians can now be a part of every family parties and gatherings back home by contributing to the occasion through food like Jollibee and Max.”
Forexworld’s success was driven by its desire to continuously provide the best kind of service to Filipinos in Australia in reaching out to their loved ones back home especially the less fortunate.”This resonates the kind-natured spirit of Campos Jr’s mum who was very active in helping the poor. He said his mum had always been involved in going to poor places in Manila and would drive activities within the Church and community groups in trying to help the poor.”
This year, Forexworld is one of the sponsors of the car raffle fund raising activity of ANCOP. Campos Jr. said, ” ANCOP provides fantastic initiatives and run really good programs and provide the support and mindset to the Filipinos that they are also passionate about.”
ANCOP currently has 360 scholars in the Philippines (on top of the educational support they extend in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu). Through education sponsorships, poor families take courage to dream and fight their way out of poverty.  It is a long and tedious process for these children and their families that’s why ANCOP is committed year after year to do their best in raising funds to sustain these dreams.  Visit www.cfcancop.org.au for information on how you too can help.
ANCOP team visits its corporate partner Forexworld Australia. From L-R: Curt Alejo, ANCOP volunteer, Enrique Campos, Jr. Forexworld Director, Regio Argana, CFC ANCOP Australia President Forexworld had been a proud supporter of ANCOP. This year, Forexworld is one of the sponsors of the ANCOP car raffle fund raising campaign. Photo shows (L-R) Enrique Campos, Jr., Director of Forexworld and Regio Argana, President of CFC ANCOP Australia