Mano Amiga

Name

Mano Amiga

Legal name

Mano Amiga Pilipinas Inc.

Website

https://manoamigaph.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Affordable K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Montessori K–12 Schools (EDAJABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Instructional Delivery & Pedagogy (School-Led) (EDAJAFAB), Basic Education Access & Quality (Primary/Secondary) (BPADAKAA), Family Engagement & Take-Home Learning Materials (Home Packs, Parent Guides) (EDACAJAL)

Keywords

• Affordable K-12 education
• Scholarship programs
• Social enterprise
• Community development
• Holistic education

Headquarters

HQ city

Taguig

HQ country

Philippines

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Socialized Tuition Fees: Mano Amiga funds its programs through a socialized tuition fee scheme wherein the tuition fee is based on the family's capacity to pay. The school also looks for donors and partners interested in providing scholarship support and education grants to students.
2. Donations and Sponsorships: Individual and corporate donors sponsor scholars for Php48,500 per year, covering operational expenses including instructional materials, teachers' salaries and training sessions, enrichment activities and classroom materials. Donors receive quarterly updates on academic achievements and personal growth.
3. Bistro Cafe Social Enterprise: The Feed The World Livelihood Inc, operating as Bistro Cafe, serves as the official social enterprise arm of Mano Amiga. Until 2020, 100% of profits went directly to Mano Amiga's scholarship fund. In 2023, reopened as affordable space for parents with small businesses.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Mano Amiga Philippines runs an affordable K-12 school (Mano Amiga Academy) providing holistic education to children from low-income families in Taguig and Parañaque City. The school is funded through a socialized tuition fee scheme based on family capacity to pay, supplemented by individual and corporate scholarship sponsorships. Beyond the core school, the organization delivers community development programs including livelihood skills training, parent education, and a social enterprise cafe that trains and employs parents of scholars.

Product overview

Mano Amiga Philippines operates as an educational nonprofit organization with a portfolio of programs centered around its core product, Mano Amiga Academy - an affordable K-12 school with international standards located in Paranaque City. The school uses a socialized tuition fee scheme and provides holistic educational formation (intellectual, spiritual, character, and values). The organization complements its school with diverse modules including Project-Based Learning (PBL), Social Emotional Learning (SEL), and various STEM and leadership programs (STEM Warriors Club, STEM Link UP, Raising Leaders, Scholars Club). Community development is addressed through skills training programs like Skills for Success (with Unilever/Shopee), Bistro Cafe social enterprise, and health programs like Fit for Life. The organization also offers multiple donation and sponsorship programs enabling supporters to sponsor scholars' education through annual, monthly, birthday pledge, or group giving options. All these products work together to fulfill the organization's mission of uplifting low-income communities through education, livelihood opportunities, and family support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bistro Cafe: Official social enterprise arm of Mano Amiga, providing training and employment opportunities to parents of scholars
• Fit for Life
• Skills for Success
• STEM Warriors Club
• Scholars Club

Products and services

• Mano Amiga Academy Affordable K-12 school with international standards providing holistic education (intellectual, spiritual, character, and values formation) to children from low-income families in Taguig and Parañaque City. Operates at a four-story permanent campus in Parañaque City built in 2016.
• Scholarship Program Full and partial scholarships for students from Kinder to Grade 12 at Mano Amiga Academy, funded through a socialized tuition fee scheme (fees scaled to family capacity to pay) and donor/partner scholarship support at Php48,500 per scholar per year.
• Bistro Cafe Social enterprise arm of Mano Amiga (operated by Feed The World Livelihood Inc.) providing training and employment opportunities to parents of scholars, and reopened in 2023 as a community space for parents with small businesses.
• Skills for Success Business skills training and livelihood program in partnership with Unilever and Shopee providing local entrepreneurs with cash grants, mentorship, and e-commerce platform training. 63 entrepreneurs trained and 1,024 lives impacted since 2021.
• Fit for Life School-based health, nutrition, and wellness education initiative providing health lessons for students and training workshops for mothers in Mano Amiga communities, in partnership with Johnson and Johnson Philippines.
• STEM Link UP Online and on-ground STEM conferences organized in partnership with 3M Philippines, providing hands-on activities, innovation center tours, and career exposure to students nationwide. Over 500 students impacted.
• Annual Donation Program Annual sponsorship program allowing donors to support one scholar for a year at Php48,500, covering instructional materials, teacher salaries and training, enrichment activities, and classroom materials. Donors receive quarterly updates on academic achievements and personal growth.

Quantifiable outcome

• 97% of Mano Amiga scholars worldwide complete high school and pursue higher education
• +3 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• She Talks AsiaminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership for 2024 Summit where proceeds from ticket sales were directed to Mano Amiga. Raised Php 120,000 equivalent to two scholarships. Demonstrates shared vision for educational empowerment.
• Johnson and Johnson PhilippinescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partnership for Fit for Life Program - a 6-month school-based health, nutrition, and wellness education initiative providing health lessons for students and training workshops for mothers in Mano Amiga communities.
• 3M PhilippinescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partnership for STEM Link UP program with online and on-ground STEM conferences across Luzon, NCR, Visayas, and Mindanao. Over 500 students impacted nationwide. 3M Innovation Center hosts events and provides Innovation Ambassadors for tours.
• Charriol PhilippinesminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2022Partnership with She Talks Asia for Kinaiya Mental Health and Wellness Workshop for mothers of Mano Amiga. Supports parenting and mental health programs for community.
• Unilever PhilippinescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Partnership through Skills for Success program providing business skills training, mentorship, cash grants, and e-commerce support to local entrepreneurs. Since 2021, 63 entrepreneurs trained and 1,024 lives impacted. Unilever contributed business mentors and program support.
• ShopeecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Partnership with Unilever and Mano Amiga for Skills for Success program. Shopee provides training program and workshops on e-commerce platform features, helping sellers set up online shops. Part of #BeautyThatCares initiative.
• GlobeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for STEM program bringing technology education to underprivileged students. Supports scholarships and educational programs.
• Facebook Asia PacificminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Think Before You Share Digital Youth Summit and Digital Literacy and Empowerment Program for schools across the Philippines. 140 youth leaders participated and 2M individuals reached through online campaigns.
• UST Medicine Alumni AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing support for scholar orientation Ignite event and medical/health career guidance for students.
• Philippine Lego Users GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVolunteer facilitators for Christmas Around the World program, led Lego building sessions for middle school students.
• Philippine Eagle Foundation (implied from Christmas program)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as partner in community development programs supporting environmental awareness activities.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Chiang Kai Shek College: Long-running private K-12 Chinese-Filipino school in Manila with scholarship/aid programs for underprivileged learners. Comparable as a Philippine private K-12 with scholarship pathways and strong alumni network.
• Xavier School San Juan: Private Catholic K-12 school in Metro Manila serving K–Grade 12 with values-based holistic formation (Ignatian pedagogy). Overlaps with Mano Amiga's K-12 private, faith-inflected, values-formation positioning for Philippine families.
• Mano Amiga Mexico: Original Mano Amiga school network founded in 1963 with 40+ schools globally. Same brand, same socialized-tuition-affordable-education model, same holistic Integral Formation pedagogy. Closest comparable operating model to the Philippine chapter.

Broad incumbents

• Room to Read: Global non-profit delivering literacy, girls' education, and school improvement programs in low-income countries. Comparable as an NGO running holistic education plus life-skills programs, though it operates more through partner schools than running its own K-12 campus.
• De La Salle University Integrated School: Private Lasallian K-12 in Manila with values-based formation and scholarship programs. Comparable as a Philippine private K-12 offering accessible education to lower-income families via socialized tuition.
• Ateneo de Manila High School: Large private Jesuit K-12 in Quezon City with established scholarship/financial aid programs for low-income Filipino students. Comparable as a Philippine private K-12 with holistic formation ethos and scholarship intake, though serving a broader socioeconomic mix.
• BRAC Education Programme: One of the world's largest non-profits operating schools for low-income children across Bangladesh and beyond. Closest global peer in mission and scale: providing affordable holistic education to under-served communities via a non-profit, donor-funded model.

Emerging players

• PEAS (Promoting Equality in African Schools): UK/Uganda-based non-profit operating a network of affordable secondary schools for low-income students in East Africa. Similar non-profit K-12 model targeting under-served populations with values-based holistic programs.

Others

• Caritas Manila (Education Programs): Filipino Catholic non-profit running scholarship and school programs for underprivileged children in Metro Manila. Comparable as a Philippine NGO providing K-12 scholarships and education access to low-income families, although primarily a humanitarian/charity umbrella.
• Philippine Business for Education (PBEd): Philippine non-profit focused on improving education quality and access for low-income Filipino learners through corporate-sector partnerships. Thematically aligned with Mano Amiga's mission of education access.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ManoAmigaAcademyPH
• Instagraminstagram.com/stemwarriorsclub
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/manoamigaph

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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