IMPACT Foundation of the Philippines

IMPACT Foundation of the Philippines is rated 3 out of 5 in the category nonprofit organization management. Read and write reviews about IMPACT Foundation of the Philippines. IFP was founded in 1990 by Arturo Borjal, a noted journalist through the initiative of IMPACT UK 's Sir John Wilson. Dr Florentino Solon was the Founding Chairman and Director. IMPACT is an international movement that was formed to address the problem of the increasing number of people with preventable disabilities globally. It was initiated by the three organizations, the United Nations Development Program UNDP, the World Health Organization WHO, and UNICEF or United Nations International Children's Fund with Melissa Wells as the first Director, working from the WHO Office in Geneva.This movement was galvanized after the presentation of the Leed's Castle Declaration to the UN General Assembly by Sir John Wilson,himself disabled,being blind from a childhood accident.