After typhoon Phanfone and the earthquake that hit the Philippines a year ago for Christmas, heavy monsoon rains and flooding took place on January 1 and 8, 2021. The flood heavily affected the island of Negros. 70,000 people were affected, including CAMELEON's children, families and staff. We kindly appeal to your generosity for reparing damages, in particular in our center where 26 young girls aged 5 to 17 are sheltered with 8 staff, to strengthen and rebuild the perimeter fence.
In Silay, more than 28,800 people were affected by the floods. In CAMELEON's center, young girl survivors of sexual abuse and our staff are thankfully safe but frightened because the river overflowed several meters inwards to the center. Damage assessments (eroded soil) is, for the front fence 89 meters damaged, for the side fence, 20 meters damaged, the total is 1 780 meters eroded. Families of CAMELEON girls and staff were also affected by the flood. Their houses were damaged.
Damage assessments were already done. They recommend building a breakwater structure to prevent soil erosion and stabilize soil surface during heavy floods and rains (by planting giant bamboos). A temporary fence was built to ensure safety of the girls and staff in the center but flood remains. Moreover, the flood caused damages to the houses of families of CAMELEON girls and staff. They would need to repair said damages as well as elevate part of their flooring which was affected by the flood.
Our local teams are mobilized to secure our center to ensure the safety of the girls and staff as well as the property. Evacuation Plan for the girls and staff in the center is already in place. For the long term, CAMELEON is going to rebuild and strengthen the perimeter wall of the center. The houses of families of CAMELEON girls and staff will be repaired too.
