Helping the Mangkhut victims in Abra, Philippines

On behalf of the typhoon Mangkhut survivors in the municipalities of Dolores and Lagangilang, Abra Province, I would like to extend my gratitude for the generous support that GlobalGiving donors have extended into our project.

Presently, the 22 families who survived the typhoon, who were benefited from OISCA`s technical assistance and agricultural inputs such as seeds as well as water pumps and hose are now harvesting their crops.

Mr. Loreto, a project beneficiary, is one of the poorest in their community. His 6 children, a blind wife, and grandchildren were displaced after their house was totally damaged by the typhoon. His family has difficulty making ends meet after their crops (ready for harvesting) were flooded due to typhoon.

Meanwhile, Mr. Avenido, another project beneficiary, is one of the local farmers whose crops were totally devastated by the typhoon. He feeds his family from growing cash crops as a land tenant and carpentry as a sideline job. His farmland is not irrigated but since it is close to the river, he planted vegetables and corn using the seeds and water pump provided by OISCA. Within the half-hectare land, he was able to harvest a total of 1,500 kilograms of corn and 500 kilograms of eggplant, bitter gourd, and sweet potato.

Mr. Loreto and Mr. Avenido`s profit may be lesser compared to what they used to gain when producing rice, but it is an initial step towards recovery and to sort of replace the damages that they incurred from the typhoon. This would be impossible without the generosity of the GlobalGiving donors.