Philippine Flood Relief Fund

As the world's most disaster-affected country, the Philippines has been consistently subjected to calamity. Thanks to generous donors like you, our partner organizations have been able to alleviate the suffering of local communities by providing on the ground support.  Here is a glance at all of the great activities happening in the Philippines. International Disaster Volunteers (IDV) is committed to investing in communities before disaster strikes. They hope that by helping communities prepare, they will lessen the impact of these disasters and guarantee that communities can recover as quickly as possible, without total dependence on outside aid.

Recently, they have teamed up with their partner Buklod Tao to improve the Banaba Livelihood and Evacuation Center which is located just outside of Manila.  The center is intended to provide shelter for sixty evacuated families during typhoons. Thanks to donor support, IDV and Buklod Tao have been able to make substantial progress beginning renovations. The second floor of the center is watertight and secure while both the second and third floor are now equipped with functioning bathrooms.  Additionally, cooking facilities that are being used to provide more hot meals to evacuees and a rainwater harvesting system and pump have also been installed. This harvesting system can store over 650 gallons of sterilized water. All of  these efforts have doubled the amount of usable space in the center.  And, the center is home to a community development project that's focus is on  vegetable gardening for families. Not only does this provide better nutrition but also ensures food security. IDV has supported this initiative through the construction of a greenhouse at the center for seedlings.

As you can see, your donations have a direct impact on countless Filipinos. GlobalGiving and IDV are infinitely appreciative of your generosity and urge you to continue working with us in the quest to support the Philippines in a time of need. Thank you!

* All photos courtesy of IDV 

As we approach the end of this year, heavy rains continue to come down upon the Philippine Islands, causing flooding in many areas. Flooding, unfortunately, is not a matter of whether it will happen or not for some of these areas, but a matter of when. Your generous contributions are not only helping those affected in providing them with food, but opportunities for the communities to prepare for flooding disasters.

In an effort to streamline the relief assistance process, De La Salle University has been working to implement the delivery of relief items in bulk to their local development partners. They have encouraged their local NGO partners to create robust systems to distribute these items to beneficiaries so that these local partners can strengthen their own systems. All the while, through an intense monitoring process, De La Salle University continues to provide relief items to those most in need.

Tropical Storm Fung-Wong (known locally as Mario) struck the Philippine island of Luzon in September. The storm caused flooding that forced almost 130,000 people from their homes. Fortunately, International Disaster Volunteers (IDV) was able to provide hot meals for these evacuees. They worked with a local partner, Buklod Tao, to start a mobile community kitchen that prepared hot food to distribute to people, which served to really bring happiness to the communities.

A tremendous thank you for your donations to these projects that are continuously working to provide relief to the Philippines flood victims! Your contributions have provided relief items and meals to evacuees in times of need. As mentioned before, we know that floods can be an ongoing disaster in the Philippines, but your ongoing support can help people to overcome such disaster obstacles.