By Dolly Ngo | Program Assistant
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.
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