By Michael Smeltzer | Program Fellow, GlobalGiving
Three and a half years after the devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan (known locally as Yolanda), the people of the Philippines continue to rebuild and recover. Your donations to GlobalGiving’s Super Typhoon Haiyan Relief Fund have played a huge role in bolstering these efforts! Thanks to your support, families have received much needed healthy vegetable plants, a clinic and birth center was rebuilt helping more than 500 babies be born, and local children feel more confident in taking control of their own lives!
The Philippines is one of the most disaster-prone areas in the world, with nearly two dozen tropical storms and typhoons hitting their shores every year. With this in mind, De La Salle University has been working with local communities to review their Disaster Risk Reduction and Management plans, which they’ve made more user-friendly for more effective response to future disasters.
Asia America Initiative continues to bring hope and support to the area with their Food and Water for Philippine Typhoon Survivors project. Here’s a wonderful quote from one of their constituents: "We have risen from the depths of despair," says Principal Luz, at Cuartero Central Elementary School, in an area devastated by Super Typhoon Haiyan in November 2013. "The key to recovery has been the entire community working together with the support of our friends at Asia America Initiative. They convinced teachers and parents that even when government funds were scarce that we could find a way to rebuild our lives through our own faith, sweat and partnership."
IsraAID has reported big success for the ongoing project, Psychosocial Support for Typhoon Yolanda victims. According to the IsraAID team, their main achievements include:
The IsraAid team has trained 90 family counselors and run a 3-month expressive arts psychosocial sulot program in four public schools with more than 200 participants
Cora Sayre, project leader for Water, Agroforestry, Nutrition and Development Foundation, reports that, in their efforts to rebuild homes destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan, they’ve also set their eyes on supplying their constituents with the means for maintaining their own livelihoods: chickens! On top of that, Cora and her team were “able to provide 12 low-cost but durable toilets to 12 women-led households!”
We have said it before, but THANK YOU for your continued support to the Super Typhoon Haiyan Relief Fund and the rebuilding and recovery efforts in the Philippines following Typhoon Haiyan. As you’ve read, your donations continue to provide much needed aid and hope to these resilient communities!
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