-Yet, studies have revealed that only 0.4% (as of 2017, source: https://charter4change.org) of humanitarian aid goes directly to local and national NGOs. This issue is among the commitments included in…

Continue ReadingDo you think local and national NGOs are in better position as first responders?

Do you think local and national NGOs are in better position as first responders?

Dear Grand Bargain Sherpas, We, one of the multi-country networks of local actors actively engaged on localisation, know that the next annual meeting of Grand Bargain on 24-25 June 2020,…

Continue ReadingWorld localisation day: Local actors matter

World localisation day: Local actors matter

As part of ECOWEB's initiative in commemoration of the 3rd year anniversary of the Marawi crisis and the 2020 Eid al-Fitr celebration, 150 families from Bakwit Village in Saguiaran, Lanao…

Continue ReadingInitiative for 3-year Marawi battle anniv, Eid al-Fitr celeb: IDPs in Bakwit Village devote cash aid for food packs, hygiene kits

Initiative for 3-year Marawi battle anniv, Eid al-Fitr celeb: IDPs in Bakwit Village devote cash aid for food packs, hygiene kits

--“This speaker system helped us a lot. We don’t have to go from house to house to warn the people of the incoming calamity. We use this to inform the…

Continue ReadingHow these communities achieve zero casualties during typhoon Ambo?

How these communities achieve zero casualties during typhoon Ambo?

  by Carino V. Antequisa “Sa ngayon mga 50% sa mga households along the main road mula San Julian to Oras ang apektado, lalo na ang mga bahay na made…

Continue ReadingTyphoon Ambo (Vongfong) hits ECOWEB partner-municipalities in Eastern Samar
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Pre-emptive evacuation in Dolores in the morning of May 14. Photo courtesy from Alren Beronio

Typhoon Ambo (Vongfong) hits ECOWEB partner-municipalities in Eastern Samar

Distance means so little when service to humanity calls out. It does not stop humanitarian workers from realizing the true essence of “bayanihan” . COVID-19 neither separates nor divides people,…

Continue ReadingSenior, elderly group in Caloocan opts for cash aid, distributes rice to members

Senior, elderly group in Caloocan opts for cash aid, distributes rice to members

"Kahit matanda na ako, kailangan kong magtrabaho at kumita para sa aking pamilya” [Even I am too old, I still need to work and earn for my family.] Mr. Rochel…

Continue ReadingAssistance amid the distance: ECOWEB extends help to a community-based org in Binangonan, Rizal

Assistance amid the distance: ECOWEB extends help to a community-based org in Binangonan, Rizal

COVID-19 should be a People's War as what Vietnam (one successful country being cited in the fight against COVID) is doing. For NAPC SRC and VDC (representing the 14 basic…

Continue ReadingWhy should we make COVID-19 response participatory

Why should we make COVID-19 response participatory

“We passed by a house where an old widow lived. She was not on our list. When she learned that we are distributing rice, she cried asking if she could…

Continue ReadingThe unlisted old widow: ECQ survival in the most remote communities

The unlisted old widow: ECQ survival in the most remote communities

Faced with the unavailability of alcohol for use in the fight against COVID-19, Save Mindanao Volunteers (SMVI), Inc from Butuan City teams up with a local company to produce ethanol…

Continue ReadingEcoWEB orders locally-produced ethyl alcohol made from nipa sap to help fight COVID-19

EcoWEB orders locally-produced ethyl alcohol made from nipa sap to help fight COVID-19