-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…
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,…
Marites Magpali-Dagsaan looked back when she and her husband still earned P500 every two weeks from selling banana from their borrowed farm. That was tough for her and their three…
43 Members of the Muslim-Christian Community Association (MCCA) benefited from the relief distribution assistance from ECOWEB, enlightening lives of locals affected by COVID-19 outbreak. The Muslim-Christian Community Association (MCCA) with…
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…
--“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…
Recent developments in the fight against COVID-19 will send abaca farmers into having a second look at their farms. The Philippine Fiber Authority (PhilFIDA) just announced that the demand for…
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…
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,…
A strong heart and an optimistic mind. Two different stories get the better of COVID-19 through maximizing resources and channeling aid through localization – allowing space for the locals to…
