At the community level, USAID-Marawi Response Project believes in the power of locally-led advocacy — and wants to push more community-based rollouts in Ending Gender-Based Violence (EGBV) by empowering women,…

Continue ReadingYouth-Led Organization in Lanao del Sur Champions EGBV, Breaking Culture of Silence

Youth-Led Organization in Lanao del Sur Champions EGBV, Breaking Culture of Silence

Capturing learning from a Typhoon Odette Community-led Humanitarian Action Sitio Quarry, Barangay San Antonio, Libjo, Dinagat Islands Libjo is a fifth-class municipality in the Province of Dinagat Islands.  It is…

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Ecological Warriors in a Mining Community

On the 100th day since #TyphoonOdette (RAI) hit the country that affected a total population of 3.2M Families and 11 Regions (Source: UNOCHA - TY RAI SitRep No.7), #ECOWEB is…

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100 DAYS OF SURVIVOR AND COMMUNITY-LED RESPONSE TO TYPHOON ODETTE

Capturing learning from a Typhoon Odette Community-led Humanitarian Action Sitio Tonggo, Barangay Santo Nino, Jandig, Maribojoc Sitio Tonggo, a steep hill on top of a small mountain range, offers a…

Continue ReadingDiez Plete Para Langit (Ten Pesos Fare to the Heavens)

Diez Plete Para Langit (Ten Pesos Fare to the Heavens)

Capturing learning from a Typhoon Odette Community-led Humanitarian Action Busao, Maribojoc, Bohol We know them by their first names: JV, Letecia, Marian Rose, Melanie, and Jubillyn. All five of them…

Continue ReadingTanan man ta nabagjohan (All of us are affected)

Tanan man ta nabagjohan (All of us are affected)

A Typhoon Odette Story This could be a lesson in disaster preparedness, but we can do that later. This could be a case study on the failure of the DRR…

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Floating a baby in the flood

Capturing learning from a Typhoon Odette Community-led Humanitarian Action Busao, Maribojoc, Bohol is proof that Community Led Response works; it is also a testament that the community can improve on…

Continue ReadingWalay Lain Kasandigan (No one else to lean on)

Walay Lain Kasandigan (No one else to lean on)

“So many overlapping voices, shouting about their problems and needs.” These were the words expressed by Megie Taba, 27, one of the participants during the conduct of Participatory Action Learning…

Continue ReadingOdette Survivors in Dinagat Islands own community-led emergency response, key to self-reliance

Odette Survivors in Dinagat Islands own community-led emergency response, key to self-reliance

Today, March 8, 2022, we celebrate the international women’s day with the campaign theme- “#BreaktheBias” which emphasizes the vital role of women in achieving a gender equal world. This year’s…

Continue Reading#BreakTheBias: Snippets of Local Narratives Championing Women’s Empowering Actions

#BreakTheBias: Snippets of Local Narratives Championing Women’s Empowering Actions

CARAGA Regional Science High School (CRSHS) situated in barangay San Juan, Surigao City, is a home of 26 families who evacuated on December 17, 2021, a day after the landfall…

Continue ReadingSurigao City evacuees unveil ‘hands-on’ experience in receiving aid, see changes in relief assistance

Surigao City evacuees unveil ‘hands-on’ experience in receiving aid, see changes in relief assistance