Capturing learning from a Typhoon Odette Community-led Humanitarian Action Barangay Santa Cruz, Socorro, Surigao del Norte made it to the national news days after Typhoon Rai/Odette made landfall here on…

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Cash to address immediate needs

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

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)

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…

Continue ReadingFloating a baby in the flood

Floating a baby in the flood

Capturing learning from a Typhoon Odette Community-led Humanitarian Action Note: Images are used with permission. Waivers have been signed. Maribojoc, Bohol Chariel Salingay or Yeye belongs to the God of…

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Yeye

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

These mothers fearlessly strived for their families’ survival and recovery. They believed that they have the capacity to cross raging tides just for their families to not suffer during these trying times. They only wish and hope to let their story be heard by concerned agencies and organizations that are willing to extend a helping hand in Garcia, Libjo, Dinagat Islands.

Continue ReadingFearless Mothers’ Resounding Plea: The Support We Need in Dinagat Islands

Fearless Mothers’ Resounding Plea: The Support We Need in Dinagat Islands

Nearly a hundred representatives from local and national CSOs, INGOs, UN agencies, private sectors, and national and local governments virtually gathered in the Philippines via Zoom videoconference last June 10,…

Continue ReadingWalk the Talk: Moving Forward Localisation in the Philippines thru Multi-Stakeholders Dialogue

Walk the Talk: Moving Forward Localisation in the Philippines thru Multi-Stakeholders Dialogue