Tag: Relief Operations

RELIEF OPERATIONS ON PACE IN EASTERN SAMAR

Disaster Response Networks (DRN’s) coordinated and led by PBCI relief operations trainer Kriz Cruzado have been traveling around Eastern Samar distributing aid since December 19th. As the area was hit by Tropical Storm Seniang in late December, regional needs have ramped up from the already high level caused by Typoon Hagupit. This has not stopped …

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WE NEED VOLUNTEERS FOR HAGUPIT RELIEF !

In partnership with PCEC, Mennonite Central Committee and Mennonite Church Canada, we are currently organizing these 2 projects: :: Relief goods distribution (clothes, cooking supplies) :: Soup kitchen We are looking for volunteers, willing to serve with us from 2 weeks to 3 months. You will need to bring your own gear: camera, mobile phone, …

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A PATCHWORK OF TYPHOON STORIES

We went to visit Christ Faith Fellowship on a weekday, on the invitation of Pastora Lolita. I was hoping to find there maybe one volunteer to tell his typhoon story. When we arrived, I was so surprised to see the church almost full of people, all eager to tell their stories. We stayed there one …

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FROM 650 TO 14,000: PBCI SUBMITS FINAL RELIEF DELIVERY REPORT

There are more than five million people hungry because of Typhoon Pablo (International name: Bopha) and Peacebuilders Community had no available funds for relief operations. On 4 December 2013, Pablo leashed its fury in Mindanao leaving more than a thousand people dead, hundreds of thousands of families homeless and millions without livelihood. Mindanao Development Authority …

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5400 PABLO-HIT FAMILIES GET CHRISTMAS GIFTS

5,388 families in eight barangays (villages) received family packs on 24-25 December. Sixty seven volunteers spent the Christmas Eve in tents in Cateel, one of the most Typhoon Pablo-devastated towns in Davao Oriental province. Christians, Muslims and other faiths worked as one team to do one mission – serve as many people as they can …

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DOING RELIEF AND THINKING REHABILITATION: THE TYPHOON PABLO SCENARIO

For 72 hours, volunteers packed relief goods working straight with just a few hours of sleep. On 18 December 2500 families in Compostela and New Bataan received their sacrifice of love. Before that, 1150 families of indigenous peoples in Monkayo who were not reached by relief were also given food packs. The volunteers were all …

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OUR GLOBAL PEACE COMMUNITY

We are sent by Mennonite Church Canada Witness in partnership with our international community.