Help for Typhoon Yolanda Victims ....... 6 Months Update

[Rosie1958]

I thought that the following update on the DEC Philippines Typhoon Appeal website would be of interest:-

" Six months on from Typhoon Haiyan's devastation of large swathes of the Philippines in November 2013 money raised by the Disasters Emergency Committee has helped DEC member agencies and their partners reach over 900,000 people.

DEC funded aid has so far included food for 243,000 people, cash grants and cash for work for 258,000 people, shelter for 113,000 people, livelihood support, such as providing seeds and fertilisers and replacing fishing boats, to over 59,000 people, and essential household items such as cooking utensils and bedding for over 172,000 people.

This work would not have been possible without the extraordinary generosity of the UK public who have so far donated an incredible £94 million to the Philippines Typhoon Appeal.

An independent review published in May 2014 found the response of DEC member agencies had been good, providing timely and essential assistance such as food and shelter to those in need.

However, the sheer scale of the disaster has meant that millions of people are still in need of help. More than 14 million people were affected by the Typhoon. Over four million people were displaced from their homes and over one million homes damaged or destroyed. The coconut industry has been seriously affected, and thousands of fishing boats damaged or destroyed, affecting the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people. Over the next three years DEC agencies will use funds to undertake a huge recovery programme, with rebuilding homes and livelihoods the priority.

Almost all member agencies are providing some form of shelter support, and many are providing people with shelter kits containing items such as nails, timber, corrugated iron sheets, plywood and tools. These kits are a relatively new approach to shelter which grew out of agencies experience working in Haiti, and aim to give more people more shelter and quickly.

Although shelter is now making up the majority of support provided, agencies have also distributed hygiene kits and carried out health promotion, provided education and psychosocial support and helped people to rebuild urban livelihoods. One of the largest aid programmes was the provision of unconditional cash grants. These grants were especially welcome among beneficiaries, who appreciated the freedom to make choices with the funds. Most recipients spent the cash on basic items such as food and shelter. Others bought medicine or paid school fees.

DEC member agencies and their partners are responding across all affected provinces including Leyte, Cebu, Eastern and Western Samar, Antique, Aklan, Capiz and Iloilo. Aid delivered and paid for with DEC funds has included:

• ActionAid and its partners have provided hygiene kits to over 41,817 people. .
• Christian Aid and partners have helped up to 185,000 people with essential household items. .
• 33,405 farmers received rice seed from Oxfam and partners..
• The British Red Cross and partners have given cash to 70,000 people, enabling them to buy essential items..
• Save the Children and partners taught 5500 children about better hygiene practices..
• Over 48,831 people have been helped with shelter kits from Concern Worldwide and partners. .
• 26,420 people received food packages from Plan UK and partners..
• Islamic Relief and partners have provided emergency shelter support, such as tents and tarpaulins to over 11,260 people. .
• 2420 people received livelihoods support from CAFOD and partners..
• World Vision and partners have helped over 47,675 people with food packs..
• Age International and partners distributed seeds and/or fertiliser to over 4500 people..
• 3674 children have benefitted from Tearfund and partners’ child friendly spaces..
• CARE International and partners aim to provide over 25,000 people with training to rebuild more storm-resistant homes..

Source: http://dec.org.uk/appeals/philippine...-months-update

[Michael Parnham]

Thank you for the very informative update Rosie, still plenty to be done and hope that those still waiting for help will receive it sooner than later. Very good post!

[andy222]

Thanks for the update Rosie. I was expecting a lot of houses to be built with the amount of money they have recieved. Maybe that will come later hopefully.

[Terpe]

Thankyou Rosie

[Rosie1958]

Thank you to Michael, Andy and Terpe for your kind comments

Thanks for the update Rosie. I was expecting a lot of houses to be built with the amount of money they have recieved. Maybe that will come later hopefully.

Andy, it appears that some of the funds are being put to good use to provide training for 25000 people to rebuild storm resistant homes. So, not only will homes be re-built but those being trained will also have a trade to fall back on too which is very positive news.

[Dedworth]

Baroness Amos schmoozing on full expenses with her fellow worthies in Davos has all the answers



In Haiti according to their Prime Minister it seems they don't really need zillions of $ in aid but simply need to dig out the drainage ditches they've neglected for the last 30 years. I wonder how many million dollars he needed to trouser to come up with that theory

[Doc Alan]

Thank you so much Rosie for the 6 months update .

I’m sure many Forum members have contributed towards the amazing £ 94 million so far donated by the UK public. Those living in the Philippines – especially the areas affected by the typhoon – obviously know first hand how effectively the donated money has been used. We’re only the messengers in our updates .


The Philippines Health Cluster Bulletins provide regular news. The latest claims over 16 million people affected ; over 4 million displaced ; nearly 30,000 injured ; over 6,000 deaths ; and over 1,000 missing ( http://www.wpro.who.int/philippines/...r2014.pdf?ua=1 ).


They claim the action plan for the health sector was 60% funded by April 11.

The best coverage has been :-

• provision of emergency health services to typhoon affected populations ;
• immediate assistance to injured and vulnerable persons ;
• provision of life-saving interventions for health to children 0 – 59 months ;
• ensuring health needs of older people ;
• surveillance, infection outbreak prevention and vaccination.


Still inadequately covered include :-

• ensuring access to reproductive health services ;
• emergency health care, public health and referral iniatives for displaced and affected people “ on the move “ and their vulnerable host communities ;
• provision of quality medicines and a good supply chain ;
• preventing increase in maternal, neonatal, and child mortality by ensuring continuity of service ;
• promoting mental health and psychosocial wellbeing ; improving coordination within and outside the health sector ;
• delivery of essential health services to meet immediate health needs ; health assistance for communities in inland Leyte and coastal barangays of Tacloban municipalities of Tacloban City, Jaro, San Miguel and Carigara.


A previous Health Cluster Bulletin ( http://atlanticwww.monitor.czert.inf...-february-2014 ) highlighted :-

• rapid TB diagnosis ;
• acute chest infections ;
• measles and vaccination ;
• dengue ;
• mental health ;
• reproductive health ;
• water, sanitation and hygiene; and nutrition.
• It also covers the Bohol earthquake.


A recent “ Lancet “ article ( http://www.thelancet.com/journals/la...415-0/fulltext ) claims “ substantial progress has been made in health provision “ due to local effort and international support, but “ the country is still grappling with pressing health needs “ and “ more needs to be done “.

It highlights :-

• maternal health as one of the major gaps in health in the region ;
• a self-contained clinic, first used in Haiti, able to provide caesarean sections.
• measles vaccination campaign ;
• monitoring dengue fever cases ( no epidemic ) and cholera cases ( none reported ).
• mental health, gender-based violence, and human trafficking.


Like every other member, I care about the Philippines. We can’t forget Typhoon Haiyan / Yolanda, or the Bohol earthquake .

[Rosie1958]

Here's a further update from the Philippines Typhoon Appeal that was organised through DEC (Disaster Emergency Committee) in UK:

Today marks the formal close of the Philippines Typhoon Appeal and we wanted to simply say THANK YOU!

To all those who donated, shared and liked our updates. To everyone who took the time to post kind words of support or challenged us to explain how the appeal worked better, to everyone who've been out fundraising and all those who've been with us for years: THANK YOU.

We couldn't do this without you, your amazing support has helped over 900,000 people and will help many many more over the next two years or so as our Members Agencies continue to use appeal funds to help people.


We'll continue with updates from the Philippines along with our Syria appeal (which remains open) and other news of interest but if you'd like to help our Member Agencies directly head over to this page to find out more about them: http://bit.ly/rJtqCk

So, the appeal is now closed, but the massive amount of work continues ...................

[Michael Parnham]

Here's a further update from the Philippines Typhoon Appeal that was organised through DEC (Disaster Emergency Committee) in UK:

Today marks the formal close of the Philippines Typhoon Appeal and we wanted to simply say THANK YOU!

To all those who donated, shared and liked our updates. To everyone who took the time to post kind words of support or challenged us to explain how the appeal worked better, to everyone who've been out fundraising and all those who've been with us for years: THANK YOU.

We couldn't do this without you, your amazing support has helped over 900,000 people and will help many many more over the next two years or so as our Members Agencies continue to use appeal funds to help people.


We'll continue with updates from the Philippines along with our Syria appeal (which remains open) and other news of interest but if you'd like to help our Member Agencies directly head over to this page to find out more about them: http://bit.ly/rJtqCk

So, the appeal is now closed, but the massive amount of work continues ...................

Thank's again Rosie, also nice to know the work will continue!