Batang Ready: IEC Film Making Contest
BATANG READY: Resilient Child and Empowered Advocates for Disaster Risk Reduction is a project implemented by Adventist Development and Relief Agency in partnership with Humanity Inclusion formerly known as Handicap International funded by Aktion Deutschland Hilft from January to September 2018. The main objective of the project is to empower children in five schools in […]
Cavite Conducts Table Top Simulation Exercise
Trece Martires City — Cavite Planning and Development Head Jesus Barrera committed to “…ensure that budget will be allocated for Cavite’s Contingency Plan for Earthquake. We will review our Annual Investment Plan,” he said guaranteeing its implementation. This he pledged during the simulation exercise on July 24, 2018. Members of the Cavite Provincial Disaster Reduction […]
MOA Signing between the Province of Cavite, ADRA Philippines, and HLA Philippines
A ceremonial signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the tripartite partnership between the Provincial Government of Cavite, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) Philippines, and the Humanitarian Leadership Academy (HLA) Philippines, was done on May 28, 2018, in the Office of the Governor in the Cavite Provincial Capitol, Trece Martirez City, Cavite. […]
ADRA Gives Hope for Schools in Iloilo
ADRA Philippines, with the support of Aktion Deutschland Hilft and in partnership with Department of Education (DepEd), trained selected students from Barotac Viejo National High School (BVNHS), Raul V. Causing Memorial Elementary School (RVCES), Barotac Viejo DepEd District Office, Alejo Posados Memorial Elementary School (APMES), Ajuy National High School (ANHS), and Culasi Elementary School (CES) […]
Lettuce saves the day
Life must go on after typhoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan), even to a 43- year old mother of four (4) Flora Moreno, a native of Brgy. Mangorocoro, Iloilo. Growing up in the small fishing village was difficult, but Yolanda made life even more difficult not just for Flora but also for her family. Fishing was […]
Cavite Orientation Contingency Plan Formulation
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) together with Humanitarian Leadership Academy (HLA) Philippines through Project VIPER (Vulnerability and Impact Reduction for Earthquake), are proud sponsors of the “Orientation on the Cavite Provincial Contingency Plan Formulation for the 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake”. This event was organized last April 25, 2018, from 9:00AM to 3:00PM, by the […]
Never Too Busy To Be A Better Mother
“It is really a challenge to be a mother”. 37-year-old Cristy Bucton starts her morning routine by waking up at 5AM and preparing her kids for school. She juggles her time doing household chores, bringing her children to school, going to the market, selling fruits in her fruit stand, among others. Cristy Bucton is a […]
Project VIPER Consultation on the One Cavite Humanitarian Coordination Model (OCHO)
Project VIPER (Vulnerability and Impact Reduction to Earthquake), a consortium between Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), Humanitarian Leadership Academy (HLA), and the Provincial Government of Cavite – Office of Public Safety (PG-COPS), organized a consultation workshop last March 12, 2018 at the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR), Biga, Silang, Cavite to introduce the […]
Life moves on for Epifania
My name is Epifania Parado, 60 years old, and an ADRA community partner from Brgy. Cambahanon, Alang-Alang, Leyte. I am a widow living on my own. Sometimes, I get support from my children. In 2013, we lost our home and our rice farm to the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan. The aftermath of the typhoon was unimaginable — worse […]
Mobile theatre play explores sexual and reproductive health for students in Camarines Sur
How do you make health class more exciting? The EMBRACE project in Camarines Sur is tackling teen reproductive health knowledge through an interactive theatre project called “Love Your Life,”aiming to teach high school students the importance of taking charge of your reproductive health. Performed by Team Kriyeyyytibs, a group of creatives and performers from Manila, […]