One Smile At A Time
As baby Ann Marie cries while being weighed by ADRA Philippines field officers, Mariveth Soco tries to soothe her child. All children cry during their monthly check ups; all they want is to have their mother by their side. As she dresses her child, the 36-year-old said that her child was sick but with just […]
Running with the Opportunities
Running through rice fields with her three month old daughter in her arms, getting away from the falling coconut trees as they succumbed to the ravaging winds of Typhoon Haiyan, Nelia Perez only worried about getting to safety. Yet once she was safe, her mind was already at work thinking how they would recover from […]
The Measure of Strength
When you think of a 74 year old woman, one thinks of someone sitting at home resting a tired body after years of work and accomplishments, one may imagine her enjoying her grandchildren and telling stories with nostalgia. No one would believe that a woman of that age would survive a typhoon by herself, facing […]
Building Brighter Futures in Bantayan
When leaders embrace learning, the future of their communities look bright. This is how Melanie Nidamo, a community leader and health worker, sums up what she learned from attending the two-day training on Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction Management conducted by ADRA Philippines in partnership with the Adventist Community Services (ACS). Ms. Nidamo and sixty more […]
Sari-Saring Recovery
Traditional Filipino culture would have Ms. Jenny Marteja exclusively taking care of her two children and being responsible for the house chores. All the while, her husband Mr. Felomino Marteja would be the sole provider of the family, working all day and bringing home food. That is not the case for this 39-year-old sari-sari store owner. […]
Real Change for Realino
In the remote Barangay of Alang-Alang lives Realino Cabugos. The 47 year old is a father of 8: his eldest child is 18 and the youngest are three-month-old twins. His main source of income has been firewood collection, which he sells to his neighbors and community. He has no land to cultivate, though sometimes he does […]
My Goat Bank
M Benido Mendoza, (52 years old) is one of the community partners in the husbandry sector of the Economic Recovery in Leyte (ERL) Project funded by Swiss Solidarity and ADRA International. Mr. Mendoza and his wife live in Barangay Tapol, Leyte. Mr. Mendoza gave us an interview about his life, work and experience with ADRA. […]
A Blink of Hope
Simple and happy living in the peaceful community of Capulhan, Dagami, Leyte, that’s the life Rebecca Aquino wants. Rebecca is a 44 years old woman, a wife and mother of 7. People know her as a strong and active woman but she’s a different person at home. She is a mother with a kind heart, […]
NO RISK Mushroom Harvesting in Nueva Ecija
When you sit and listen to the ladies of Barangay Calaanan and Pesa, all you hear is laughter and good spirits. Throughout their two-day on-the-job training, these women had smiles on their faces while they learned skills that could very well translate to an alternate livelihood that can bolster their family’s income. As they listened […]
NO RISK Tree Planting at Pulangui River
During the rainy season the Pulangui River threatens to overflow and put at risk the communities that thrive near its banks. The river is one of the major tributaries of the Rio Grande de Mindanao, an extensive river system in Mindanao. As part of ADRA’s disaster mitigation and climate change adaptation program, the agency through […]