Rising Up
Romulo Dayaday, 68 years old and an amputee, crawled his way to survival towards the nearest evacuation center during Typhoon Yolanda last year. He made it through, but not his house, which was totally torn to pieces. ADRA helped Romulo and his family repair their house just few months after the super storm. But as […]
Crawling for safety
Romulo Dayaday, 68, resident of Brgy. Agbobolo, Ajuy, Iloilo stayed inside their house during the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan. Before the landfall, he instructed his wife and three children to transfer to the nearest evacuation center while he remained in their hut to look after their belongings and farm animals. Few hours later, strong winds […]
Still Standing
“I didn’t have doubts that our ADRA-built house is strong and can protect us. But just to make sure, I asked my brother to tie our shelter to a tree, just like what my neighbors are doing with their houses every time a storm comes.” Rosemarie Malate, 29, a mother of two in Brgy. Baybay, […]
Czech Republic partners with ADRA PH
ADRA Philippines is grateful for the presence of Czech Republic Ambassador Jan Vytopil in the country last week as he visited our ADRA projects in Makato, Aklan and Ajuy, Iloilo. The Czech Republic Humanitarian Aid is a major agency working with ADRA Philippines in building transitional shelters for the survivors of typhoon Haiyan in Makato […]
ADRA DRR Program save lives
For the past seven months, ADRA Philippines has been actively involved in the rehabilitation of the municipalities of Ajuy & Barotac Viejo, Iloilo after the devastation of super typhoon Yolanda. Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) is one of the cornerstones of ADRA’s programs aimed at making these communities resilient and better prepared for natural and man-made […]
Transitional Shelters
ADRA Czech Republic and ADRA Philippines, with the additional support of ADRA Norway and ADRA United Kingdom, are building transitional shelters for more than 100 very poor families in the town of Makato, Aklan as a way of helping them rebuild their lives after Typhoon Yolanda. At least 30 houses have already been completed and […]
ADRA Shelter Recovery Program
A September highlight for our ADRA Shelter Recovery Program in the Municipality of Panay: 25 Carpenters… 1 Barangay… 30 Days of building… 60 Houses completed… And there’s much more to come!!