Green houses
Delia Rael Singkoy of Dagami, Leyte lost her house like everyone else in her hometown to the destruction of Typhoon Yolanda in 2013. “My first thought after the storm was, ‘Thank God we are alive’. And then when I looked around and saw nothing but broken pieces of my house, I cried. I thought, ‘Where […]
Igniting Family Action
The Filipino family is a portrait of hope and resilience. We are grateful for every support that our donors and partners extend in every project that we do! With every house or boat repaired is a family taking a step forward to a better life. And we’re glad to be part of it.
My land, my future
Joseph found this piece of land in Dagami, Leyte years ago and decided to start a family here. The river at the back of their home is a friendly reminder of mother nature’s beauty. But during storm season, it overflows and poses a threat to their lives. Typhoon Haiyan washed their house away. Through ADRA’s […]
A House from God
“Thank you! I now have a house.” Grateful words from Carmensita Beso of Brgy. Calapwan, Capiz. Carmensita lost her entire house during Typhoon Yolanda. With the shelter assistance given by ADRA, Carmensita now lives in her newly built home. Thank you ADRA Canada and Alberta Adventist News for this feature!
Shelter in the time of storm
In Leyte, ADRA provided shelter repair assistance to 1,000 families whose houses have been totally or partially damaged by supertyphoon Haiyan/Yolanda. But just we approach the culmination of the project, signal No. 3 Typhoon Ruby has put our shelter rehabilitation efforts to the test a week ago. How happy we are to see the houses […]
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, […]
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!!