Meet Maricel Vina Menez. As a Project Officer, she takes charge in our ProACT project in the Province of Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Sur and Compostela Valley. In celebration of #WorldHumanitarianDay, we honor Vina as a humanitarian worker and one of the many #RealLifeHeroes by sharing her story:
Mr. Lyndon Arbes (MOVE UP 4 DRR Officer) and Ms. Delilah Chua (Head of Cotabato Field Office) joined the Mindanao-wide 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗗-𝟭𝟵 via zoom as resource persons. With the theme, “𝘊𝘚𝘖-𝘓𝘎𝘜 𝘉𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘩𝘢𝘯: 𝘔𝘨𝘢 𝘈𝘬𝘴𝘺𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘢 𝘒𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘬𝘶𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘩𝘰𝘯,” the online session was organized by the RESOURCEGov Project in partnership with DILG XI, XII, and […]
Aldin Beta-A is more than a DRR Supervisor for our MOVE UP 3 Project, he is one of our #RealLifeHeroes. After spearheading the Resilient Livelihood Support turnover for 50 families in Marikina last September 18, he shares his experience as a humanitarian worker, and working tirelessly to help others amidst the pandemic. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 […]
Humanitarian crises create devastating impacts to the communities affected, but what is most scarring is the psychological trauma and stress that these emergency situations leave behind. We are steadfast in mitigating these impacts and work closely with several conflict-affected communities in Mindanao. Thus, last August, we facilitated an 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 […]
𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗗-𝟭𝟵. However, around 7 million Filipinos are dependent on unsafe and unsustainable water sources. In fact, even before the pandemic, those residing in congested dwellings in informal settlements, transitory sites, and evacuation areas were already facing problems with inadequate water, poor sanitation and waste […]
