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Celebrating #WorldHumanitarianDay2020 with a story of a Real Life Hero: Carla Delos Santos

Meet 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗮 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼𝘀. She works as a WASH Engineer for our water, sanitation and hygiene initiatives under our Life-saving Humanitarian Assistance to People Affected by the Mindanao Earthquake. 𝗜𝗻 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 #𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗗𝗮𝘆𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬, 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗮 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 #𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆:

#𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗲𝘀 #WorldHumanitarianDay2020

In anticipation of #WorldHumanitarianDay2020 on August 19, we will be sharing stories of humanitarians who have selflessly dedicated themselves in helping other people amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 #𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗲𝘀.    

Inspiring People to Wear Masks to Prevent Spread of COVID-19 in the spirit of #𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤

𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 #𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤, 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗗-𝟭𝟵!   Wearing masks is a vital safety measure particularly in our line of work. Our teams in the field take all the necessary precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to the communities […]

Celebrating #WorldMaskWeek with our Kidapawan and Cotabato Field Team

Our Cotabato and Kidapawan Field Teams took on the #WearAMask challenge in celebration of #WorldMaskWeek! Wearing masks is a vital safety measure particularly in our line of work. Our teams in the field take all the necessary precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to the communities we serve while ensuring the continuity of our […]

Promoting Hygiene Practices and Safety Measures against COVID in Lanao Del Sur and North Cotabato

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝘆𝗴𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗗 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸. Hygiene kits were provided to a total of 1,718 beneficiaries in Barangay Binidayan in Lanao Del Sur, and Barangay Malabuan and Malungon in North Cotabato last August 5 – 7. The distribution was conducted as part […]

Educating Iligan City on the Benefits of Breastfeeding in Celebration of World Breastfeeding Week

Idalia Beruar was expecting her third child when she truly realized the value of breastmilk for her children after attending a seminar on breastfeeding and infant & children care practices back in September 2017. While she had always breastfed her children because they did not like the milk formula, in the seminar she learned that […]

A Series of Orientations for Disaster Preparedness and Resilience Building in Barangay Ilomavis, Kidapawan City

A series of orientations was conducted in Barangay Ilomavis, Kidapawan City last July 29 and 30, 2020. The participants were members of 64 vulnerable households who were displaced due to the November 2019 earthquake and are currently more at risk because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The activity was launched to help raise awareness on the […]

A Training on Open Data Kit to help LGUs of Magpet and Tulunan

Our RISE-CSO-LGU team launched a training on Open Data Kit to help LGUs of Magpet and Tulunan last July 28 to 30, to teach them business tax mapping in their areas which will lead towards increase revenue collection. In addition to this, a series of civil service organization (CSO) activities were also conducted which includes […]

No More Long and Dark Walks to the Bathroom for Magpet Beneficiaries

Written by Joayra Gem Balagtas for Action Against Hunger Jessa Ampoy used to walk 500 meters to go to the nearest comfort room in the evacuation site which is dark and water wasn’t always available. Because of this, she and her fellow evacuees prefer to take a bath in the nearby stream instead. Jessa is […]

Moving Urban Poor in Mindanao Towards Resilience (MOVE UP 4) Project in Kidapawan, North Cotabato

Our MOVE UP 4 Team conducted a household survey as part of the Community Risk Assessment (CRA) activity from July 20 – 31, 2021 in Kidapawan, North Cotabato. The survey aims to assess disaster awareness and preparedness, access to government social protection program,s and resilient livelihoods among others. The information gathered will be used in […]