In celebration of ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด day on October 15, our teams presented their commitments to promote #CleanHandsforAll, spreading awareness on the importance of handwashing with soap to prevent diseases like COVID-19, and save lives. ๐๐ง๐งผ
Undernourished people, especially young children, who contract COVID-19 could be at greater risk. While elderly people are deemed most at risk of COVID-19, the virus attacks the lungs, which is especially alarming for undernourished children whose risk of mortality increases 15-fold if they develop pneumonia.
To counter this, we need to support health facilities in their fight against the pandemic. In addition to this, we are working hard in maintaining the continuity of our maternal and child health programs.
You can help us strengthen and expand our activities focused on child malnutrition, support for women and psychosocial support.
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https://actionagainsthunger.ph/call-for-donations/
Part of our initiatives in preventing the spread of the coronavirus is by strengthening our risk communication and community engagement efforts which have reached more than 200,000 people.
Wherever we work, we motivate families and communities to uphold proper hygiene and sanitation practices through our hygiene promotion sessions, allowing them to understand the value of hygiene in fighting infectious diseases, as well as hunger and malnutrition.
๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด:ย https://actionagainsthunger.ph/call-for-donations/
Written by Joayra Gem Balagtas for Action Against Hunger
82-year old Pedro Sanchez has been living alone in the evacuation site in Perez, Kidapawan ever since the Mindanao earthquakes last year. All three of his children now have families of their own. They would sometimes send him financial help, but it is usually not enough to support Pedro since their families have needs as well.
More than a year ago, Pedro was diagnosed with diabetes and suffered a stroke, and he hasn’t been able to walk ever since. He can hardly hear as well, which he says could probably be because of his old age.
Pedro relies on his good neighbors for assistance in taking care of himself. Whenever he has money, he asks his neighbors to buy him supplies and food. They also volunteer to do his laundry and other chores that he has trouble doing by himself. However, there are days where his neighbors aren’t around to help him, so no matter how challenging, he does these tasks on his own.
Last September 21, our ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐พ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ provided Pedro a wheelchair, to help him go through his daily activities with more ease. Teary-eyed, Pedro expressed his gratitude as he saw the wheelchair being pulled towards his tent.
Pedro is one of the 200 target beneficiaries to receive health and protection assistance as part of our ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ-๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ต๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ #๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐พ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ which is funded by the EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid – ECHO.
To find out more on our Emergency Responses in the Philippines, go to:
https://actionagainsthunger.ph/what-we-do/โฆ
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all of us, some more so than others.
The unemployment rate of 17.7% for April 2020 is the highest ever recorded. As of September 24, we have reached 454,125 Filipinos with our projects, providing families with essential goods and services. But, In the face of this unprecedented crisis, we need to act fast and do more to help those who need it the most. ๐ช๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ.
๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ช.
https://actionagainsthunger.ph/call-for-donations/
โHow I can help maintain the health of my child?โ asked one of the fathers at Rorogagus East Transitory Site in Marawi City yesterday during a Nutrition Sensitization Orientation conducted by our Iligan team.
Both mothers and fathers actively participated in the discussions. Since the facilitator highlighted menโs contribution and influence in ensuring the proper health of their children, the fathers volunteered to practice taking MUAC measurements of children and pregnant & lactating women (PLWs).
Funded byย Sida – Styrelsen fรถr Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete, the activity focused on detecting malnutrition through the use of Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) tape. The attendees were enlightened of the fact that through this simple assessment, a child can be saved from the negative consequences of malnutrition through early detection.
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป & ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต:
https://actionagainsthunger.ph/what-we-do/โฆ
The future looks uncertain for 7.3 Million Filipinos who now find themselves without a job.
One vital part of our projects is livelihood training, making sure that our beneficiaries adapt to the situation and develop new skills to continue providing for their families.
๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป.
https://actionagainsthunger.ph/call-for-donations/
Aldin Beta-A is more than a DRR Supervisor for our MOVE UP 3 Project, he is one of our Real-Life Heroes.
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 start being involved in development work?
My initial employment was focused on ancestral domain management after I graduated back in 2000. After that, I was mostly involved in the agricultural field and was also part of an earthquake rehabilitation program. In 2006, I was deployed in Southern Luzon, in Aurora, for a community disaster risk reduction program. Thereafter, I was more involved on humanitarian responses during in 2013 until now.
What were your struggles as a humanitarian worker, especially now during the pandemic?
Well, the normal struggle is how to expedite the process given that time is limited, and especially now that transportation between areas have become challenging. The common way we communicate now is through non-face-to-face interactions which can be challenging when it comes to decision-making.
What motivates you to continue a career in humanitarian work?
As a humanitarian worker, it is common in our DNA to help others and doing no harm, so that motivates me to help others even if it needs more patience or innovative ways of getting things done.
What are your hopes and dreams for the future?
My hope for the future is for us to continuously adapt. I see that we constantly change as a society, even though we experience many hazards or risks. I see that as we can adapt to these different disasters and emergencies, and cope as human beings.
Moving Urban Poor Communities Toward Resilience (MOVE UP 3)ย is an urban disaster risk reduction (DRR) project which aims to build resilience among urban poor communities in Mindanao.ย With funding from theย European Union, MOVE UP 3 is implemented by a consortium of partners consisting ofย Action Against Hunger Philippines,ย Plan International Philippines,ย CARE Philippines, and ACCORD Incorporated.
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 ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ก๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป for 60 community volunteers, leaders and LGU health staff members from the municipalities of Saguiaran, Kapai, Balindong and Madamba in Lanao del Sur, and Municipality of Pantao Ragat in Lanao Del Sur.
Funded by EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid – ECHO, the training was part of our ‘Response to the Unmet Humanitarian Needs of the Most Vulnerable Conflict-Affected Populations in Mindanao’ (REACH) Project in partnership with CARE Philippines and Oxfam Pilipinas.
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