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 one of the 560 people who are now able to practice proper hygiene habits because of the newly constructed hygiene facilities in Sitio Waterfalls at Bongolanon, Magpet as part of our ‘đđśđłđ˛ đŚđŽđđśđťđ´ đđđşđŽđťđśđđŽđżđśđŽđť đđđđśđđđŽđťđ°đ˛ đđź đŁđ˛đźđ˝đšđ˛ đđłđłđ˛đ°đđ˛đą đŻđ đ đśđťđąđŽđťđŽđź đđŽđżđđľđžđđŽđ¸đ˛’ together with CARE Philippines and ACCORD Incorporated, and funding from EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid – ECHO.
“đđľ đŞđ´ đˇđŚđłđş đ§đ˘đˇđ°đłđ˘đŁđđŚ đ§đ°đł đśđ´. đđŠđŚđłđŚ đ¸đŚ đ¨đŚđľ đ¸đ˘đľđŚđł đŞđ´ đˇđŚđłđş đ§đ˘đł đ˘đŻđĽ đ´đľđŚđŚđą đľđŠđ˘đľ đ°đśđł đŁđ˘đ¤đŹđ´ đŠđśđłđľ đ¸đŠđŚđŻ đ¸đŚ đ¤đ°đđđŚđ¤đľ đ¸đ˘đľđŚđł… đđŚ đ˘đłđŚ đľđŠđ˘đŻđŹđ§đśđ đ§đ°đł đľđŠđŚ đŻđŚđ¸ đ¤đ°đŽđ§đ°đłđľ đłđ°đ°đŽ đŁđŚđ¤đ˘đśđ´đŚ đŞđľ đŞđ´ đŻđŚđ˘đłđŚđł. đđŚ đŻđ° đđ°đŻđ¨đŚđł đŠđ˘đˇđŚ đľđ° đ´đŠđ˘đłđŚ đľđŠđŚ đ¤đśđŁđŞđ¤đđŚđ´ đ°đł đŠđśđłđłđş đŁđŚđ¤đ˘đśđ´đŚ đľđŠđŚđłđŚ đ˘đłđŚ đ¤đ°đŽđ§đ°đłđľ đ´đľđ˘đđđ´ đŞđŻđ´đľđ˘đđđŚđĽ đąđŚđł đ˘đłđŚđ˘. đ đ¸đŞđđ đŻđ° đđ°đŻđ¨đŚđł đŁđŚ đ˘đ§đłđ˘đŞđĽ đľđ° đśđ´đŚ đľđŠđŚ đľđ°đŞđđŚđľ đ˘đľ đŻđŞđ¨đŠđľ,â said Jessa.
(Photos by Joayra Gem Balagtas for Action Against Hunger)