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Emergency Assistance to Typhoon Affected Communities in Catanduanes and Albay Province

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We are off to a pretty good start this year. Last week, we held our first distributions of hygiene and water kits to 506 families in selected barangays in Baras and San Miguel, Catanduanes.

This is part of our 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝘆𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗹𝗯𝗮𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲. We are hoping to reach a total of 900 families for our #TyphoonRolly Response in Catanduanes alone.

Our goal is to provide humanitarian support to 7,930 vulnerable families in Catanduanes and Albay which were affected by the typhoon. Our interventions will include emergency repairs and construction of water and sanitation facilities, more hygiene and water kits distributions, cash assistance, establishing community hand-washing stations, and hygiene promotions through community engagement.

This will be implemented together with our partner, CARE Philippines, with funding from USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance.

Distribution and Replenishing of Hygiene Kits, and Conducting Hygiene Promotion & Risk Awareness Sessions Throughout Conflict and Earthquake-affected Areas within Lanao del Sur and North Cotabato

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Our presence in Mindanao go way back to our first humanitarian response in the Philippines during the year 2000. Two decades later, we continue to work with Mindanao communities, providing life-saving aid to the most vulnerable people in need. Specifically, we have scaled up our water, sanitation & hygiene interventions this year to help mitigate the risks of COVID-19.

We are continuously distributing and replenishing hygiene kits, and conducting hygiene promotion & risk awareness sessions throughout conflict and earthquake-affected areas within Lanao del Sur and North Cotabato. Additionally, we have been installing and maintaining touch-free handwashing stations in public places and health units.

This are a some of the notable work under our COVID-19 Emergency WASH Assistance funded by USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance and implemented together with CARE Philippines and PBSP.

To read more of our WASH interventions in the Philippines, go to:
https://actionagainsthunger.ph/what-we-do/#water-sanitation

 

The Invisible Monster Film has Won Jury Award for Best FIBABC Short Film and Best Actor Award for Aminodin Munder in the Ibero-American Short Film Festival abc.es 2020

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We are proud to announce that The Invisible Monster Film has won Jury Award for Best FIBABC Short Film and Best Actor Award for Aminodin Munder in the Ibero-American Short Film Festival abc.es 2020!

The Ibero-American Short Film Festival ABC.es (FIBABC) is an online film festival characterized by being the most mediatic international short film competition.

𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy0mohAZ3qc

In celebration of #HumanRightsDay, We Highlight Aminodin’s Mother in the Invisible Monster film as Everyone Else, Strive to Provide Food for their Children.

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In The Invisible Monster film, we see how parents like Aminodin’s mother strive to make ends meet in order to provide food for the children. She and her family, like everyone else, have the right to adequate food as this is a fundamental human right and not a privilege.

This is why we constantly combat food insecurity and malnutrition in the communities where we work. We provide nutrition sensitization programs, livelihood cash assistance and trainings among many others. With your support, we can help more families fight hunger.

In celebration of #HumanRightsDay, raise awareness and stand up for human rights.
𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆.
https://actionagainsthunger.ph/the-invisible-monster

(Photo by Jairo Iglesias for Action Against Hunger)

‘The Invisible Monster’ Film will be launching it’s Philippine Online Premier on November 27

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‘The Invisible Monster’ is making its way to your online screens! We will be launching the Philippine online premiere of ‘The Invisible Monster’ film on November 27 and will be available until December 11.

This touching story is about the Filipino spirit finding hope and happiness amidst poverty, loss, war, and hunger and was shot in post-conflict Marawi City with actual residents starring as actors.

The online screening is free but viewers are encouraged to donate. All proceeds will go to Action Against Hunger’s ongoing projects against malnutrition in the Philippines.

To 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 and know more about the film, go to:
https://actionagainsthunger.ph/the-invisible-monster

Trained to Train her Fellow Evacuees: Meet Soraya Camid, one of our #RealLifeHeroes

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“So kapangunab sa lima na ipakalidas ko mga sakit (Proper handwashing helps a lot in preventing diseases.)”

This is Soraya Camid’s constant advice to her fellow evacuees. Soraya and her family were one of the many people who were displaced because of the Marawi Siege back in 2017. After being trained by Action Against Hunger on basic hygiene promotion, she now volunteers as a Community Hygiene Promoter (CHP) in Sugod, Madalum, Lanao del Sur.

Last October 15, Soraya, together with her fellow CHPs and our Iligan team, celebrated #GlobalHandwashingDay by raising awareness on the importance of handwashing in preventing disease transmission and saving lives. They conducted a hygiene promotion session in Madalum, wherein Soraya shares her gained knowledge on WASH with her community.

Despite the struggles she experienced, Soraya moves forward and works hard to influence her community positively, making her one of our Real-Life Heroes. (Photos by Lowelyn Sumayo for Action Against Hunger)

Written by Lowelyn Sumayo.

Maximizing Efforts to Ensure Coverage of the Immediate Needs of Vulnerable Families

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Around 13.4 million Filipino families considered themselves poor, resulting to the highest self-rated poverty recorded in the last five years according to the 2019 SWS Survey. As poverty has direct effects to food insecurity, the hunger crisis in the Philippines is expected to worsen because of the pandemic.

Now more than ever, we are maximizing our efforts to ensure coverage of the immediate needs of vulnerable families that do not have access to food. With your help, we can provide more food packs, cash distributions, and livelihood support or cash-for-work programs for the communities we are working with.

𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄.
https://actionagainsthunger.ph/call-for-donations/

(Photo by Alfons Rodriguez for Action Against Hunger)

The Risk of COVID-19 to Undernourished People, Young Children, and Elders

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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.

𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗪:
https://actionagainsthunger.ph/call-for-donations/

A Helping Hand To All Our Filipino Citizen Who Were Affected By The COVID-19

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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. 𝗪𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽.

𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗪.
https://actionagainsthunger.ph/call-for-donations/

Nutrition Sensitization Orientation in Rorogagus East Transitory Site, Marawi City

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“How I can help maintain the health of my child?” 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 men’s 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 by Sida – Styrelsen för 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.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵:
https://actionagainsthunger.ph/what-we-do/…