5 Years in Review
ACCORD team after their review and reflection workshop Posted by ACCORD Incorporated on Sunday, January 11, 2015
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Samar, Down The Road: A Humanitarian Worker's Story
Field report from Xyla Ortinero In photo: Xyla (left) listens to the gathered women of Barangay Tan-Awan in Dolores, Eastern Samar. Typhoon Hagupit / Ruby made its first landfall in Dolores. Downed trees and power lines. Flooded communities….
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Official Statement of ACCORD for International Human Rights Day 2014 (in Filipino)
in photo: House damaged by Typhoon Ruby / Hagupit in Barcelona, Sorsogon province. This shows their vulnerability to natural hazards and that much still needs to be done in upholding their right to a life of dignity. Nakikiisa ang ACCORD…
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Typhoon Ruby / Hagupit Emergency Appeal
In the wake of the devastation left by Typhoon Ruby (international name: Hagupit), ACCORD is working to respond quickly to the needs of the most affected and least-served communities. Our initial target is to provide assistance to 5,000 families in…
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Scaling Up Their Dreams
(This feature story was also published online by Rappler on their website and on MSN News.) by Darwin Masacupan In photo: One of Mag-aso’s livelihood groups among the corn plants they cultivated. (Mavic Relayson / ECHO2 Consortium) …
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Traditional 'Resilience' not enough in dealing with calamities
(This report was first published online by ABS-CBNnews.com on 9 November 2014. Original version is available in this link.) By Ivy Jean Vibar, ABS-CBNnews.com It is important to build on the traditional can-do attitude of Filipinos through further…
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Traditional ‘Resilience’ not enough in dealing with calamities
(This report was first published online by ABS-CBNnews.com on 9 November 2014. Original version is available in this link.) By Ivy Jean Vibar, ABS-CBNnews.com It is important to build on the traditional can-do attitude of Filipinos through further…
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Building Back Safer – A (Roving) Team Perspective
(This feature story was also published online by GMA News Online, Philstar.com, and PTV4.) By Darwin Masacupan In photo: Barangay Batuan’s roving team, composed of Nick Basong, Katherine Boga, and Edwin dela Cruz, gamely smiles for the camera…
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Summary of Accomplishments – One Year from Haiyan
As part of its accountability to its donors and partner communities, ACCORD is releasing this summary of accomplishments in its Haiyan Response. There are also descriptions of sectoral interventions, our primary focus on disaster risk reduction across our programming (DRR),…
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Official Statement – One Year from Haiyan
Today, we pay tribute to all the communities who continue to recover and rebuild from the devastation caused by Typhoon Yolanda. They have shown us that not even the strongest storm in modern times could thwart their struggle to fulfill…
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