Updates and field stories
November 10, 2014
(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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November 10, 2014
(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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November 10, 2014
(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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November 8, 2014
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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November 8, 2014
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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November 8, 2014
The ECHO II Haiyan Consortium relies on bayanihan as a means of increasing the impact of our actions and EU support. Through community-level trainings and meetings, communities were able to work together, pool their cash grants and build community-owned and…
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November 6, 2014
(This feature story was also published online by GMA News Online and Hong Kong News). by Anjo Bacarisas In photo: Joselito Tolibas with his wife Jessica at Barangay Caltayan in La Paz, Leyte “I am blind. But…
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October 26, 2014
Photos from “Ugnayan at Bahaginan: Building Resilience through Good Governance” held last October 12-13, 2014 in Camarines Sur.
October 21, 2014
The speakers at the recent "Ugnayan at Bahaginan: Building Resilience through Good Governance" conference shared their knowledge and experiences in various aspects of DRR work (conference schedule here; briefers on the concurrent sessions here). As part of ACCORD's efforts…
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October 21, 2014
Participants of the “Ugnayan at Bahaginan: Building Resilience through Good Governance” conference first visited Barangay Cagsao in Calabanga and Barangay Ponong in Magarao (all in Camarines Sur province) to further deepen their appreciation of the success and challenges in DRR…
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