Completed project
Emergency Relief After Typhoon Hagupit
January 2015 to October 2015
CAD$ 1,305,214
- CA$1,300,000 were provided by the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development of Canada - International Humanitarian Assistance (DFAIT-IHA)
- The remaining funds were raised by CECI.
3,268 families
(16,340 people)
Center for Emergency Aid and Rehabilitation (CONCERN Inc.)
On December 7, 2014, Typhoon Hagupit (Ruby) blasted the central Philippines with winds of up to 210 km/h. It left 24 people dead and caused significant material and environmental damage, destroying nearly 300,0009 homes. The coastal areas of the central and eastern Philippines were flooded, affecting close to one million families, or four million people. As at December 19, 2014, the Philippine government estimated damages to the country’s infrastructure and agriculture at $142 million.
In partnership with the Philippines-based Center for Emergency Aid and Rehabilitation (CONCERN Inc.), CECI focused its actions on the municipalities of Dolores, Oras, Can Avid and Taft, which were hard hit by the typhoon. The mayors of these municipalities were consulted to evaluate the impact of the typhoon and identify the needs of local populations. CECI and CONCERN worked with 3,268 families (over 16,000 people) who were among the nation’s poorest and most vulnerable, and who were unable to meet their needs owing to a lack of access to resources.
The project integrated lessons that CECI and CONCERN had learned during their emergency relief efforts for victims of the earthquake in the Bohol province and Typhoon Haiyan not long before. CECI's actions were primarily to rebuild, restore livelihoods and support risk prevention.
- 1,062 homes were repaired with the distributed materials and help from locally employed carpenters.
- 1,308 women, 194 farmers and 252 fishers received financial support and materials to restore their economic activities.
- 4 municipalities and 14 communities were provided solar lamps.
To support the earthquake victims, fourteen victim groups (Grassroots Disaster Response Machineries – GRDM) were formed and four leadership workshops and four municipal forums were held.
Project Figures:
3,258
families supported in the four targeted municipalities.
312
Number of temporary homes built
1,308
women who received financial and material support to restore their economic activities
4
training sessions held to reduce disaster risk