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SENDONG
UPDATES
Balay Mindanaw Disaster Response Updates
For the week February 20-27, 2012
[See our
previous reports here: Feb. 20, Feb.
13, Feb. 6, Jan.
14, Jan. 13, Jan.
12, Jan. 11, Jan.
9, Jan. 8, Jan.
7, Jan. 6, Jan.
5, Jan. 4, Jan.
2, Dec. 31, Dec.
29, Dec. 28, Dec.
27, Dec. 26, Dec.
23 4pm, Dec 23 12nn, Dec.
22, Dec. 21, Dec.
20, Dec. 19 6pm, Dec.
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Dear Friends,
We continue to share with you
these updates as our own modest way of acknowledging your continuing
support.
Again, thank you very much
for helping us become resources for others.
Padayon…
Relief Work:
The Municipality of Midsayap
asked Balay Mindanaw’s help in the distribution of its relief
assistance consisting of 15 boxes of assorted goods. Three
representatives sent by Dra. Imelda Soriano from IDS-GCCM Integral
Development Services – Grace Christian Community in Midsayap,
Cotabato came to Cagayan de Oro to do the inventory, checking,
sorting, repacking, including the distribution of goods. Balay
Mindanaw provided the data on the number of families in the
evacuation centers and assisted in the distribution. The relief kits
were distributed to the following areas: Bulua Elementary School
received 65 relief kits, Bulua gym 18, Iponan 51, Canitoan
Elementary School 56, Kauswagan 25, Gusa 37, 62 relief kits to
Indahag 1 and 66 to Indahag 2 – for a total of 380 families.
Fifty one (51) more sets of
relief kits from Kuya Fish Campaign (Japan) with each kit containing
kettle, chamber pot and thermal pot were distributed to the Sendong
survivors in Barangay Iponan.
WASH
Four bathing cubicles for men
in Indahag Tent Community 1 have been built, while construction of
latrines is still on going.
Shelter
There is an on-going
construction of a community center in the Tent Community 1. The
materials were provided by IOM, with the residents providing manual
labor as their counterpart.
Data validation was done to
the following areas: Tent Community 2 has increased to 66 families
and 309 individuals. Tent Community 3 has 37 families and 161
individuals. Canitoan has 56 families. Iponan has 51 families and
242 individuals. Bulua Gym has 18 families and 86 individuals, while
Bulua Elementary School has 63 families and 245 individuals.
Kauswagan now has 25 families and 103 individuals.
Photo documentation and
stories of IDPs in Barangays Bonbon and Kauswagan who were given
shelter repair kits from Habitat for Humanity are being collected,
as part of the partnership agreement.
Livelihood
The Habitat for Humanity
represented by Fr. Jun Sayago and Richard Rejas of KPMFI met to
explore the livelihood and income opportunities available to
survivors offered by the planned construction of permanent shelters
in Indahag and Calaanan. Initial discussions focused on the possible
demand (volume) of hollow blocks that could be supplied by the IDPs
themselves. Habitat for Humanity and Balay Mindanaw agreed on the
next possible steps: mobilization of interested IDPs, business
development, and fund sourcing.
RDRRMC Updates
Balay Mindanaw has been
invited together with the members of the Regional Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Council Region 10 to help conduct the 1st
Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA)-Damage and Loss Assessment
(DALA) in affected areas of TS Sendong, specifically CDO and Iligan,
upon the referral of Butch Olano, UNDP.
Dra. Reyes, the DR Advisor of
RDRRMC, said that the National Government has advised the NDRRMC to
present post disaster recommendations in affected areas of Cagayan
de Oro City and Iligan City.
PDNA is a standard
methodology being promoted by multi-lateral organizations. PDNA
results will be used as basis for recovery and planning. It was
agreed that instead of hiring experts to do the assessment, local
human resources in the region will be mobilized.
The sectors that will be
assessed are: Economic Sector – commerce, industry, tourism,
financial sector, agriculture and enterprises; Social Sector –
housing, health, education and cultural heritage; Infrastructure
Sector – power, water supply and sanitation, flood control,
drainage system and dam management, transportation and
telecommunications; and Cross-Sectoral – local government, social
protection and DRRM.
The actual PDNA-DALA timeline
of activities is as follows: Training of experts – 5-9 March;
Sectoral/team assessment (fieldwork, analysis, and consultations)
– 12-13 March; Prioritization of needs – 26-30 March; Report
writing – 2-3 April; 10-11 April; and Submission of Reports – 12
April.
Richard Rejas and Bing
Mordeno from Balay Mindanaw will be parts of the Economic and
Cross-Sectoral teams, respectively.
Resources:
The in-flow of resources has
significantly slowed down. As we exert efforts to tap more
long-term, programmatic and sustainable partnerships with resources
agencies, we also continue to capacitate ourselves in the
intricacies of disaster prevention, mitigation, response and
resiliency-building work.
We refuse to be victims. We
choose to be resources.
Balay Mindanaw
[See our previous reports
here: Feb. 20, Feb.
13, Feb. 6, Jan.
14, Jan. 13, Jan.
12, Jan. 11, Jan.
9, Jan. 8, Jan.
7, Jan. 6, Jan.
5, Jan. 4, Jan.
2, Dec. 31, Dec.
29, Dec. 28, Dec.
27, Dec. 26, Dec.
23 4pm, Dec 23 12nn, Dec.
22, Dec. 21, Dec.
20, Dec. 19 6pm, Dec.
19]
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