Update

Consolidated DREAM Update No. 5

November 23-24, 2013

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Balay Mindanaw continues the Disaster Risk-Reduction, Resiliency-building and Emergency Assistance Mission (DREAM) with daily assessment of what is needed by the communities affected by Supertyphoon Yolanda and what resources are available. Balay Mindanaw shifts gear with the support of its local partners, the care of friends and volunteers, the aid of donors and the people who believe that the community has to be empowered, sustainable and resilient.Read More »THEIR SMILES BRING COURAGE AND INSPIRE ACTION

Consolidated DREAM Update No. 4

21-22 November 2013

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Truly an inspiring appeal made by the residents themselves, placed on top of one of the remaining structures in Ormoc City so that others may know.  RISE UP ORMOC! (Bangon Ormoc!)

Indeed the survivors of Supertyphoon Yolanda are not hopeless. They understand their needs, put courage in their hearts and minds amid the impact of the disaster, they smile and say thank you for the assistance given to them. They now seek for means not just to repair their homes but also to rebuild their lives.

(See also OCHA Sit Report  No.16 as of Nov 22, 2013)

And this conviction is where the Disaster Risk-Reduction and Resiliency-building and Emergency Assistance Mission (DREAM) Teams of Balay Mindanaw and partners in Ormoc and Panay gain greater sense of humanitarian service.  They have these reports:Read More »Roofless, Homeless but not Hopeless..

Consolidated DREAM Update No. 3

19-20 November, 2013

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Despite the fact that most media put more spotlight in Tacloban in the Province of Leyte where most international responses have converged, remote areas worst-hit by the SuperTyphoon Yolanda/Haiyan in Nov. 8 likewise need close attention and assistance.

The Disaster Risk Reduction, Resiliency Building and Emergency Assistance Mission (DREAM) of Balay Mindanaw Group is already present in two areas: Ormoc City in Leyte, Eastern Visayas and in President Roxas in Capiz, Western Visayas (Panay Island). With the support of local groups, DREAM teams were able to set-up local center points of relief operations in each of the areas.Read More »Springs of Hope in remote areas hit by Yolanda

Consolidated DREAM update No. 1

November 16, 2013

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Balay Mindanaw Group of NGOs is conducting its relief efforts in cooperation and coordination with other groups and agencies – to help peoples and communities severely damaged by Super Typhoon Yolanda (international codename: Haiyan). With the massive destruction brought about the Typhoon and the coming in of immense global and local responses to this, Balay Mindanaw made quick assessment on the ground and identified needs, linked with local agencies and contacts to work with and recommended options to hasten the provision of assistance at this point in time.Read More »Balay Mindanaw organizes relief operations for Yolanda-hit areas in Ormoc in Leyte and Capiz in Panay Island

…a collective call for collective effort of local and international resources…

Consolidated DREAM Update No. 2

17-18 November 2013

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It’s been ten days after the Supertyphoon Haiyan/Yolanda seriously hit the Eastern and Central Visayas, and yet severely affected communities in remote places in Leyte and Panay Island have yet to be provided with necessary emergency assistance. The total shutdown of communications and infrastructure in worst-hit areas may have hindered the speedy rescue and relief operations, taking into account the massive scale and magnitude of the destructions and deaths. The official death toll, as of Nov 18, has reached to almost 4,000 while many fatalities are still unaccounted for.Read More »We refuse to be Victims! We choose to be resources!