Given the urban context in the Philippines, the goal of this action is to increase preparedness and risk reduction capacities of local populations and government units through replication and scaling up of interrelated urban resilience struggles on alternative temporary shelter and resilient livelihood in hazard-prone, urban poor communities.
In the Philippines, increasing urbanization has resulted in the lack of appropriate and sufficient shelter. The Alternative Temporary Shelter Systen (ATS) addresses the shelter needs of affected populations in the initial stages of disasters to guarantee human dignity and sustain family and community life.
Resilient livelihoods as a practice has evolved through various humanitarian actions in response to typhoons Bopha and Haiyan, with theoretical and practical contribution from other humanitarian and disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, and ecosystem management and restoration (also referred to as integrated risk management) projects.
Andam Lahar is an inclusive and community-based preparedness project for households and leaders to build processes, knowledge, and skills in preparing for potential lahar risks.
CARE is a leading international humanitarian agency delivering emergency relief and long-term international development projects. Founded in 1945, CARE is nonsectarian, impartial, and non-governmental. In 2018, CARE worked in 95 countries reaching over 62 million people and 216 million people indirectly.
The THRA project supports the economic reconstruction of communities affected by typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) which hit the country in November 2013. the THRA is providing a suite of capacity-building interventions to increase meaningful participation of men and women in economic activities and gain access to business development and financial services.
The conflict in Mindanao, the second longest-running in history, has given rise to a protracted, low-intensity humanitarian emergency. Lack of local and international attention and support, despite extremely high humanitarian needs of the affected vulnerable populations, led to its classification as a “forgotten crisis”.
The “Life-saving Humanitarian Assistance to People Affected by Typhoon Mangkhut” project provides access to cash and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) to meet the humanitarian needs of the most vulnerable households affected by Mangkhut in the provinces of Cagayan, Kalinga and Benguet.
Founded in 1945, CARE (Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere) is a leading global humanitarian and international development organization dedicated to defending dignity and eradicating poverty. CARE enables lasting change by strengthening the capacity of communities and households through social, political and economic opportunities, delivering relief in emergencies, influencing policy decisions, and addressing discrimination. For 75 years, CARE has led the way to a better life for the world’s most vulnerable people across 100 countries and 70 million people, each year.
