Providing Emergency Assistance to Typhoons in The Philippines
30 December, 2020 - 00:10
Country: Philippines
Source: Episcopal Relief and Development
Episcopal Relief & Development, in partnership with the Anglican Board of Mission-Australia and Iglesia Filipina Independiente (The Philippine Independent Church – IFI), to provide assistance in response to three successive typhoons that displaced individuals and families throughout the region.
Between October 25, 2020 and November 12, 2020, three typhoons, Quinta (Molave), Rolly (Goni) and Ulysses (Vamco), struck the Philippines, impacting over 1.4 million people in five regions across Luzon. Approximately 390,000 individuals were displaced due to the damage from the storms.
Episcopal Relief & Development is supporting IFI as they provide over 1,000 households across 13 dioceses with food and hygiene packs. The food packs include rice, sardines, cooking oil, salt, sugar, mongo and drinking water. Helping to reduce the spread of disease, including COVID-19, hygiene kits contain surgical masks, vitamin C, disinfectant and bath soap. The Church is also offering counseling services for women and children as they navigate recovery[...]