Food and Shelter for Philippine Typhoon Survivors

Dear Friends,

In recent months, we have been rebuilding schools in Philippine island and mountainous areas devastated by typhoon winds, mud slides and flooding throughout 2022-2023. Our Philippine disaster relief efforts help us to form new relationships with isolated indigenous tribes who are not generally receptive to outside assistance. 

With the 2024 typhoon season beginning, we are happy to announce the completion of a metal covered shelter outside our most recent school in North Cotabato Province.  The Mini Gym was built for Temporan Elementary School and completed in time to conduct a graduation ceremony under dry conditions!

The labor was provided by volunteer carpenters and other assistants of all ages. In the Philippines this shared labor process is called "bayanihan" in many dialects. 

"This is how Bayanihan System works," says field coodinator Miss Renchen. "Eight straight days working in the hot sun. The structure was completed just in time for Graduation Day. Working together, nothing is impossible.

We are blessed to have the funding and support of Asia America Initiative and One World Institute and their donor partners. We are so happy. Thank you!"

We are continuing to find and guide organic school gardens and set up school feeding in these vital program areas. Parents and teachers and supportive volunteers make it happen, showing up cheerfully to work every day.

Asia America Initiative works with communities in remote villages who are difficult to reach. Despite adverse conditions, we continue to assist thousands of families -- Christians, Muslims and Indigenous tribal peoples -- who suffer in desperate conditions. We have been active in more than six provinces located in the three major regions of the 7,000 island Philippine archipelago where hundreds of different cultures thrive and myriad of various languages and dialects are spoken.  

Thank you for your ongoing contributions. If you would like to continue your support, or are interested in becoming a long-term sponsor with a monthly donation, please click the link below. Your support helps families recover from typhoons and natural disasters.

Food and Shelter for Philippine Typhoon Survivors

Wishing you peace,

Albert Santoli,
Director

Dear Friends,

In recent months we have been rebuilding schools in mountainous areas devastated by typhoon winds, mud slides and flooding throughout 2023. Our Philippine disaster relief efforts helped us to form new relationships with isolated mountain tribes who are not generally open to outside assistance. Through our network and mission to stay weeks or months after disasters in order to rebuild communities, we have gained the trust of local leaders. Local tribe members provide labor and expertise in local customs and building styles. We fund construction materials alongside local partners. "This keeps previously feuding communities working together over what matters most, their children, in ways most comfortable to them," says Miss Renzen who coordinates many of our projects.

We are also building school gardens and setting up school feeding in these vital program areas. The best part is each school does it their way, with parents and teachers and supportive volunteers making it happen, every day.

Asia America Initiative works with communities in remote villages who are difficult to reach. Despite adverse conditions, we continue to assist thousands of families -- Christians, Muslims and Indigenous tribal peoples -- who suffer in desperate conditions. We have been active in more than six provinces located in the three major regions of the 7,000 island Philippine archipelago where hundreds of different cultures thrive and myriad of various languages and dialects are spoken.  

According to the United Nations and other global agencies, the Philippines is the country in our world most affected by natural disasters. Asia America Initiative and our network of local partner organizations, staffed mostly by volunteers, have provided medicines, shelter materials, clean water and food support to needy families and individual disaster survivors.

Thank you for your ongoing contributions. If you would like to continue your support, or are interested in becoming a long-term sponsor with a monthly donation, please click the link below. Your support helps families recover from typhoons and natural disasters.

Food and Shelter for Philippine Typhoon Survivors

Wishing you peace in the New Year,

Albert Santoli,
Director

Links:

• Asia America Initiative website