Typhoon Yolanda

RELIEF AID NEWS UPDATES

YOUR CONTRIBUTION HELPED BRING HOPE TO THE HELPLESS
Feeding Program: Morning meals for about 400 school children over five days. Evening meals for elderly and non-schooling children over five days. Shelter: Tent sheets distributed to 1,195 households. Medical support: Week I Medical examinations, medical procedures and medications for 507 victims in San Roque. 2nd wave of services covered: Kapangihan and Basey as well as San Roque. Emergency Relief Food Parcels 950 packs in San Roque 282 packs in Kapangihan 411 packs in Tabubunga Counseling & Animation Services: Daily animation activities for 60 children to help them cope with their trauma and losses. Home visits, one-to-one debriefs, and care for health workers and care-givers through counseling sessions.

On behalf of the victims and our volunteers and staff members, we THANK YOU for your support

Fondacio cannot imagine how and what we would have been capable of doing in our quest to respond as responsible Catholics without the sense of immediacy demonstrated by supporters all around the world who gave us the financial aid and human capital support.

Indeed the Lord, (did) give success to the work of our hands Ps. 90, and we thank you for your financial The months ahead support that enabled us will be to mobilize our staff challenging. But and volunteers to the with your support ground in the wake of we remain the devastating and committed. - Charles Bertille heart-rending posttyphoon scenario in Philippines. The Lord hears the cry of the poor - Psalm 34

This News Update is to responsibly report to all our supporters and partners-incaring on how your faith and spirit of caring empowered us at Fondacio to bring relief to thousands in the wake of a tragedy that history will never forget.

FOR FURTHER ACTION

A meeting with the Municipal Mayor was conducted to discuss the Local Government Units rehabilitation/ reconstruction plan for Brgy. San Roque and the entire Municipality of Tolosa. Fondacios help was sought with a role in providing input to the Rehab Plan. In expressing the urgency, the Mayor looks forward for continual help and assistance from Fondacio. The residents need chain saws to tackle the many fallen coconut trees in the way and on top of their broken homes. Chain saw operators charge 800.00 1,000.00 pesos per tree. If Fondacio could buy the saws for them, they will then have the means and freedom to put the many trees to good use including as resource material to reconstruct their homes.

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In Tolosa, Leyte WORK through JOY will continue

Merry Christmas Tolosa, Leyte and in Basey, Samar. The Theme for the worship and celebrations shall be PASASALAMAT SA BUHAY (Gratitude for Life). Despite the hard times, Fondacio Team will put their strengths together for a weeklong celebration with daily presentation of thanksgiving through songs, dance and drama by children, youth and women from December 21 - 24, 2013 @ the Community Plaza. Meals will be distributed to the needy. It is an opportunity to express Word, Worship and Witness in the wake of the tragedy that took away lives and properties.

And a Happy New Year

Fondacio Team and volunteers will celebrate Christmas with the people in Brgy. San Roque, Brgy. Capangihan, of

First Volunteer Team of Fondacio to head to disaster zone, Roque, on 20th November 2013.

Snippets of Testimonies In the face of hardships

We share with you some of the inspiring Testimonies from our volunteers without whom Fondacio would have been helpless in translating your caring donations into meaningful aid: Before arriving in San Roque, I thought this experience would be hard psychologically. I just see smiling and laughing people. We need hope, we need strength. They give both. And living without electricity is such a good experience for me. I am very happy to be part of this project and I am excited about what we can do in the future. - Maitii finding similar others who are just as tired and just as happy. We can only be grateful to gather in prayer over every meal and to find rest in sleep when so many still cannot sleep from trauma. Suddenly, my life was so small. There was so much greater things beyond my personal concerns, beyond my family. - Sienna

Total Patients attended from start of Relief Aid

Day 1 Day 2 Day3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Total 86 patients 134 patients 16 paramedics 86 patients 94 patients 91 patients 507 patients

Putting back the smiles on the innocent and deprived This is not about us. This is about the people we came to serve. We wake up knowing what we have to do for the day and we just do it. Comfort is not a concern. At the end of the day, there is consolation in

This is not about us. This is about the people we came to serve.

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2nd WAVE OF RELIEF OPERATIONS

Preparing and distributing Tents for the homeless

Do good while you still have time. - St. John Bosco

From the 1st till 14th December, Fondacio members carried out a second relief distribution in Brgy. San Roque consisted of Sacoline/Tent Sheet of

10 meter long for every household. We extended our relief operations to Brgy. Capangihan, which is an interior Barangay in Tolosa and often not reached for relief distribution. Here we distributed Food Packs and Sacoline / Tent Sheets of

Tacloban City
With help from the BEC leaders of Parish Priest Fr. Rey Caraballa, some 280 families were served.

Our Fondacio Team meet with Fr. Bart and some members of his

10 meter long for every family/household.

FOOD AID PROGRAMM

Community on December 7, Saturday at Tacloban City . The community expressed the urgent need to rebuild and rehabilitate the Communitys institutional structures like the schools, staff cottages and community centers. 34 members had their houses totally damaged; 85 members sufferred partially damaged houses while 10 members were either missing / dead. We were able to give 80 pieces of Sacolin / Tent Sheets with each piece measuring 10meter long.

A feeding program for 300-400 School Children at the school premises in Brgy. San Roque were fed from Monday to Friday, 10:00 10:30 a.m. And in the afternoon from 3:00p.m., non-schooling children and elderly were fed at the Plaza.

WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE

are engaged in the reconstruction phase. In view of the tremendous appreciation of Fondacios efforts as shown by victims and authorities, we need to step up our efforts. From the Funds raised, at least 80% of it has been allocated for livelihood and reconstruction. (Please refer to Budget showcased on Page 5).
Fondacio Team and Volunteers with their still unfinished work

The need to continue to respond to the unmet and continuing needs of the local communities is shared by Fondacio members, volunteers and others who are

The identified deliverables were arrived at in consultation with relevant community leaders and local authorities. Thank you for your continuing support.
Where we have been helping make a difference since November 20, 2013: 932 families @ Barangay San Roque, Tolosa, Leyte. 282 families @ Barangay Capangihan, Tolosa, Leyte.

WHATS DONE

1. The first team of Fondacio volunteers left on November 20, morning, via Davao to bring relief goods and to start the following missions: medical, debriefing, and soupkitchen (feeding). 2. The goods and supplies were bought in Davao and the team used Surigao Port to enter the island of Leyte. It took us an overnight travel by land and water to reach the disaster zone. 3. On November 21st morning, we immediately distributed the relief goods for

923 families in the 8 zones. We were assisted by 16 Zone Leaders or Community Health Workers (CHW). Coordination was done with the Counsellor of the town. 4. We started the medical mission on 22nd November and attended to 507 patients in total, over 6 consecutive days. 5. Soup-kitchen (Feeding Mission): We also started the feeding mission on 22nd November, particularly for the children, elderly and sick. There are around 100 150 persons per

day who benefited from the Feeding Program.

1,200 families @ Barangay Tagbubunga, Villaba, Leyte.

Basey, Samar where 6. Children Animation minimal help has been was a much extended so far. appreciated Mission too. Everyday, Maiti 7. We decided to start dea young medical briefing with the student from France Community Health and volunteer on this Workers (CHW). Since Relief Project, would they are the care givers gather and play with of the community, we decided to take care of the children. She was them as our local supported by the team. partners-in-mission. There were around 60 8. We used a simple children who regularly approach to participated in the Psychological First-Aid games. This was our (PFA). The time of approach to de-briefing sharing was a good time to release the stress of for the children. the CHW.

OVERVIEW of FINANCIALS DISBURSEMENTS Budget for Proposed Plan

REHAB SERVICES IDENTIFIED
Period 20 December 2013 15 February 2014

RELIEF AID ACCOUNTS

Total Funds Raised (as at 18 Dec. 2013): Peso 5,098,770.97 (EURO 86,419.85)

PROJECTED BUDGET (PESO)

Christmas meals and animation in at least three townships Medical Services and medicines Reconstruction assistance Livelihood Support cost for 10 fibreglass fishing boats with fishing nets and oars (at P18,000 per boat, + P1,000 for net and oar). This is in link-up with the Diocese of Calbayog. Donation for the community to help rebuild structures (including school) Construction of 103 houses (at P19,070 per house). We see the possibility of linking up with Gawad Kalinga for this initiative. Solidarity with the Dioceses efforts to support some affected communities Administration

P 321,500 P 77,400 P 400,000 P 254,000

Total Funds Disbursed: (Peso)

Feeding Program (40%)

= 622,217.14

Medical Service (10%)

= 155,491.00

Reconstruction (36%)

= 565,799.60

P 250,000

Volunteers Support = 25,016.11 (2%)

P 1,980,210

Travel (8%)

= 118,149.76

Administration (5%)

= 85,003.25

P 200,000

TOTAL (100%) P 100,000

1, 571,676.86

TOTAL

P 3,583,110 EURO 60,730.68

Balance Surplus Funds (as at 18 Dec 2013): Peso 3,527,094.11 EURO 59,781.26

Should you need more information or wish to participate by way of sponsorship or volunteer your time and expertise, please contact: rosabelle.ramirez@gmail.com or drop us a note at: fondacioasia1@gmail.com