The Child Friendly Space (CFS) aims to help the children realize that they have the right to be protected especially in times of disaster. In the second day of CFS that was launched in the hardest hit village of Macasandig, Cagayan de Oro, the kids grouped according to their age and were encouraged to draw an impression of their ideal house which symbolizes assurance, security and safety for them.
Over a week had passed, I feel I’ve had the busiest hours in World Vision after Typhoon Washi struck Northern Mindanao—my home. I knew there was a typhoon coming, and I was even monitoring our areas. But like the weather experts and forecasters, I was stunned to behold the aftermath of Washi’s force and fury. Besides, it struck at the dead of night where many were caught asleep. Alas, I couldn’t believe what I saw. As a humanitarian worker, I knew I should keep going.
A day after Christmas, Salim’s face beams with joy as he rides on the grocery cart being pushed by his mother Melanie, 39. The mother and child were among the affected families who received food and non-food relief items through “gift certificates” facilitated by World Vision (WV) in partnership with Robinson's supermarket in Cagayan de Oro. For that moment, six year old Salim could only have fun and a joyride on a shopping cart, gliding along the colorful hallways in the grocery store. But for his mother, he is a boy coping from the tragic calamity that happened in their village a week before.
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“It’s like a party.” This is how 11-year old Harvey describes the second day of Child friendly Space at Macadandig Tennis Court, Macasandig Cagayan de Oro City. Send your help now!
Iligan City, Misamis Oriental --- After being declared under National State of Calamity, looming and widespread devastation remains greatly felt in large portions of Iligan five days after Typhoon Washi struck. Torrential rains unleashed flashfloods and mudslides that hurled massive logs downstream, creating a path of destruction which left structures reduced to ruins. Barinaut bridge was split into half and entire villages near the riverside are wiped-out in Hinaplanon, where once thriving communities are now transformed into a barren wasteland.
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Despite the devastation, life is still sweet for 12-year old Honey, one of the thousands of children displaced by Typhoon Washi (local name Sendong). However, she vividly shares the awful experience, “The water was so high we lost all our things, our clothes, and even our house.” Send help now!
agayan de Oro City, 22 Dec 2011 – Six days after Typhoon Washi (local name Sendong) brought massive floods in Northern Mindanao, World Vision launches its first Child Friendly Space (CFS) in the evacuation area situated in Macasandig Tennis Court, Cagayan de Oro City. Send help now!
"I pray that we’ll have Noche Buena (Christmas eve dinner) this Christmas.” --Child survivor Richard, 11
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“We’re grateful that a lot of people have moved their hearts to extend their resources to the grieving and homeless,” says Manong Jerry, 32, a father of two kids: John Paul, 6 and Cherry, 4. “We never felt that we’re alone,” he added. Send help now!
The holiday star decors (local term parol), Christmas wreaths, and glowing lanterns of various colors, shapes and sizes illuminated the Upper Balulang streets to usher the feeling of the season to at least 300 temporarily sheltered families from the hard-hit village of Puntod. Send your help now!
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