Source: Kurintem and Ambolodto MIHANDS Response
With 36 volunteers from Cotabato City, Maguindnao provinces and Iligan City Multi-Stakeholders Initiatives for Humanitarian Action against Disasters - South Central Mindanao on March 12, 2023 went to Kurintem and Ambolodto, Datu Odin Sinsuat for a Humanitarian Mission.
Both Barangays are heavily affected of the typhoon Paeng last October 2022. Most of the population are agriculture-based and the devastation brought by the typhoon have made it more difficult for them.
More than four months after, the survivors remain in struggle to rebuild what have been destroyed (properties and source of living). Many of them call for sustainable support for their livelihood.
Eight interventions were:
1. Discussion on Women and children's Rights
2. Distributed Non-Food Items
✓ 261 sets in Brgy Kurintem, DOS, MagNorte
✓ 163 sets of school supplies in Ambolodto
✓ 76 packs of family clothing in Ambolodto
✓ 60 hygiene packs for Men and women in Ambolodto
3. Maternity and Lactating Kit
✓10 sets in Kurintem, DOS, MagNorte
✓ 8 sets in Ambolodto, DOS,.MagNorte
4. Psychosocial and Mental Health Sessions
Ambolodto,.DOS,.MagNorte
✓ 148.participants (Adult Men and Women, Children and adolescents
5. Accudetox and Health (Ambolodto,.DOS, MagNorte)
✓ 24 availed
6. Herbal Oils Processing Workshop
Ambolodto, DOS, MagNorte)
✓ 27 participants
✓ 100 pcs luya-buyo liniment oil produced
✓ 100 pcs patawali ointment produced
7. Installed Water Filter
✓ 1 in Ambolodto, DOS, MagNorte
8. Sari sa Gata Kusina Bayanihan
✓ served more than 150 individuals
Gratitude to the volunteers from the participating organizations, the Barangay Officials of Kurintem and Ambolodto, Paeng Survivors Movement, Dios Mabalos Foundation, Global Fund for Women , Women's Fund Asia, Freedom of Religion and Belief - Mindanao Consortium and Mensen Met en Missie.
Together, let us claim an Earth that is Healthy and Sustainable and a society that is collectively shaped by all peoples, sectors, faiths and genders for a meaningful and just future for all.
MIHANDS
March 13, 2023
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