Typhoon Odette (Rai) has left Bohol in a state of disarray, leaving behind destroyed towns, crops, and homes.
Each town is struggling to receive adequate aid. Your donation will help the people of Tagum Sur (and hopefully other municipalities in Trinidad) rebuild their homes and begin the coming year with hope.
Accessible Drinking Water
The typhoon destroyed farms, livestock and crops which were the main livelihood for many residents.
There is now a rising demand for fuel, food and water. Residents of the provinces have difficulty withdrawing money from banks because power and communication lines are unsustainable or the queues are too long, leaving them reliant on insufficient government aid.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development has pledged to send 35,000 food packs, which are not enough for 375,000 families in the province.
Your donation will provide accessible drinking water for multiple communities through LifeStraw Community Purifiers. Read more about LifeStraw here.
Sending Power
Bohol’s damaged power connection to Leyte means that most of the island is left with little sustained access to electricity and cellular network.
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is focusing on restoring the grid, “But even if that is reconnected, there are transmission towers damaged on our island,” says Bohol Governor Arthur Yap. “It is not a mere problem of connection. Will our transmission lines be able to handle the (restored) connection?”
A portion of the donations will go to purchasing Goal Zero solar generators since fuel and diesel demand is too high at the moment.
Find out more about Goal Zero here.
Damages in Tagum Sur
Residents of Tagum Sur inspecting the destruction left behind by Typhoon Odette - With their homes without roofs or collapsed, many of them have to create makeshift shelters for their children and families.
The home of Magnolia, a resident of Tagum Sur, completely collapsed during the typhoon, leaving behind nothing but rubble and a pile of belongings.
Read more about Typhoon Odette
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/27/world/asia/phil...
