Why Tacloban?
On November 8, 2013 Typhoon Haiyan, known as Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines, swept through Southeast Asia leaving 4.1 million people displaced. Typhoon Yolanda is the deadliest Philippine typhoon on record, killing
over 6000 people in that country alone. Yolanda is also the strongest storm recorded at landfall, and unofficially the strongest typhoon ever recorded in terms of wind speed. As of January, 2014, bodies are still being recovered and rebuilding efforts are
in desperate need.
Who are we?
Tools For Tacloban is an Australian based tool drive designed to acquire the tools needed for Philippine Communitere (www.facebook.com/PhilippinesCommunitere)
to open and operate their Resource Centre and tool lending library to support the rebuilding efforts in Tacloban City.
Communitere is a non-profit organization with a proven international model for sustainable disaster response, relief and recovery. They harness collective energy to ensure strategies are synchronized and gaps in aid are bridged. Their mission is to empower
local communities and international organizations alike by offering expertise, resources and workspace. Their project in Haiti (Haiti Communitere at
www.haiti.communitere.org), developed in the aftermath of the devastating 2010 earthquake, established a successful recovery model that strives for local and international actors to operate as a
community, thus increasing capacity and streamlining logistical operations.
Our Objective:
The objective of the Philippine Communitere Resource Center is to provide a space that will support reconstruction, through providing the local community with the resources they need to repair and rebuild property and
other assets damaged by Typhoon Yolanda. It will reduce the financial burden for the community, by providing a common space that they can access, thereby reducing individual overheads.
The center will also help communities restart livelihoods damaged by Yolanda and promote alternative means of generating income. The center will support disaster risk reduction (DRR) by providing training on disaster-resilient construction techniques
and acting as a hub for promoting innovative construction techniques that harness local resources. In addition, the center will be open to international groups supporting reconstruction, also reducing their overheads and fostering closer relationships between
international and local groups. 
How You can Get Involved:
1. Visit our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/toolsfortacloban) and register to hold your own local tool drive.
2. Make a donation to our campaign to help funded the shipment of the container of tools to the Philippines.
3. Spread the word by sharing our campaign with your friends and family.
