IOM PHILIPPINES EMERGENCY RESPONSE DELIVERING RELIEF AND RECOVERY TO COMMUNITIES IN EMERGENCIES AND POST-CRISIS
February 2015
Advocating the Barangays. A Barangay Official from Bagacay speaks about the assistance received by his constituents © IOM 2015
Map of IOM field offices
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CAMP COORDINATION AND CAMP MANAGEMENT (CCCM)
44,623 individuals assisted with Site Management Support
12,121 individuals trained in Camp Management
18,606 individuals in camps benefitting from Camp Management
31 displacement sites assessed as per January DTM
IOM conducted a Training of Trainers (ToT) for the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Programme (Bridging Filipino families against poverty) for 12 individuals who will help start the roll-out of the Family Preparedness Programme at the grass-root level. The first training on Mainstreaming Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) for the Local Government Units (LGUs) was attended by a total of 60 individuals. This training was conducted as a part of a partnership with City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) of Tacloban City. Participants came from schools and offices that played a role in the evacuation phase during typhoons Yolanda, Glenda and Ruby. During the roll out of the Family Preparedness training, trained parent leaders were given an opportunity to facilitate the module with support of the IOM CCCM training team. This capacity building session was much appreciated by participants. In Guiuan, a ToT for Mainstreaming CCCM on Disaster Preparedness was conducted in partnership with Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Regional Offices, with the aim of infusing Evacuation Preparedness and Support to Disaster Preparedness and targeting LGUs. Evacuation Support Training of Trainers Workshop From 16 to 19 February, IOM Philippines together with DSWD, held a ToT Workshop on Mainstreaming Evacuation Support in Local Disaster Risk and Reduction” in Tagaytay City. The three-day training was aimed to develop a roster of certified national CCCM trainers to conduct trainings on basic camp management and family- and community-based disaster preparedness for practitioners and Local Disaster Risk Reduction in Management Councils at the city, municipal and barangay level. It was attended by 22 officials and 14 IOM practitioners. The DSWD Assistant Secretary Vilma Cabrera gave a closing message and expressed her appreciation to IOM for the long partnership that started in 2006 and the generosity in supporting DWSD disaster responses. “It is very important to build the capacities of local governments and take the lead in immediate response, and we are glad we can work on this together with IOM.”
Family and community-based disaster preparedness training in Tacloban City © IOM 2015
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SHELTER
55,621 Recovery Shelter Kits distributed
72,765 individuals attended the Technical DRR Training
3,938 Transitional Shelters completed
126 Transitional Shelters ongoing
Ramona and her transitional shelter © IOM 2015
Ramona’s story Ramona Garcia, 43, from Barangay Port Kennedy in Mercedes, Eastern Samar, was not spared by the outrage of Typhoon Haiyan. It left Ramona and her husband homeless together with their four children. A few days after the devastation, her husband Mario gathered iron sheets and coco lumber and constructed a new dwelling for the family. The makeshift shelter made of broken sheets and torn lumber could not protect the family from the strong rain which entered their home. It added to discomfort of the whole family having to squeeze in a small room to sleep. Considering the difficult living circumstances, IOM provided the family with a transitional shelter. “This makes a big difference compared to when we did not have this yet. Our old house leaked. Now our sleeping area has become wider and my husband was able to put a screen”, Ramona says. She also comments “Typhoon Haiyan may have left my family homeless; but never hopeless, especially when generous hearts are there to help.”
Across all Haiyan affected areas, IOM team continue to conduct disaster risk reduction (DRR) trainings in order to increase the resilience of the communities for future disasters. In Tacloban alone, a total of 180 training sessions have been carried out with 18,436 participants since the beginning of the emergency response. The trainings focus on safer shelter construction techniques, which is part of the shelter recovery programme. The Eight (8) Shelter Key Messages build a culture of safety and resilience among beneficiaries. Participants commented that they are more confident of the gained knowledge and understanding of safer shelter construction practices that help communities mitigate the impact of natural hazards. In Ormoc, IOM's cash grant distributions that started on December 2014 and continued until the end January were revisited following a lessons-learned exercise. The programme supports the already completed Recovery Shelter Kit (RSK) distribution by giving families cash grant to fix their houses and help their livelihoods. The 3,500 Philippine Pesos assistance drew positive reactions from recipients. For instance, Evangeline from Barangay Concepcion, commented "This will be a big help; I will buy some walling (amakan)” for the house. I also plan to buy some supplies to sell because, we have a small store, and this will cover some of the costs.”
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HEALTH
135,305 Consultations
34,883 Expanded Programme on Immunization/ Vaccines
6,160 Dental consultations
11,845 Maternal Child Health consultations
3,236 Medical Referrals
The IOM medical team distributed emergency health kits to different bunkhouses and transitional sites in Tacloban City. The health unit also conducted health awareness sessions in coordination with the shelter teams for 597 male and 664 female participants. These sessions focused on communicable, noncommunicable diseases, prevention, sanitation and proper hygiene. These kits were donation from AmeriCares and were distributed in six places around Tacloban City, namely in the Nation Housing Authority bunkhouse, Abucay bunkhouse, Cali transitional site, Tagpuro transitional site, International Pharmaceutic Incorporated (IPI) bunkhouse and in the Local Government Unit Complex. These donations will benefit more than 6,100 persons. Handover of emergency health kits to IPI Bunkhouse, Tacloban © IOM 2015
PROTECTION
58,039 individuals oriented on protection issues
84,444 individuals reached through protection IEC materials
3,845 individuals assisted through protection support activities
3,383 individuals trained in partners’ capacity building activities
In Ormoc, IOM hosted the Victim/Survivor-Centred CounterTrafficking Project on 15 to 17 February. IOM and its partners reviewed the needs for capacity development of government and Civil Society Organization partners in Cebu, Ormoc and Tacloban. “Every disaster situation is a trafficking situation”, noted DSWD Assistant Secretary for Operations and Programmes Group – Support Programmes, Teodulo R. Romo, Jr. at the opening of the third regionwide J/TIP project partners meeting. Featured in the meeting were experiences in advocacy and service provision from complex emergency context in Central Mindanao, including cross-border return and reintegration assistance. One of the highlights of the event was the presentation of Ormoc’s LGU on their efforts to combat trafficking and gender-based violence. They presented comprehensive efforts in law enforcement, improvement of services, and institutionalization of referral pathways through its city ordinance. The LGU also revealed that they now have successfully put in place a Local Council against Trafficking and Gender Based Violence (LCAT/GBV), which IOM will also be part of.
Opening ceremonies of the third region-wide J/TIP project partners meeting © IOM 2015
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COMMUNICATIONS WITH COMMUNITIES (CwC) On 26 February, IOM together with World Vision and Plan International organized a conference to present the experience and results of the ‘Pamati Kita’ Common Services Project. Marking the culmination of the project that started in July 2014, the event aimed at sharing key achievements, best practices and ‘lessons learned’ with the donor and partners. The project manager and core staff members presented various videos, animations and information, education and communication materials that were produced in such as comics, and the participants were able to learn about the impact this project made in the communities affected by Typhoon Haiyan. The objective of the ‘Pamati Kita’ Common Services Project was to increase accountability of the humanitarian community to Haiyan’s affected populations. It also aimed to increase quality and impact of response interventions through the use of common approaches of inclusive participation of beneficiaries. This included providing information, creating complaints and response mechanism to ‘close the feedback loop’ of follow-up and response to beneficiaries. The event took place in Manila and was attended by 60 participants from government partners, embassies, donors, UN partners, non-profit organizations, media and the private sector.
Representatives of Pamati Kita Common Service Project, including IOM, Plan International and World Vision staff members after the event ©IOM 2015
ZAMBOANGA On 4 February, IOM together with cluster partners, LGU, City Social Welfare and Development, and DSWD conducted an inspection in Philippine Tuberculosis Society Inc. (PTSI) transitional site for the construction of additional 12 transitional shelters to accommodate the remaining 12 families who are still living in Zamboanga East Central School Evacuation Centre. This activity is part of the CCCM transfer support for affected families, so that they are consulted prior to their transfers. The camp managers provided community consultations and informed them on the current status of the transitional shelters.
Camp managers conducting focused group discussions and community consultations to IDPs in PTSI Transitory Site © IOM 2015
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SHELTER
As of 24 February 2015, a total of 258 units out of the 400 transitional shelters were constructed, while 125 are ongoing and 17 are to be started. A construction site for 300 more transitional shelters has been identified in Kasanyangan and the construction is expected to start during the first week of March 2015.
Fernando’s story
Construction of transitional shelters in Mampang III © IOM 2015
Fernando Dahili, 47, found refuge in Grandstand Evacuation Centre. Diagnosed with congestive heart failure, Fernando had difficulty staying in a crowded place such as the evacuation centre. He was provided with a transitional shelter built by IOM. After several months, together with his wife Lorna and two sons, he recently moved to a permanent shelter in Paniran. “We are very thankful that we already have our home, standing up again on the very land that we own”, he says. His wife Lorna, 40 years old has participated in the livelihood skills training and learned sewing. She says she is eager to use her new skills to improve their living condition further.
Fernando in front of his transitional shelter (left); in front of the permanent shelter, with Lorna (right) © IOM 2015
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COTABATO The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) of Pagalungan reported a rido (clan feud) incident between Nayang Timan and Gani Saligan on 9 February at Sitio Tatak, Kalbugan, Pagalungan, Maguindanao. The incident later escalated and affected the municipality of Sultan Sa Barongis, Maguindanao. IOM Sub-Office in Cotabato continues to monitor the armed clashes between the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), particularly the conditions of the internally displaced persons (IDPs). As part of its humanitarian response, IOM participated in joint needs assessment with government, humanitarian and civil society organizations partners in the respective evacuation sites in the municipalities of Mamasapano, Datu Unsay, Shariff Saydona Mustapha, Shariff Aguak, Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Datu Hoffer, Datu Salibo and Rajah Buayan. Map of North Cotabato and Maguindanao provinces
On 6 February, IOM organized a special report presentation for our partners from the international community and national media on the DTM Post-Crisis Situation Report 2014, and provided further updates on other ongoing initiatives in the Bangsamoro region. The informal event took place at IOM Office in Manila, attended by government partners, embassies, international agencies, NGOs and the private sector. The presentation was conveyed by IOM staff from Cotabato Sub-Office, Information Management and Protection officers. Participants included donors, government partners, international organizations, media and private sector. The event was followed by lively discussions with the participants.
Phyo Wai Kyaw, IOM Senior Information Management Officer presenting the DTM results Š IOM 2015
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