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Women entrepreneurs make a comeback in Super Typhoon Rai-devastated Siargao Island

PILAR, Siargao Island – To help augment the income their husband’s income amid the COVID-19 pandemic, at least 120 women from the surfing village of Salvacion formed themselves into six self-help groups (SHEGs) last year to sell rice and other goods to their community.

A personnel from the rural health unit of Datu Hoffer Ampatuan municipalityin Maguindanao prepares a dose of COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo: Manman Dejeto/Oxfam Pilipinas)

Stamping out COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Maguindanao’s last mile communities

Ranila Moctal had just given birth to her third child when she contracted the deadly coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) about two years ago. After six days in the COVID-19 isolation center, she tested negative and was allowed to undergo home quarantine.

Naima Lendengan, wife of Sandiale Guiamanda, safe keeps the birth certificates of her whole family which they were able to acquire for free through the assistance of project officers of the REACH Project legal missions. (Photo: Manman Dejeto/Oxfam Pilipinas)

Birth certificates provide beacon of hope for conflict-torn villagers in Maguindanao

Sandiale Guiamandal heaved a huge sigh of relief after receiving a Manila envelope hand-delivered to their community composed of bakwits or internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the village of Pandi, Datu Salibo town. Finally, after 46 years, he got his birth certificate just this year.

Water flows back again for Siargao villagers

PILAR, Siargao Island – Since late last year, many residents in the village of Mabuhay would wake up as early as 2 a.m. to queue up and beat others to the only water pump station serving their community of 144 households. The onslaught of the Super Typhoon Rai (local name Odette) last December 16,...

Juana Literato (far right), leader of the Starfish-Tocong women’s self-help group, discusses about their group’s savings and financial records. She is one of the project participants of the livelihood cash grant program implemented by Sentro Para sa Ikauunlad ng Katutubong Agham at Teknolohiya Inc. (SIKAT) and Oxfam Pilipinas as part of the emergency response for the typhoon survivors in Barangay Salvacion in Pilar municipality, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte, Philippines. (Photo: Heyssab Areef Hassan/Ox

Women entrepreneurs make a comeback in Super Typhoon Rai-devastated Siargao Island

PILAR, Siargao Island – To help augment the income their husband’s income amid the COVID-19 pandemic, at least 120 women from the surfing village of Salvacion formed themselves into six self-help groups (SHeGs) last year to sell rice and other goods to their community.