Last year today, 8th November, after seeing the news on the super typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) that hit the Philippines, I made plans to leave immediately and get some photographic coverage. I had just got back from a month long backpacking trip in India. Feeling all displaced being back to a big city, I then left to Philippines, joining an international NGO there we helped over a thousand families with food and relief aid. It was not enough, the aid mission ended after 2 months, most NGOs left but the suffering of the people continued, so I stayed back with some fellow volunteers.
According to United Nation – Haiyan is the biggest typhoon recorded in almost a century, as it slammed into the Philippines in the early hours of 8 November 2013, it killed thousands and affected nearly 9.8 million people, displaced some 4 million people and destroyed 500,000 homes.
Nainita Espenuebe, 85 lived here with her daughter and five grandchildren, all girls. Since the dad left the family they are living here alone and making ends meet. Their sole income is from friends and other family members.
After the Haiyan Typhoon destroyed their home, they have moved into a temporary shelter and lost all their belongings. Her daughter, Mericel Espenuebe, 34 who is also four months pregnant, took in her mother and are all living in a small make shift shelter.
Humanitarian and social awareness projects are vital in helping those in need here, they are still rebuilding homes, improving livelihoods and the standard of living. They are still here.
We can all take part as this social issues, basic human rights and standard of living of a single human being directly connects all of us as part of the human race. So please do your part today, share this thought… and contribute.
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