Cecilia Gomez Anderson is a teacher and author by profession, a dancer and traveler by passion. Cecilia raised funds among her neighbors in Bella Vista, Arkansas for three boats for Peter Project fishermen who lost their boats to Typhoon Yolanda. One boat is done, and now Cecilia bakes egg rolls every Sunday and sells them, so...
Pedro Castor and his family live in Brgy 94, San Jose, Tacloban, Leyte. Since they received their fiberglass banca on Valentine weekend, Pedro’s wife had been religiously accepting laundry jobs until she earned P3,600–the cost of fishing nets that her husband needed. Today, while we found Pedro’s son readying the net and other equipment for his father’s trip to sea....
Meet Enocencio Tagayong of Brgy 94, San Jose in Tacloban, Leyte. He was among the 50 fishermen who received fiberglass boats through The Peter Project to replace what he lost to Typhoon Yolanda. After having installed the outrigger as his counterpart, Enocencio has been earning these past three days. On his first day back at sea,...
UHA! Mingo reaches the children and youth of Ungkaya Pukan, Basilan Province. Ungkaya Pukan is a new municipality, separated from its mother town of Tipo-Tipo in 2006 under the Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 190 and ratified by plebiscite. It is a conflict-affected area frequently facing peace and order issues. In 2007, an armed encounter between...
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In February 2013, when the first beneficiaries of the Peter Project in Hinigaran, Negros Occidental, started to fish, they shared the fruits of their work with the Church. When the catch turned low during the cooler months, starting November and up till now, February 2014, they turned into boat makers–becoming one of our boat suppliers for Yolanda-hit fishermen elsewhere. Today, they...
Meet Hermie of Barangay Gargato, Hinigaran in Negros Occidental. A year ago, he was a fisherman’s helper, earning Php50 (a little over US$1) a day on good days and nothing at all on bad days. A year ago, Hermie lived in a one-room shack. His wife had left the family for a man of better means. The children cooked their own meals, usually rice...
We need warm bodies and even warmer hearts on February 15-16! Spend your Valentine weekend giving love in a really special way. Join the Negrense Volunteers for Change Foundation in Leyte, Iloilo, Negros Occidental, or Cebu in helping the victims of Typhoon Yolanda. Share your time, talent, and treasure with those who need you most. Interested in...
Here is an accounting of donations received and disbursed by NVC as of December 30, 2013 for the victims of Typhoon Yolanda. Click on the image to view a larger version.
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