Meet Julito Daa, a fisherman from San Jose, Tacloban. The first time we met Julito, it was difficult to see a smile on his face. He had just lost his wife and 9-month old baby, along with his parents and sister to the fury of Typhoon Yolanda. We saw his first smile when he received a Peter...
As of November 17, 2014, The Peter Project has received donations for 4,453 boats and turned over 4,055 to fishermen whose fishing boats were destroyed by Typhoon Yolanda. Click on the image to view a larger version. To know where the boats were delivered in each province, see our interactive map.
Union Church of Manila celebrated its 101st year this October by turning over its 101st Peter Project boat to a beneficiary in Ajuy, Iloilo, who lost his boat to Typhoon Haiyan last year. Union Church has been NVC’s staunched partner in restoring the livelihood of fishermen who have been affected by Typhoon Yolanda. Just last August,...
Original story at: http://globalnation.inquirer.net/112918/how-filipinos-abroad-help-motherland/ For several days in November 2013, the world watched in horror how Mother Nature unleashed its fury over the hapless areas of the Visayas, the middle sets of islands in the Philippines. While Supertyphoon “Yolanda” (known internationally as Haiyan), left death, sickness and despair, it brought out a silver lining....
On October 7, 2014, NVC turned over fiberglass technology and production equipment to boost livelihood opportunities in Sagay City, Negros Occidental. The technology turnover also came with an initial purchase order for 100 fiberglass Peter Project fishing boats, donated by various institutions and individuals to help fishermen who lost their boats to Typhoon Yolanda last year. This...
Also available at: http://www.visayandailystar.com/2014/October/08/topstory3.htm
NVC hosted a day of thanks for donors, partners, volunteers, and friends on September 26, 2014 at the Negros Trade Fair. We displayed photos and stories of how our volunteers and donors have made a positive change in the lives of beneficiaries. In the haste to be where we were needed most, we couldn’t find the...
Original article at: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/639450/need-to-help-inspires-drives-artwork-from-yolanda-wastes The heartrending story of a 2-year-old girl who lost her mother, her baby brother and her home to Super Typhoon “Yolanda” has inspired an art form using broken tiles. The mosaic pieces capture the broken life of Maria Luisa Pamplona of Palo, one of the towns in Leyte province that were...
Meet Merrily of Suyac Island just off Sagay City, Negros Occidental. Merrily became a fisherwoman after she lost her husband to the sea some years ago. Merrily is one of the earliest beneficiaries of The Peter Project, having received one of the two boats pictured behind her. During the rainy season when fishing isn’t as...
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