HelpAge International [to 10 May 2014]
6 May 2014

HELPAGE INTERNATIONAL HELPS UP TO 140,000 PEOPLE IN SIX MONTHS SINCE TYPHOON HAIYAN
Excerpt
Funds raised by donors across the world have assisted HelpAge International to reach more than 140,000 people in the six months since Typhoon Haiyan hit on 7 November 2013. (8.40pm GMT on 7 November 2013, 4.40am 8 November 2013 local time).
Aid has so far included:
:: Emergency food for almost 8,000 households in hard-to-reach communities
:: Cash grants for almost 16,000 households
:: Emergency shelter kits for 4,000 households
:: Rice and fertilizer for about 4,000 older farmers and fertilizer for about 3,500
:: Health check-ups and medical examinations with free access to one month’s supply of appropriate medicines for more than 1,600 people in 36 remote communities in Leyte
:: Psychosocial support for almost 1,700 people in partnership with Mercy Malaysia.
“Many older people have still not fully rebuilt homes and livelihoods destroyed by the typhoon and it is essential that poor and vulnerable older people are included in ongoing recovery programmes,” said Ian Clarke, HelpAge International’s Emergency Programme Manager in the Philippines.
“Helping people get their lives and livelihoods back on track is going to take a long time and a lot of resources. The recovery process is only just beginning,” he added…

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