Homeless ‘Yolanda’ orphan overcomes tragedies, graduates from elementary school
Despite of life’s tragedies, Pirante did not lose hope and instead, he stood up and finds a way to be able to get back on track again.
Despite of life’s tragedies, Pirante did not lose hope and instead, he stood up and finds a way to be able to get back on track again.
Slovakian multimedia artist Milan Jankovic brought recently angels and Christ to “Yolanda”-devastated Tacloban City and Palo town in Leyte. Jankovic, a landscaper-jewelry designer-basketry expert, wanted to teach young survivors
Indigenous communities in the Visayas region that gathered in Bacolod City for the Dayaw indigenous people’s festival said they were still coping from the devastation of Super Typhoon “Yolanda” (Haiyan) and the 7.2-magnitude earthquake last year.
It’s been a year since the Super Typhoon “Yolanda/ Haiyan” hit the country and killed more than 6,000 and affected 16 million. Many of the survivors are still displaced, living in bunkhouses without prospects for employment.
A young designer has been working in the field of socially responsible design, collaborating with Super Typhoon “Yolanda” survivors, Cebuano craftsmen and manufacturing companies.
Bernardo Urbina from Costa Rica has come up with Tacloban Prevails—a template for a furniture line that has been repurposed from items salvaged from the Yolanda disaster.
It’s been a year since Super Typhoon “Yolanda” struck the country, devastating the lives of thousands of Filipinos. For Tipay Caintic, the hours leading to and following Nov. 8, 2013, were harrowing.
A year after Super Typhoon “Yolanda” (Haiyan) devastated the Visayas, children who bore the brunt of its long-reaching aftermath have proven to be the most resilient. In the town of Guiuan, a colleague witnessed the opening of several new classrooms.
A year after Super Typhoon “Yolanda” devastated the Visayas region, artists from Tacloban City in Leyte will be showcasing their artworks during the 6th ManilArt fair in the exhibition “Pagla-um: A Paper Clay Art Exhibit.”
Originally planned as a cultural celebration of indigenous people in November last year, the annual Dayaw has shifted its focus to crafting programs for healing and recovery of Super Typhoon “Yolanda” survivors.
The idea of charitable consumption, especially in the fashion industry, has always perplexed many. Buying a pair of shoes to “give back” seems unnecessary, even ridiculous, when you can just give a pair of old flip-flops to a kid on the street.
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