July 18, 2024
Hope Beyond the Storm: A Decade of Recovery
When Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) pummeled parts of Leyte in 2013, it not only washed away people’s homes and livelihood, it took away all their hopes and dreams.
It was Tzu Chi Philippines that restored residents’ belief in better things ahead following unthinkable tragedy. Volunteers launched a Cash-for-Work program that encouraged locals to clean their communities for a stipend. They built temporary housing for those who had lost their homes, and created livelihood opportunities for the jobless. Poor but deserving youth were able to continue schooling through a generous Tzu Chi scholarship. And just recently, they made good on their promise by turning over the 1.4-hectare Tzu Chi Great Love Village in Palo, a permanent housing project for Yolanda survivors.
“The help of Tzu Chi Foundation is from the heart,” says a tearful Alice Tupaz, president of the village’s Homeowners Association. “They don’t just help you, then leave you, that’s it. Tzu Chi will help you, guide you, until you reach your goal.”
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It was Tzu Chi Philippines that restored residents’ belief in better things ahead following unthinkable tragedy. Volunteers launched a Cash-for-Work program that encouraged locals to clean their communities for a stipend. They built temporary housing for those who had lost their homes, and created livelihood opportunities for the jobless. Poor but deserving youth were able to continue schooling through a generous Tzu Chi scholarship. And just recently, they made good on their promise by turning over the 1.4-hectare Tzu Chi Great Love Village in Palo, a permanent housing project for Yolanda survivors.
“The help of Tzu Chi Foundation is from the heart,” says a tearful Alice Tupaz, president of the village’s Homeowners Association. “They don’t just help you, then leave you, that’s it. Tzu Chi will help you, guide you, until you reach your goal.”