HIP Christmas 2013

We are happy to announce the successful completion of the first phase of HIP on Silagon Islet!!

Before I give a short update on our activities over Christmas, we will take this opportunity to thank the donors, t-shirt buyers and volunteers for your support. You made this project possible! Your help was especially appreciated by the community on Silagon, who showed us their gratefulness in many different ways. A detailed report with more footage will follow soon. 

We distributed family packs including food and basic household supplies and provided the community with tools needed for the rebuilding of their houses. We also conducted a census of each household which comprises household members and their sizes in clothes and shoes.

A focused group discussion with 4 groups were conducted, in order to assess the special needs of the communities women, men, girls and boys. Individual interviews were held with some of the community members.

The second phase, which puts a focus on rebuilding, has just started after the Christmas activities. The Day Care Center and the Community Hall are almost finished. The officials of the Barrangay will visit Silagon on the first of January for the opening of the Day Care Center and the Community Hall.

Day Care Center before Rebuilding

Day Care Center under Construction

We bought school supplies for more than 100 children and engaged them in a number of activities like guitar lessons from Paul.

Furthermore, we have sent some sick children to a doctor on the main island for check ups.

Detailed information is coming soon. Also in behalf of Kakay, I would like to give my special thanks to the volunteers participating on the activities on Silagon:

Volunteers  of HIP Christmas 2013

Bellie, Edmundo & Joy Divinagracias, Rike Riesmeier, Fabian Erwig, Ralph Navos, Laura Strott, Dominik Hammann, Yuji Enriquez, Sam Altobar, Paul, Marcel, Kevin Truong, Dan, Fe Tumbaley, Erik Tuchfeld, Mark Go, the Barths - Bennet, Alec, Maik - and Cyd Catan

Maraming Salamat – Thank you and Happy New Year!!