9 Fil-Am orgs get $100k grant for ‘Yolanda’ rehab projects

By: Aries Joseph Hegina - 10 years ago

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MANILA, Philippines—Nine Filipino-American organizations were awarded $100,000 each to implement projects to help the rehabilitation of areas struck by supertyphoon “Yolanda” (international name: Haiyan).

In an awarding ceremony held in the Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C Tuesday, the Philippine Humanitarian Coalition gave the grants to the following organizations for post-”Yolanda” rehabilitation and recovery efforts:

University of the Philippines Medical Alumni Society of America (UPMASA), to rebuild Hilantagaan Elementary School in Sta. Fe, Bantayan Island, Cebu
Philippine Medical Association of Metro DC (PMAMDC), to repair and renovate the San Sebastian Covered Court;
Filipino Family Fund, to finance PREDA Foundation aimed at protecting children;
Answering the City of the Poor (ANCOP), for its Palo rebuilding project and butterfly homes;
World Bank Group-IMF Filipino Staff Association (WBIFA), for land preparation and establishment of contour farming as livelihood recovery and rebuilding for small farmers in Matag-ob town in Leyte;
Migrant Heritage Commission Inc., to rebuild Visayas with vibrant ecology, fund medical mission and Iskolar ng Bayan scholarship fund drive;
Philippine Nurses Association of Metropolitan DC Inc., to support orphans for the prevention of human trafficking;
Philippine Association of Metropolitan Washington Engineers (PAMWE) and Feed the Hungry (FtH), to construct schoolhouses and evacuation centers; and
Philippine Nurses Association of America Foundation (PNAAF), to reduce maternal and infant mortality in “Yolanda”-devastated areas in Samar.

The funds for the grants awarded to the said organizations were from the proceeds of “After the Storm”, a benefit concert held last June 15.

The Philippine Humanitarian Coalition was created through the concerted effort of Filipino-Americans aimed at organizing fund-raising activities for the recovery of areas hit by “Yolanda”.