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Saving Our Street Children Foundation, Inc. Assists in Relief Efforts
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That evening and for the rest of the week we were isolated, phones and electricity having been disconnected as well. Groceries were flooded and food was not available for quite sometime. Meantime, families continued to be evacuated in schools and government centers. Together with Baguio Living Synergistically Inc (BLSI), SOSCFI visited different evacuation centers to feed families who had been rescued and evacuated for their safety. It was originally a feeding program for all evacuees especially the children but, further assessment determined a big need for clothing and blankets. We at SOSCFI started calling friends for more help. The city camp area had the largest number of evacuees with 146 families. These families were distributed in four different evacuation centers where it was noted that majority of the rescued victims from the floods were children from 1 month to 7 years old. Meanwhile, in La Trinidad, 98 houses were destroyed by mudslides killing 120 people including two firemen who responded to the call to rescue the buried victims. The survivors were brought to the Puguis Elementary School where the group again visited to deliver warm soup and food supplies to the victims. Relief operations still continue for the homeless families still being accommodated in evacuation centers in some parts of the country, while others have joined their relatives temporarily. School children are back in school but are no longer in their school uniforms, others with no textbooks or school supplies. The Department of Education has issued a request to all schools to give considerations to children whose families suffered from the two recent typhoons. As these families slowly rise above the situation, SOSCFI and BLSI continue to collect donations for them such as clothing and other daily needs. The assistance effort is still going on with a bigger focus on the livelihood of the victims which were destroyed by the typhoons. ~ Hoover L. Agyao, SOSCFI |
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