CARE Philippines Typhoon Haiyan Relief Fund

In the immediate aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, CARE collaborated with the United Nations and some 40 other agencies to rapidly assess the situation and needs of people across nine provinces. Food, shelter and the restoration of livelihoods were the biggest priorities identified. Despite severe logistical challenges due to flooding and blocked or destroyed roads, CARE began distributing food relief packages just eight days after the storm.

As we continued to reach needy families with food supplies, CARE also mobilized our local partners to assist in providing survivors with shelter repair kits and initial cash transfers to support the recovery of livelihoods.

Thanks to the timely support and generosity from our donors, CARE surpassed the target of reaching 40,000 households in the three worst affected areas in the Visayas region: Leyte, Western Samar and Panay. In the first year of our response, CARE assisted 68,170 households (or 318,650 people) with food, shelter and financial assistance.

CARE has now transitioned from an emergency to recovery phase, meaning our food distributions have ended and we are focusing on helping more people rebuild their lives through an integrated shelter and livelihoods program approach. Given the scale and scope of the devastation, this form of humanitarian development assistance – helping families build back safer and revive the local economy and livelihoods – will need to be sustained over the coming years to ensure the full recovery of affected communities.

Top Line Achievements:

• 54,284 households (or 252,115 people) received emergency food assistance. Overall, CARE and our local partners delivered more than 1,115 metric tons of food.
• 13,905 households (or 59,984 people) received emergency shelter supplies, including tarpaulins, tools and kitchen sets. The number of tarpaulins distributed by CARE could cover the equivalent of 4,040 basketball courts.
• 9,484 children were fed as part of a CARE-supported government school feeding program.
• 15,413 households (or 77,068 people) received high-quality shelter repair kits, including corrugated metal sheets and tools, and cash to cover the purchase of lumber and construction costs.
• CARE trained more than 500 community carpenters on “build back safer” techniques to support people in rebuilding their homes.
• 27,040 households (or 135,200 people) benefited from livelihoods start-up grants of US$181 and orientations on livelihoods planning and household money management to help them restore previous work or engage in new income-generating activities.
• Over 220 trainings were conducted on livelihoods planning and good household money management.

In total, CARE reached 318,650 people affected by Typhoon Haiyan. Thank you for your generous support!