The document summarizes HOPEww Global's disaster response efforts in the Philippines from 2001 to 2017. It describes several major typhoons, landslides, earthquakes, and other disasters that affected disciples and churches in the region. HOPEww provided emergency relief, psychosocial support, and shelter to thousands of families impacted by these events. The organization's goals are to help churches and communities become more knowledgeable, prepared, and able to respond to hazards through contingency planning and training. Over 800 participants from 21 churches received disaster risk reduction capacity building to strengthen emergency response partnerships.

1. 2017 HOPEww Global Conference
October 6 – 8, 2017 | Chicago, IL, USA

4. HOW OUR WORK BEGAN
➢ 6,555 families affected
➢ Mobilized the Manila Church volunteers
BASECO FIRE TRAGEDY (2001-2004)

5. GUINSA-UGON
LANDSLIDE (2005-2006)
• The entire village was buried
with mudslide and only those
working and students studying
outside the village survived.
• Hww PH sheltered the orphans
and provided emergency relief
and psychosocial rehabilitation
for 18 months to all the
survivors.

6. • Disciples from Legaspi Church
were affected
• One brother died due to
leptospirosis
TYPHOON REMING /
Durian (2006)

7. TYPHOON FRANK /
FENGSHEN (2008)
• Disciples from Iloilo
church were affected

8. Typhoon that brought intense flooding
in Manila and in nearby provinces
TYPHOON ONDOY /
Ketsana (2009)

9. TYPHOON
SENDONG/ WASHI
(2011)
• First strongest typhoon
to devastate Mindanao
• Disciples from Cagayan
de Oro church were
affected
• One brother puts his
family on the roof of
their 2nd floor to survive
the flood

10. TYPHOON PABLO/
BOPHA (2012)
• 1,901 death and missing
• Davao Church assisted us in
our emergency response
More than 500 people died on this site

11. TYPHOON HAIYAN (2013)
• Strongest Typhoon that ever hit our country

12. TYPHOON LANDO (2015)
• Dagupan Church assisted us in our
relief operations

13. MARAWI CRISIS (2017)
627,373 Internally Displaced Persons

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HWP DISASTER RESPONSE (2001 – 2017)
BASECO FIRE (2001 -2004 )
MARAWI CRISI (2017)
GUINSAUGON
LANDSLIDE (2006)
TYPHOON DURIAN (2006)
TYPHOON FENSHEN (2008 )
TYPHOON KETSANA (2009 )
TYPHOON WASHI (2011 )
TYPHOON BOPHA (2012)
TYPHOON HAIYAN (2013)
NEGROS EARTHQUAKE (2012)
BOHOL EARTHQUAKE
(2013)
TYPHOON KUPPO (2015)

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Why preparedness is better than response?

16. Typhoon Pablo (2012) vs. Typhoon Lando (2015)
 Village of Andap, New Bataan
 1,901 – death and missing
after the typhoon
 Village of Calabasa, Gabaldon,
Nueva Ecija
 Only 48 deaths after the
typhoon

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OUR GOALS:
For ICOC Ph Churches and HwP poor communities to
• Be knowledgeable, equipped, and aware about
the hazards in their areas.
• Developed a contingency plan and come up with
a worst case scenario strategy.
• Become capable to respond in emergency
situation and be the shining light during crisis
situations.

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DRRN OBJECTIVES
• Participants acquire basic knowledge about
Disaster Risk Reduction (AWARENESS)
• Make concrete preparedness plan against
natural disasters (CONTINGENCY and
WORST CASE SCENARIO PLAN)
• See the need to organize for disaster
preparedness and response (RESPONSE
PLAN)

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What have we done to strengthen our partnership
and the capacity of Churches?

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Provided DRR capacity building training to 21 churches
and sectors of the Philippine family of churches

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869 participants attended the training including
36 church leaders and 29 team leaders

22. Maraming Salamat!
(Thank You)