This document summarizes Plan Philippines' response to Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana) in the Philippines in 2009. It describes their immediate response providing relief goods and setting up relocation sites. It also discusses their long-term commitment to camp management and encouraging students to return to school. Plan Philippines provided counseling services including group, art, music and play therapies to help traumatized children and adults cope with the aftermath of the typhoon. Their approach focused on emergency response, relief efforts, and long-term psychosocial support, rehabilitation and reconstruction work.

1. This is our Ondoy Story “Typhoon Ketsana” PLAN Philippines Team Philippines Race Marked For Us Family Matters Most Rotary and Inner Wheel Club of Metro Valenzuela

10. Plan Philippines Response Team Immediate responded to the need

12. After the surge of overwhelming response of relief goods

20. Group Counseling – Writing & Music Therapy

21. Drawing and Color Therapy

23. Basketball courts were converted into Relocation Site

24. Plan Philippines commitment to Camp Management

25. Encouraging students to go back to school even after Typhoon Ondoy

27. Response by Alliance Graduate School and Full Life Counseling Center

28. Adult Post Trauma Counseling

29. This boy is only 8 years old after the typhoon teachers noticed he has been quiet and withdrawn. Our Counselor, Ms. Lisa came to know that during the time of typhoon he was left alone with his 3 year old younger brother and his 5 month old baby brother and the water came up to his knee level.

30. He was afraid that his parents might scold him when his 2 younger brothers might die… He is too young to carry such responsibility. Praise God no one was hurt

32. The kids with trauma was separated to a room with Counselor, Kuya Pilo

33. Psychologist-Pastor Ed Loteria uses art therapy to kids with trauma

34. DARAETAN The Last Medical Mission in Daraetan was last year because it is far…

36. 15 second boat ride

37. 25 minutes travel by tricycle, making it the least area to be visited by relief operations and medical attention

38. This baby girl is 1 year and 2 months old and has never seen a doctor . Her mom missed her last 2 vaccine during pregnancy that led to baby’s bronchopneumonia

39. Now the baby suffers from HYDROCEPHALOUS and has lost her eyesight. Her mom is only 20 years old.

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42. IMAGINARY LINE kids were asked by a series of question answerable by YES and NO

43. A Process Observer records the survey results of the children

44. 40% walk far distance before reaching school

45. 10% never have breakfast before going to school

46. 40% Lost their school supplies due to Typhoon “Ondoy” and “Santi”

47. Have been physically hurt by an adult 90%

48. 5% Doesn’t have school uniform

49. 10 Kids said their parents are separated

50. 65 STUDENTS said They can and will finish college 39 STUDENTS said They can not finish college

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