The document summarizes the Philippine Red Cross' response to Typhoon Haiyan, which struck the Philippines in 2013. It provided shelter and other assistance to over 1.2 million individuals across 9 provinces. The response focused on building 78,015 shelters and addressing other needs like livelihoods, health, education, and water/sanitation. It describes the selection of beneficiaries, building techniques used like half concrete homes, and challenges faced in ensuring safe and resilient reconstruction.

1. Resilience and
Social Development
Atty. Oscar Palabyab
Secretary General
Volunteers + Logistics + Information Technology =
A Red Cross that is Always First, Always Ready, Always There

2. TYPHOON HAIYAN
OPERATIONS

3. TYPHOON HAIYAN
OPERATIONS
In the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan
(local name Yolanda), which struck
the country on November 8, 2013, the
world was confronted with images of
utter destruction, death and despair.

4. TYPHOON HAIYAN
OPERATIONS
Hence, the PRC Typhoon Haiyan Operations was established. Covering nine provinces, three cities and
73 municipalities, 762 barangays and 1,224,413 individuals, Typhoon Haiyan Operations focused on the
following: shelter, livelihood, health, education, disaster risk reduction and water, sanitation and hygiene
(WASH).

5. Overall Haiyan Data:
Accomplishment
Shelter78,015

6. Build Back Safer
Approach

7. Accomplishment
PALAWAN
ACTIVITES ACCOMPLISHED
Shelter
623 Shelters
SRA Swiss RC: 290
Core Bahrain RC (Wooden): 199
Core Swiss RC (Wooden): 134
ACTIVITES ACCOMPLISHED
Shelter
5,956 houses
SRA German RC: 1247
SRA IFRC: 3576
Core German RC (Wooden): 200
Core IFRC (Half concrete): 933
Accomplishment
ANTIQUE

8. PALAWAN CORE
SHELTERS

9. Accomplishment
AKLAN
ACTIVITES ACCOMPLISHED
Shelter
9,132 houses
SRA Finnish RC: 1234
SRA IFRC: 2931
SRA Spanish RC: 2751
Core Air Asia (Half concrete): 272
Core IFRC (Half concrete): 704
Core Spanish RC (Wooden): 1245

10. Accomplishment
CAPIZ
ACTIVITES ACCOMPLISHED
Shelter
7,018 houses
SRA German RC: 1750
SRA IFRC: 2908
Core German RC (Wooden): 957
Core HKRC (Half concrete): 160
Core IFRC (Half concrete): 1025
Core PRC-HSBC (Half concrete): 132
Core Taiwan RC (Half concrete): 86

11. Accomplishment
ILOILO
ACTIVITES ACCOMPLISHED
Shelter
6,609 houses
SRA British RC: 4180
SRA CUBE: 86
Core British RC (Wooden): 2243
Core CUBE (wooden): 100

12. Accomplishment
CEBU ACTIVITES ACCOMPLISHED
Shelter
8,629 houses
SRA German RC: 1304
SRA IFRC: 2965
SRA Japanese RC: 778
Core French RC (Half concrete): 20
Relocation French RC (Half concrete): 128
Core German RC: 1837
Relocation German RC: 228
Core IFRC: 1010
Relocation IFRC: 58
Core Japanese RC: 135
Core Taiwan RC: 166

13. Accomplishment
ORMOC CITY
ACTIVITES ACCOMPLISHED
Shelter
2,478 houses
SRA PMI: 711
SRA Swiss RC: 935
Core Swiss RC: 919

14. Accomplishment
LEYTE ACTIVITES ACCOMPLISHED
Shelter
28,826 houses
SRA American RC: 3730
SRA Australian RC: 2927
SRA German RC: 1994
SRA IFRC: 6596
SRA Netherlands RC: 2210
SRA Spanish RC: 1246
Core American RC: 1639 (wooden, half concrete and
duplex)
Core Australian Aid: 150 (half concrete)
Core Australian RC: 601 (wooden)
Core German RC: 2072 (wooden)
Core IFRC: 4176 (half concrete)
Core Netherlands RC: 457 (wooden and half concrete)
Core PRC-Citibank: 200 (half concrete)
Core Qatar RC: 1096 (half concrete)
Core Spanish RC: 751 (wooden)

15. Accomplishment
WESTERN & EASTERN
SAMAR
ACTIVITES ACCOMPLISHED
Shelter
8,787 houses
SRA Spanish: 1002
SRA Norwegian: 508
Core ICRC: 4458 (wooden)
Core Norwegian: 825 (wooden)
Core Spanish: 2000 (wooden)

16. Enabling factors
behind the success

17. Parameters that form the basis
of any shelter programme
Safe
Adequate
Appropriate
Access

18. Establishment of Barangay Recovery
Committee

19. Beneficiary Selection
The prioritization of beneficiaries will be based on the
following vulnerability criteria:
• Families are affected by the Disaster that the
Project is implementing.
• The family should have its own house prior to the
disaster.
• Families that have houses destroyed or rendered
inhabitable by the disaster
• Vulnerability of the Family
• Single Parent
• Families having more than 3 children below the
age of 15
• Family with Persons with disability / elderly
• Priority is given to families on below poverty,
economic status.
• Is legally occupying the proposed land that the
shelter will be built.
• Location / area of the houses is in safe / buildable
zones as declared by the government.
• Family is willing to give sweat equity by helping in
the construction of the houses.

20. Extend support to the most vulnerable (elderly, PWD)
Vulnerability:
Specific needs of different target groups:

21. Latrines in every Home

22. Climate adapted homes
 Rain water harvesting

23. Challenges

24. Land issues and
ownership

25. Man power requirement

26. Logistical supplies

27. Making
Resilient
Communities

28. Beneficiary training in safe
shelter and settlements
awareness

29. Self-recovery:
Supporting the self-recovery efforts of the affected population by utilizing and
enhancing existing, skills and capacities.
Carpenters recruitment and training process

30. Self-sustaining: Making homes liveable

31. Self-sustaining: Sustaining the livelihood