Humanitarian Aid & Relief Initiatives (HARI)
An outreach program that aims to help alleviate suffering and maintain human dignity in communities affected by natural calamities in the Philippine Cordillera & neighboring provinces.
The Beginning
On the year 2018, the world’s strongest storm (so far) has hit Northern Philippines and was at its height of destruction on September 14, 2018. Much stronger than Super Typhoon Juan (Megi) in 2010 and Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) in 2013, Typhoon Ompong took the lives of more than a hundred people in the Philippines (including confirmed deaths and missing persons).
Hit the hardest was the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). Tragically, many of our people were buried alive by landslides, homes washed out by days of heavy rains, and families have lost their loved ones—either still missing, found dead or both.
In an attempt to immediately respond to calls for help, MABIKAs Foundation-The Netherlands urgently launched its Humanitarian Aid & Relief Initiative (HARI) by teaming up with individuals, organizations or groups based in the Philippines (particularly those in the education sector) to conduct community outreaches in devastated areas…
Community Outreaches
Itogon, Benguet
Natural Disaster: Typhoon Ompong
Partner: Benguet National High School (BeNHS)
Recipients: 30+ Families at Ucab, Itogon, Benguet
Donation: €190 (approx. ₱11,300)
Status: Completed on September 22, 2018
Gonzaga, Cagayan
Natural Disaster: Typhoon Ompong
Partner: Petra Barcena & Mercy Bainan
Recipient: Taoil-Barcena family at Gonzaga, Cagayan
Donation: €100 (₱5,500+)
Status: Completed on November 11, 2018
Bakun, Benguet
Natural Disaster: Typhoon Ompong
Partner: Young, Adults & Professionals Aiding Cordilleran Kids (YAPACK)
Recipients: Pupils at Bagu, Barbarit and Diaolan
Donation: €250 (approx. (₱15,000)
Status: Completed on October 19, 2018
Kayapa, Nueva Vizcaya
Natural Disaster: Typhoon Ompong
Partner: Young, Adults & Professionals Aiding Cordilleran Kids (YAPACK)
Recipients: Pupils at Banao and Talmoy Elementary Schools
Donation: €250 (approx. ₱15,000)
Status: Completed on December 7-8, 2018
Purok 2, Loakan, Benguet
Natural Disaster: Typhoon Ompong
Partner: Mercedes Dewalan (6 of her relatives died due to Ompong)
Recipient: To Melchor family, our sincerest condolences & prayers
Donation: €100 (₱6,000)
Status: Completed on December 4, 2018
Natonin, Mountain Province
Natural Disaster: Typhoon Rosita
Partner: Igorot Austria c/o Marjorie Guidangen-Akistoy
Recipient: Affected residence in Natonin
Donation: €100 (approx. ₱6,000)
Status: Overall collected fund is set for distribution to affected families Q1 2019. Completed c/o Igorot Austria.
Balbalan, Kalinga
Natural Disaster: Typhoon Rosita
Partner: Young, Adults & Professionals Aiding Cordilleran Kids (YAPACK)
Recipient: Pupils at Pantikian Elemementary School & Bulalayao Primary School
Donation: €250 (approx ₱15,000)
Status: Completed on February 8-9, 2020
Tuba, Benguet
Natural Disaster: Typhoon Rosita
Partner: Young, Adults & Professionals Aiding Cordilleran Kids (YAPACK) & Bakun Fire Department (BFD)
Recipient: Students at Piminggan, Saguitlang & Lubas Elementary Schools
Donation: €257 (₱15,000+)
Status: Completed on March 22, 2019
From the bottom of our hearts, we would like to thank all the donors and volunteers who made all these community outreaches possible. Indeed, alone we can do so little, but together we can do so much.
~ A heartfelt message of thanks from the MABIKAs Foundation Team
Alaek man met iyebkas ti naimpusuan nga panagyaman mi ti tulong ti MABIKAs Foundation ti impaayyo numanpay haan nga parte ti Cordillera ti Gonzaga ket haan nga lapped nga nangiburay kayo ti makasapul nga kailyan/ ka kabagyan mi nga sinalanta piman ni bagyo Ompong. Ni Apo Dios koma ti maka subalit. No haan kami nga makasubalit ket kararag mi nga ni Apo Dios ti mangsubalit ti ay-ayat yo nga timmulong.