Philippines Emergency Response IOM BI-MONTHLY UPDATE 25 MAY 9 JUNE 2014 IOM ACTIVITIES IN BOHOL Turn-over ceremony of 32 newly constructed single-detached transitional shelters IOM 2014 Sport Psychosocial activity with displaced families in Bohol IOM 2014 As part of the camp management and camp coordination activities, a medical intervention was conducted in seven municipalities in Bohol. A total of 481 beneficiaries received free medical check-up and consultation and were provided with medicines. The Municipal Health Unit, with its corresponding medical practitioners, was present to support the IOM health activity. CCCM Trainings A total of 3, 153 individuals benefitted from various CCCM related trainings. SHELTER A total of 240 alternative transitional shelters (46.6 per cent of the total target) were completed as of this reporting period. There is an ongoing construction of 47 additional shelters while materials for the remaining shelters are being continuously delivered at the sites. Prior to the turn-over ceremony of the newly constructed houses, the IOM staff together with the IDP families, helped in the clearing of the area. The 32 families who will be moving into the houses supported this activity. Shelter Distributions 12, 936 Emergency Shelter Kits 403 Full Recovery Shelter (FRS) 240 Alternative Transitional Shelter The construction of full recovery shelters is now at 91 per cent completed (403 shelters out of the total target of 445) with only 42 shelters remaining to build in eight different barangays in the municipality of Sagbayan. Full recovery shelters are houses of approximately 20m² that can be used permanently in comparison to the alternative transitional shelters. COMMUNICATION WITH COMMUNITIES (CwC) IOM distributed 10,000 copies of banners listing responses to frequently asked questions in 17 of the most affected municipalities hit by the Bohol earthquake. These banners addressed questions such as where to seek support in case of protections concerns as well as some hotlines to contact people in case of emergencies. The same 17 municipalities received Build Back Safer information, education and communication materials. These materials were also distributed to participants during the disaster Simulation Exercises that IOM is conducting with the communities. These trainings aim to teach people on how to behave and where to go in case of a future disaster.
IOM ACTIVITIES IN COTABATO I Community participation in IOM Cotabato s shelter repair efforts in Barangay Itaw, South Upi in Maguindanao IOM 2014 CCCM Orientations 7, 168 Individuals NFI Distributions 6, 141 IDPs IOM in Cotabato, in partnership with its local implementing partners, Muslim Youth Religious Organization, Inc. (MYROi) and Health Organization for Mindanao (HOM), have conducted various CCCM interactive community mapping orientations in three towns in Maguindanao and in three municipalities in North Cotabato. The interactive community mapping orientations aimed to teach the affected population how to be prepared when establishing a new camp/evacuation site, including all relevant aspects such as health and protection. During the reporting period, IOM s CCCM activities reached 202 persons 110 (73 male; 37 female) in Maguindanao and 92 (49 male and 43 female) in North Cotabato across five towns in two provinces. To date, 7,370 persons across North Cotabato, Maguindanao, and Sultan Kudarat have participated in IOM-organized CCCM Orientations. SHELTER The implementation of various shelter repair activities is ongoing with the participation of the affected communities (see pictures above). Indigenous materials are being transformed in order to use them as construction supplies. When finished, these indigenous materials become building materials (i.e. walls) used for the shelters that IOM is constructing in the villages. These activities include IOM s cash-for-work programme in order to support the livelihood of the affected families. SUPPORT TO THE PEACE PROCESS The second meeting between IOM and Bangsamoro Transitional Commission (BTC) Communications Group Head, Abdullah Cusain was an opportunity to finalize IOM s possible areas of assistance to the Commission. The main agreement reached during the meeting is the confirmation of IOM s assistance in the development and production of information, education and communication materials for the BTC and in facilitating the proposed media forum on Bangsamoro, which will take place in the third week of the month, in partnership with MindaNews, the Commission s media partner in the cities of Cotabato, Davao and Manila.
IOM ACTIVITIES IN HAIYAN AREAS CCCM Capacity Development Activities in Tacloban IOM 2014 Health teaching (proper hand washing) for bunkhouse residents in Go-Go Estancia, Iloilo IOM 2014 CCCM IDP transfers to Transitional Sites in Haiyan affected areas Roxas Ormoc Guiuan Tacloban 447 7, 447 7, 157 2, 426 Total 17, 507 Individuals trained in Camp Management for coordinated delivery of services Guiuan Tacloban Cebu Ormoc Roxas 1, 124 1, 966 304 487 81 Total 3, 962 In Ormoc, CCCM capacity-building activities targets to cover 18 municipalities in Western Leyte. The training provides valuable knowledge on how to prepare and respond during disasters. The training emphasizes the cycle of CCCM from preevacuation to closing of the evacuation centers and to ensure that each IDP receives assistance in a dignified manner. For the last two weeks, four CCCM trainings have been conducted. To date, IOM has conducted 12 capacity-building trainings and has trained 487 (301 male, 186 female) Barangay Officials, staff from the Department of Education, NGOs, Municipal Local Government Units and IDPs. This is 60% of the total target municipalities. In one of the trainings, the mayor of Baybay expressed his gratitude to IOM. He said, IOM is the most visible humanitarian Organization in our city. They never left us from the very beginning. CCCM teams in Guiuan, proposed to conduct preventive measures orientations and fire drills in all camps that will benefit the 7,101 individuals living in bunkhouses in 40 barangays. These orientations are part of the First Responders training that IOM wants to conduct across all Haiyan-affected areas in order to prepare the communities for future disasters. In coordination with the Local Government Units of Tacloban City, IOM will be holding a graduation ceremony to the 138 Barangays of Tacloban City for the completion of Barangay Official s Training on Governance and Mainstreaming CCCM in disaster risk reduction on 12 June, which will be held in the Astrodome. SHELTER Shelter Distributions 63, 276 Emergency Shelter Kits 23, 088 Recovery Shelter Kits DRR Trainings DRR Trainings were carried out in a total of 240 barangays GUIUAN TACLOBAN ORMOC ROXAS Total Individuals Trained 13, 295 9, 127 4, 267 3, 991 30, 680
IOM s shelter programme doesn t end in shelter materials distribution. It goes as far as monitoring effectiveness of materials provided. The Ormoc sub-office has covered 100% monitoring to all beneficiaries who received recovery shelter materials. As the monitoring result showed 1,300 beneficiaries need top-up lumbers to rebuild their shelters. In Guiuan, the coco lumber production intended for the transitional shelter construction project has amended its milling operations compensation scheme in order to boost the volume of production. IOM is now using the Pakyaw System wherein both teams of chainsaw and table saw operators will be paid per complete unit of transitional shelter materials produced using the voucher payment method. As of date, 38 transitional shelters are currently being constructed, 33 in Guiuan and 5 in Busay of Mercedes. In Tacloban, the shelter team had a successful donor visit from the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). The donor visited IOM s recovery shelter construction on-site in barangay Tibak, Sta Fe, the shelter DRR training in Hiagsam, Jaro and a shelter Distribution in Hibucawan, Jaro. During the visit, the community said the following prayer: Thank God for the answer to our prayers. Thank God for sending to us IOM to bring us the help that we have been praying for." In Olutayan Island, Roxas City, 28 units of transitional shelters have been completed and three units are currently under construction. Still in the pipeline are 40 selected and validated beneficiaries for transitional shelters. HEALTH Health Activities Consultation Dental Diagnostic Workup Vaccinations Maternal Child Health Medical Referral Deworming 44, 009 2, 506 3, 542 7, 983 3, 592 1, 151 31 A total of 62, 814 individuals benefitted from IOM health activities In Roxas, IOM started medical services at bunkhouse health post in Go-Go Estancia, Iloilo. On the first day, 130 patients were catered and after consulting these patients a health teaching session was conducted. The IOM health staff provided bunkhouse residents with a lecture on: 1) proper hygiene and skin care, 2) proper hand washing (with demonstration), 3) Dengue prevention and control programme recommended by DOH, and 4) Air-borne diseases and droplet transmission diseases. Also in Roxas, IOM received a donor visit from Canada with the aim to monitor the medical activities and consultations at Go-Go Estancia health post and to visit some of the residents of the bunkhouses. The Guiuan health team identified People with Disabilities (PwD) inside bunkhouses and is now conducting regularly medical visits to assist the PwDs. In addition, the medical teams conducted blood pressure and health teaching in the Eastern Samar State University (ESSU) tent city with 9 individuals identified with chronic illness which were referred for consultation in the hospital. PROTECTION As part of the protection activities, IOM in Ormoc provided psychosocial support to Local government Unit staff and youth leaders. One staff from the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office (MSWDO) said, I thought this is training, but never did I know that the session is about me, my needs and how to take good care of myself. My tensions are released and unloaded. Thanks to IOM, the experience is uplifting. To date, IOM in Ormoc has conducted three psychosocial support sessions to 39 IOM staff and 13 partners staff. Overall, the protection programme trained 1,170 youth, Government Line agencies, such as Department of Education, Philippine Ports Authority, Philippine National Police, MSWDO, etc. In Roxas, protection teams conducted an awareness-raising orientation on counter trafficking in Zone 1 Poblacion, Estancia. Information materials including 15 shirts with counter-trafficking messages were distributed to the participants of the orientations. Protection Activities 636 partners benefitted from Capacity Building activities 15, 516 individuals trained 3,041 IEC materials produced 3,418 reached through Referral pathways and treatment for 32 protection cases In Tacloban, the protection team conducted a psychosocial support activity for children in displacement sites called Recovering through Arts and Stories. This activity was conducted in partnership with the Visayan Relief Team and in coordination with IOM. Children were asked to write a story related to child protection, GBV and counter-trafficking which also incorporated singing and drawing activities.
COMMUNICATION WITH COMMUNITIES (CwC) The IOM CwC team in Ormoc started the online campaign for the World Day Against Child Labour. The picture on the right was shared in social media such as Facebook and Twitter. In Tacloban, as part of the Two Way Communication efforts of the CwC team, IOM is currently preparing to embark on a survey to assess the impact of our recent campaign called Tindog Kita which is aimed at encouraging the people of Tacloban to build back safer. At the moment the team is at the tail end of the pre-testing phase and will soon start conducting the survey with the affected families in the city. The IOM Guiuan CwC team started the preparations for the Tindog Kita radio show by conducting street interviews to gather the voices of the community. IOM is coordinating closely with the Accountability on the Affected Persons Working Group to launch a radio program. The first broadcast of IOM in Roxas is scheduled for the 8 th June and the show will include a 5-minute airtime for the other humanitarian organizations addressing some of the key issues in their areas of operation. IOM in Ormoc conducted CwC assessments in two transitional shelters. The assessment analyzed the type of media where IDPs get information and what information they need. The result of the assessment will help IOM better understand what kind of information materials to produce that best fit the needs of the beneficiaries and achieve optimum result. After the fire incidents in a Tent City in Tacloban on 28 May, the Tindog Kita radio show that aired on 31 May, discussed safety and fire prevention in the bunkhouses and tents. In addition, to this radio special, the IOM CwC team worked on information materials that focus on the safety of tents and bunkhouses. The Tindog Kita radio show also discussed livelihood opportunities for farmers and fishes especially those in Jaro, Carigara, and Marabut areas. IOM ACTIVITIES IN ZAMBOANGA IOM Recovery Shelters in Silsilah Dialogue Movement Lot Paniran Transitory Site IOM 2014 IDP participants of the Food Processing Skills Training IOM 2014 Within the reporting period, the CCCM activities focused mainly on the facilitation of IDP movement activities from evacuation centres to the Mampang Transitory Site. As of 5 June, 134 Badjao families from Cawacawa evacuation centre were already transferred to the newly opened DSWD bunkhouses in Mampang Transitory site. There are still 426 remaining families in the Cawa-cawa evacuation site. IOM facilitated the activity through the provision of kitchen kits and transport vehicles. These CCCM activities are part of the decongestion efforts of IOM in closing existing evacuation centres and transferring IDPs to transit sites with better living conditions and livelihood opportunities. IDP families who moved and visited the new sites expressed excitement and gratitude. ESP/CCCM Activities CCCM IDP transfers to Transitional Sites in Zamboanga 819 Families
SHELTER The construction of shelter solutions/improvements in the Silsilah Dialogue Movement Lot Paniran Transitory Site, Mampang Transitory Site and the Grandstand are still ongoing. These shelter activities aim to provide better shelter conditions for IDPs who are living in the temporary tents and inside classrooms in evacuation centres. The shelter improvements include improved roofing, elevation of bunkhouses to protect against floods, as well as the construction of concrete columns between the bunkhouses for privacy. HEALTH For the last two weeks, the IOM health communicators have referred a total of 265 health cases to the health facilities inside camps and to nearby barangay health stations. To date, there are already 1,275 health cases referred since the deployment of IOM nurses inside camps. The health communicators also conducted a workshop on the Maternal and Child Health Education to IDP mothers in the Grandstand and Cawa-cawa Shoreline evacuation centres. Prenatal, breastfeeding, immunization and family planning were topics discussed during the workshops. Health Activities 1, 275 health cases referred 5,000 IEC health materials distributed PROTECTION AND LIVELIHOOD The Gender-based Violence (GBV) orientation organized by IOM in Zamboanga, in coordination with the organization of Child Abuse Prevention and Intervention Network (CAPIN) founded by the Archdiocese of Zamboanga, and the City government, continued and was participated by members of the different IDP committee. Approximately 200 IDP committee members from different transitional sites and evacuation centres participated in the orientation. The aim of the camp support activity was to capacitate IDP leaders and IDP committee members to be sensitive to GBV and protection issues inside displacement sites. Overall, such GBV and protection orientations have capacitated a total of 580 IDP participants. On 4 June, 75 IDPs from Tulungatung transit site participated in the Skills Livelihood training organized by IOM in partnership with the Philippine Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and the City Government. The livelihood training was divided into three categories with 25 IDPs participating in carpentry and masonry class, 25 IDPs in the plumbing class and 25 IDPs in the food processing class. All participants received certificates and livelihood starter kits form IOM. This activity is part of IOM s camp support to the Livelihood Cluster in transitory sites. COMMUNICATION WITH COMMUNITIES (CwC) A total of 5,000 paper fans containing the health services schedule and health referral pathway were distributed to IDPs in the Grandstand and Cawa-cawa evacuation centres. IOM community health nurses facilitated the discussion and distribution of the materials. This activity is part of the effort of the CwC to support the health cluster in the displacement sites. As a support to the Education Cluster in displacement sites regarding the opening of the school year, information materials containing Frequently Asked Questions on education were posted in all existing transit sites and evacuation centres. IOM s activities are supported by: IOM Philippines 28 th Floor, Citibank Tower. Paseo de Roxas. Makati City Tel: +63 2 230 1999 Fax: +63 2 848 1257 E-mail: iomphilippines@iom.int Website: www.iom.int Twitter: @IOM_Philippines