Presented at: GSEF2016 Montreal 

Organisation: Philippine Social Enterprise Network, Inc. (PhilSEN) (Citizen Initiative)

Date: September 7, 2016

Presenter: Lurina U. Gargarita (Executive Director)

Contacts: senphil05@gmail.com

Summary: 

On November 8, 2013, Super Typhoon Haiyan, the strongest tropical cyclones ever recorded at landfall and in terms of wind speed devastated large tracts of geographic area in Central Philippines, leaving behind 6,268 people dead. The magnitude of the damage of the first ever super typhoon that hit the country resulted to an overwhelming need for well-planned, well-coordinated, well-organized interventions that could maximize limited resources and improve local capacities to enhance the resilience of the community and ensure its sustainability. The PhilSEN’s experience will share how it responded as a coalition to the challenge for emergency and humanitarian needs of Haiyan affected communities through cooperation and forging solidarity with various sectors. It will highlight the importance of participatory processes and coordinative mechanisms in designing disaster recovery interventions that is more responsive to the needs of affected communities. These disaster recovery interventions aimed for sustainable economic recovery through capacity building, community empowerment and resiliency enhancement, and linking these initiatives to government programs at the local level.