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Typhoon Haiyan 3 Months On: Then and Now

Three months on from his first visit in the immediate aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, Chris Weeks looks at how the country has changed from a place of shock to a place of raw emotion.

Tacloban Rises

Our CEO, Justin, writes movingly of the deep devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan and reflects on the legendary resilience of the Filipino people who, despite everything, are getting on with their lives and rebuilding what they lost.
public generosity. Three months on from Typhoon Haiyan and Tacloban is starting to rise … Reggie Reggie was not even a month when typhoon Haiyan hit. His mother Jocelyn told

How World Vision Works In Emergencies

Three months on, our Head of Humanitarian Affairs, Mark Bulpitt, helps to explain some of the areas of work that are most important, but rarely talked about, following a disaster of the magnitude of Typhoon Haiyan.
a wooden frame. Typhoon Haiyan had destroyed her and her husband’s house … them to the market on the coast. When Typhoon Haiyan ripped through their village 3 months

Restoring Clean Water to Typhoon-Hit Communities

Where do your emergency donations go? In the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, Leoniza explains how the assessment team delivered just the right solution for this community, keeping its children safe from illness and disease.
sixth grade student. When Typhoon Haiyan … 12 hours. It's now almost 3 months since Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines. Next week our

Back To School In The Philippines

As the new year broke, many children who had been out of school since Typhoon Haiyan hit have been able to return to lessons for the first time.
A huge number of the buildings destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan were schools. Thanks to your … just over two months after Typhoon Haiyan devastated the city on 8th November 2013.

No Home, No Roof, But Not Hopeless

Jonny Spence, World Vision International's Support Services Manager for the Typhoon Haiyan response, shares the mixed feelings of leaving the people of the Philippines to return home to his young family for Christmas, and of the hope he sees on the ground.
among the first to react to disasters like Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines because we are already on

Typhoon Haiyan: aid agencies must ensure response reflects children's needs

Relief efforts to help those affected by Typhoon Haiyan must be shaped more by the views of children, a report from leading aid agencies including World Vision says today.
Relief efforts to help those affected by Typhoon Haiyan must be shaped more by the views of

A Mother's Life In The Evacuation Centre

Not content with a simple recovery from the worst storm in history, the people of Estancia have also had to deal with evacuation from what's left of their homes thanks to an oil spill. This is just one family's story of life in the evacuation centre, and how they refuse to lose hope.
have much but they had enough. Until Typhoon Haiyan came and struck Visayas.

Aidworker Diary: Each Other's Miracle

How do you write about all of the things you see in the course of a disaster? How do you put the fear - and the hope - into words? Florence Joy Malyuo from WV Philippines gives a fascinating insight in the world of an emergency communicator.
World Vision UK Typhoon Haiyan undeniably brought devastation in its most … Filipinos felt. We were never left alone. Typhoon Haiyan may have brought us the worst scenario one

Autumn Statement confirms UK’s commitment to world’s most vulnerable people

International children’s charity World Vision UK welcomes the Coalition Government reiterating its commitment to spend 0.7% of Gross National Income on aid this year.
in Syria and the devastating impact of Typhoon Haiyan on the Philippines shows once again the

Life In Between The Lifeless

An incredible story of how baby Princess Yola, was born under torch light, in a mausoleum as Typhoon Haiyan tore trees, pilons and buildings down in Batan, Philippines.
wooden chairs and scattered leftovers of Typhoon Haiyan like clothes and other kitchen utensils. … the day Typhoon Haiyan hit … coming from the local name of Typhoon Haiyan

Standing In The Wake of Typhoon Haiyan

Chris Weeks, from our media team, is out in the Philippines helping with our efforts. In this blog he shares his reflections on the determination and resilience of the Filippino people after visiting one of the worst-hit cities.
our Facebook page. When emergencies like Typhoon Haiyan … two weeks after Typhoon Haiyan ferociously tore it to the

A Tale of Two Catastrophes

Our CEO, Justin Byworth, reflects on the combine tragedies unfolding halfway around the world from each other: the enormous natural disaster in the Philippines and the man-made atrocities of the Syrian Crisis. How do we support children, communities and staff to have the greatest impact?
Two weeks on from Typhoon Haiyan and following a brace of new reports on the … arrived on this earth just one day before Typhoon Haiyan struck. Her mother Edwina clutched her tiny

Budoy the dog rescues sponsored child

A heart warming story of how a dog, Budoy, helped a mother and her son to survive Typhoon Haiyan

Child Friendly Spaces

Child Friendly Spaces play such an important role in our emergency response. These spaces are for chidlren to play, have fun with other children in a safe environment - they also allow parents to continue work repairing and rebuilding with the peace of mind that their children are safe.
that showed their homes before and after Typhoon Haiyan. This is great for their mums as well as the … its first Child Friendly Spaces for the Typhoon Haiyan response on 20 November at Tabugon in

Child Friendly Spaces being set up in Northern Cebu to give children a place to play, learn, and recover

On this, the 69th annual Universal Children’s Day, World Vision has begun setting up its dedicated ‘safe spaces’ for children affected by Typhoon Haiyan.
for children affected by Typhoon Haiyan. Dr Yvonne

Diary of an aid worker

Yheleen Veso, our colleague at World Vision Philippines shares a personal reflection after a moments pause from the busyness of assisting with our emergency response in the Philippines.
Yheleen Veso. Since Typhoon Haiyan swept across the centre cluster of Filipino … Today was the first day I cried hard for Typhoon Haiyan survivors. I

Lesley Waters joins a host of celebrities supporting the DEC Philippines Typhoon Appeal Telethon

Philippines Typhoon Haiyan Update

Updates from the areas of Philippines affected by Typhoon Haiyan, including total aid raised & personal stories from survivors.
Our prayer begins with a broken heart. After Typhoon Haiyan hit the … with us for those who have been impacted by Typhoon Haiyan. Together we pray for the

Delivering Hope To The People Of The Philippines

Chris Clarke, World Vision New Zealand, CEO who is on the ground in the Philippines assisting World Vision's emergency response efforts. Today Chris was at World Vision's first emergency aid distribution in north Cebu -- a town hard hit by Typhoon Haiyan. World Vision distributed food, water, and emergency supplies to 4,000 people. This was the first help the community has received since the Typhoon hit almost seven days ago.