Gertrudes Conde, 51 years old, lives in Brgy. San Nicolas, San Simon, Pampanga. Her husband is a fisherman, who sometimes work as a construction worker. She, on the other hand, sells the fish her husband catches.
Typhoon Ulysses brought too much rainwater that made the Pampanga River swell and flooded their barangay. Unfortunately, the fish trap that her husband used was destroyed. Worse, work in construction sites is scarce due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gertrudes’ family was one of the beneficiaries who received materials for fish trap. After receiving the materials, her husband immediately made fish traps and went fishing. The assistance helped them restore their livelihood that was devastated by Typhoon Ulysses. Gertrudes is now back to selling fish, which provides for their families daily needs such as rice, coffee, and sugar. She also dries some of the fish and sells it, too.
Also, when her husband’s catch is more than enough for their daily needs, they give it to their neighbors who do not have food to eat.

“I could not thank you enough. The materials for the fish trap is a great help not just to our family, but also to the community,” Gertrudes tearfully said.

Gertrudes also attended the training on Sustainable Agriculture and Soil Fertility Management. She said the training helped them learn about farming methods that allows them to have a healthy environment, to have profit, and that provides opportunity to every member of the community.