Kalinga, Philippines – Farming is the bread and butter for Aling Rosa and her family. As a mother, she works her fingers to the bone to provide the sun and moon for her children. But no matter how hard she works in the field, she always falls short. For Rosa, farming is crucial for her family’s survival since this is...
Seed Aid for Food Security
Kalinga, Philippines – When Typhoon Ompong (known internationally as Mangkhut) battered the remote and mountainous Cordillera Region last September 2018, it ruined homes, severely destroyed agricultural lands and livelihoods, and claimed even lives. Among those affected were the communities in Barangay Balantoy in the municipality of Balbalan in the province of Kalinga. Delia was sleeping soundly in her home when...
A community working together can achieve more
Kalinga, Philippines – “It has become a practice in our community that every household member would collect water every morning. Even older women join in by fetching 10 to 20 liters of water lifted in one container on the head and one in each hand. Now, with a potable water source located near our village, residents need not travel far,...
Optimism Still Grows in Balbalan
Kalinga, Philippines – Hernan Gangot, 50, a local farmer and the chairman of people’s organization in Brgy. Poswoy in the Municipality of Balbalan, in the province of Kalinga, looks problematic yet calm. Despite being troubled by the previous typhoon, Hernan remains hopeful. His skin was almost toasted by the sun, as he spent his entire life enduring the backbreaking work...