Bishop Larry Silva has asked each parish to collect donations for Philippines typhoon relief. The money will be sent to Catholic Relief Services, the international aid agency of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Money can also be sent directly to Catholic Relief Services through its website, http://emergencies.crs.org/typhoon-haiyan-help-philippines-survive-and-recover/
David Coleman, director for Catholic Relief Services in Hawaii, said he will be “organizing the response for the diocese through the Office for Social Ministry so that we can do the best we can to have an effective response to the suffering.”
CRS posted on its website the following breakdown of how donated funds will be used for immediate and long-term recovery in the Philippines:
Catholic Relief Services hopes to raise $20 million for this vital emergency response.
An estimated $5 million will be used to cover immediate assistance on the ground, and $15 million for medium-term rebuilding needs (shelter, water infrastructure, sanitation and livelihoods).
Aid is needed to help 100,000 Filipino families (500,000 people) with shipments of pre-positioned tarps, hygiene and water kits. This is the start of broader recovery that will likely span two years or more.
Planned CRS support:
- Emergency shelter for 32,000 families
- Water supply and hygiene for 32,000 families
- Non-food-item kits for 32,000 families
- 45,000 person-days of Cash-for-Work community cleanup and debris removal
- 3,167 Latrines
- 48 bathing cubicles
- 207 water tanks
- 300 waste disposal bins
Where your money goes:
- $8 provides a water kit for a family. This includes 1 jerry can, 1 pail and aqua tabs for water purification.
- $15 provides an emergency shelter kit. This includes tarps and nails that are combined with local materials to create emergency shelter.
- $22 provides household living supplies. This includes sleeping mats, three blankets, utensils, plastics, glasses and a cooking pot.
- $28 provides hygiene kits. This includes a two-month family supply of soap, laundry detergent, toothbrush, toothpaste, feminine sanitary napkins, and towels.
(Dollar amounts cover items only. They do not include costs associated with distribution, training and monitoring.)
CRS reported the setup of a temporary warehouse at the Catholic school gymnasium in Ormoc to service distributions in that area. The organization is increasing its presence in Palo and establishing a satellite office there.
A 747 has been chartered to transport 40,000 tarps. First distributions of temporary shelter, water and sanitation kits were expected Nov. 17.