The non-governmental group (NGO) based and chaired by former Vice President Leni Robredo helped hundreds of households throughout a whole bunch of communities within the nation a 12 months after the muse’s founding.
In its first 12 months anniversary, the Angat Buhay Foundation stated it had helped 20,131 households and 15,636 people from 176 communities because it was established final July 1, 2022.
“Nagsisimula pa lang tayo (We are just getting started),” stated Angat Buhay Executive Director Raffy Magno.
From July 2022 to June 2023, Angat Buhay stated its flagship telemedicine program Bayanihan e-Konsulta assisted 7,706 distinctive sufferers with the assistance of 285 medical volunteers and a minimum of a thousand non-medical volunteers.
The program, which was initially a COVID-19 response, was expanded to incorporate psychological well being and different non-emergency medical points.
At least 1,214 underweight and severely underweight kids aged 6 to 59 months are additionally enrolled within the basis’s diet program, in response to Angat Buhay.
The basis stated the diet program was current in seven websites, together with Himamaylan in Negros Occidental and Maslog in Eastern Samar.
Angat Buhay additionally established 137 studying hubs nationwide to assist non-readers and numeracy-challenged learners.
Community studying hubs or CLH homes tools and studying instruments for college kids and has educated instructing volunteers.
In a 12 months, a minimum of 5,000 college students had been enrolled in this system, the muse stated.
“Improving literacy and numeracy of Filipino students needs community-based involvement,” stated Magno. “We enjoined the assistance of education experts and stakeholders in designing the modules, training, and evaluation system.”
He added, “In our monitoring, all hubs improve learners’ literacy while 95% of students improved in their numeracy from pre-test to post-test.”
Within a 12 months, Angat Buhay added that it additionally completed development and turnover of dormitories in Infanta, Quezon and Camarines Norte and school rooms in Camarines Sur and Maasin, Iloilo.
More than 20,000 households affected by pure and man-made disasters from 93 displaced and affected communities had been additionally given speedy reduction, help, and rehabilitation initiatives by the NGO because it was established, it stated.
Early this 12 months, Angat Buhay stated it additionally inked a deal to determine a catastrophe preparedness and response heart to coach volunteers for catastrophe response and function a headquarters for the muse’s reduction efforts.
In August final 12 months, the muse stated Robredo launched the Angat Bayanihan —a volunteer community that goals to empower individuals’s organizations and assist them give again to their respective communities.
Since then, Angat Bayanihan has mobilized 188 grassroots organizations and 13,705 particular person volunteers.
The community has performed neighborhood kitchens, medical missions, and reduction distribution, amongst others, Angat Buhay stated. — DVM, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
