[E-rundbrief] Info 1270 - Typhoon Relief Philippines grassroots organizations

Do Nov 14 22:02:47 CET 2013

E-Rundbrief - Info 1270 - Focus on the Global South: Typhoon 
Haiyan/Yolanda Relief - Philippines grassroots organizations.

Bad Ischl, 14.11.2013

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** Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda Relief
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Dear friends,

We have already received from a number of you expressions of 
solidarity with Filipinos who are now going through a period of 
tragedy as a result of super typhoon Yolanda/Haiyan.  We thank you for 
this and for your offer of help.  We know that time is of the essence, 
as many victims have not eaten or received water or changed clothes 
for days now since Yolanda wrought destruction in many Philippine 
provinces. One terrible reality that some of our allies now face is 
the uncertainty of the whereabouts and condition of their community 
members in affected areas; communications systems are still down and 
many inner towns inaccessible.  Setting up a system of relief delivery 
has been a challenge, but many non-government and people’s 
organizations have started efforts to overcome the problems.  Focus on 
the Global South in the Philippines is helping to channel 
contributions to Pambansang Koalisyon ng mga Kababaihan sa Kanayunan 
(PKKK/National Rural Women Coalition) and the Institute
for Strategic Research and Development Studies of the Visayas State 
University (VSU-ISRDS).

The PKKK is a coalition of grassroots organizations and federations of 
associations of women peasants, fisher folk, farm workers, and 
indigenous peoples; including rural women in the sectors of informal 
labor, elderly, youth, and persons with disabilities in more than 50 
provinces. PKKK has nine major themes for its campaigns and advocacy: 
fulfilling and advancing rural women’s rights in agrarian reform, 
ancestral domains, coastal resources; access to safe and adequate 
food, potable water, and basic services; access to sustainable and 
women-friendly agriculture and fishery support services; 
representation and participation in the implementation of 
gender-oriented and development programs and local sectoral 
representation; promotion of reproductive rights; protection from all 
forms of violence and other oppressive gender relations; a rural 
women’s peace agenda, especially in Mindanao; and protection from 
impacts of climate change and right to safe environment.  VSU-ISRDS is a
public research institution that works on development issues such as 
water, land, women, climate change and extractive industry. It 
provides non-formal education, capacity building and extension work 
with various communities in the country, especially in the Visayas and 
Mindanao regions. Located in Baybay, Leyte, one of the 
typhoon-stricken areas, ISRDS is directly doing relief operations and 
mobilization in affected communities in Leyte.

For those who wish to send financial assistance to the people of 
Leyte, Samar and other affected provinces, we have put together a list 
of allied organizations active in these regions that you may wish to 
contact or directly donate your money to.  You may also course these 
funds through us by depositing to our Philippines, Thailand or India 
accounts, or via Paypal at http://focusweb.org/content/donations and 
inform us by sending email to give at focusweb.org 
(mailto:give at focusweb.org) .  Focus will not be taking any 
administrative or other fees and 100% of the funds we receive will go 
towards the three organizations listed above.  Sorry, but donations 
made through Focus on the Global South are not tax-deductible.  For 
more information please email or contact Lyn Cacho-dela Cruz at 
lyn at focusweb.org (mailto:lyn at focusweb.org) / +63 2 433 1676.

The solidarity and concern that peoples and communities across the 
globe have shown have been a great source of strength for Filipinos. 
In solidarity with the Filipino people, we in Focus on the Global 
South, apart from immediate relief efforts, are more persistent than 
ever in our demands for climate justice, as developed nations continue 
to refuse to acknowledge the devastating impacts of climate change. We 
need real and deep cuts in carbon emissions now, with binding 
commitments from all major greenhouse gas emitters.

List of organizations to contact/donate to:

1. Coalition Against Trafficking in Women- Asia Pacific
Secretariat to the World March of Women

Bank: Metrobank – Annapolis Greenhills
Account Name: CATW-AP
Dollar Account Number: 154-2-154-001373
Swift Code: MBTCPHMMXXX
Peso/Savings Account: 154-3-154-06584-0
Contact details: (02) 434-2149
jeanenriquez at yahoo.com or clydie_pasia at yahoo.com.ph
Transport and Target Area: People’s Caravan, private choppers, Eastern 
Samar, Leyte (Ormoc, coastal barangays of Tacloban)

2. Alliance of Progressive Labor
Bank: BPI – Timog Branch
Account Name: Labor Education and Research Network (LEARN)
Account Number: 0273-130292
Contact person: Marlene Sindayen, +639228409594
Target: Cebu, Bacolod, Samar, Leyte

3. Transform Asia
Bank: Metrobank, Anonas Branch Aurora Blvd., Project 4
Account Name: Transform Asia Gender and Labor Institute
Account Number: 304-2-304004562
Swift Code: MBTCPHMM
For PayPal/credit card donations, you can find a direct link here: 
http://transform-asia.org/
Contact details: (+63)9088877702, (02) 439-5811
transform.asia1 at gmail.com
Transport and Target: People's Caravan, Samar and Leyte

4. Kaisa Ka
Bank: BDO- Mandaluyong Libertad Branch
Account Name: Pagkakaisa ng Kababaihan Para sa Kalayaan Inc.
Account Number: 106930026351
Routing Number: 021-000089
Target Area: Ormoc, Palo and Tacloban

Focus on the Global South Accounts:

THAILAND:
Name of Bank : The Siam Commercial Bank Public Co., Ltd.
Sapha Kachat Thai Branch; Henri-Dunant Road, Bangkok, THAILAND
·      Tel 02 254 1556-7  Fax 02 254 1558
·      Account holder name:: Focus on the Global South
·      Account number: 045-3030345
·      Swift address:   SICOTHBK

INDIA:
Name of Bank: Axis bank limited.
Vile Parle-W, Mumbai(MH)
Senorita, Plot no -11, Gulmohar Road,
Near Juhu Circle, Vile Parle -West Branch
MUmbai – 400049
·      Account holder name: FOCUS ON THE GLOBAL SOUTH, INDIA
·      Account number: 064010100103060
·      Axis Bank Swift Code: AXISINBB028
·      IFSC Code: UTIB0000064

PHILIPPINES:
Name of Bank: Bank of the Philippine Islands
Kalayaan Branch
114 Kalayaan Ave, Diliman Quezon City
·      Account holder name: Focus on the Global South Inc.
·      Account Number: 1994-0201-09
·      Swift Code/Routing: 005873 BOPIPHMM

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