Help with Food
Disaster strikes in the Philippines again. Several typhoons and tropical storms have struck the main island of Luzon. 59 people have been killed. Tragic! Star of Hope project are ok this time as far as I know.
Infanta
I'm about to go through all the material from the last visit in the Philippines. I have many funny pictures from Inanta. Star of Hope school in Infanta on the east coast of the Philippine island of Luzon. The school and the village is "only" 138 miles from the office in Manila, but it takes the next four hours each way by car, the road is bad and tortuous.
The project came about after several typhoons and tropical storms in 2004 that destroyed a lot of land with more landslides as a result. Approximately 2,000 people died in the disaster. Star of Hope made ??several emergency relief actions and then they built several houses for poor families.
A few years ago Star of Hope built also a school in Infanta, which now offers primary school grades 1-5. From next year, we want to include 6th grade, plus preschool. Pre-schools must offered under a new regulation from the Ministry of Education. I really hope the Star of Hope can get the money needed to complete the school to the next academic year.
Some pictures from Infanta:
