Volleyball and other indigenous games are approaches to decrease post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among survivors of violent conflict. Recently, EcoWEB engages some evacuees hosted in Iligan city in sports, arts, music, conversations and listening to help ease their tensions and feelings. EcoWEB sees the significance of introducing sports, even in limited circumstance, to bring…
Mini bags for women, medicines, mokna, hygiene kits, and grocery items. These were distributed to 96 persons at the evacuation center at barangay Saray, Iligan on June 27. This is part of the continuing humanitarian assistance given to evacuees from Marawi city hosted in Iligan for more than a month now. The goods came from…
Women Maranao evacuees want to be busy with activities that can generate income. In response to this expressed need, EcoWEB team sends an expert on skills management and alternative livehood at Maria Cristina evacuation center to train them on creative crafting of flower decors utilizing recycled materials. The products, if produced massively, can be sold…
Officials of the Office of the Presidential Adviser and Peace Process (OPAPP) and local civil society partners dine with evacuees from Marawi city in Maria Cristina Evacuation Center of Iligan city after 27 days of violent conflict resulting to displacement of 266,000 Maranao residents of the city. “We wanted to be in solidarity with the…
Five hundred sixty three Maranao displaced families hosted by relatives and communities in four barangays in Iligan city received micro-cash and food packs assistance from Community-led Emergency Action Response Network (CLEARNet), a collaboration initiated by Ecoweb Inc. with support from Christian Aid and L2GP. These 563 families are among the 266,000 residents who fled from Marawi…
Twelve youth volunteers are fielded by the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to the City Social Welfare Development (CSWD) of Iligan city for at least a week starting June 16 to help encode the profiles of Marawi evacuees, mostly home-based who have not received assistance from the DSWD yet due to lack of Family Assistance Card.…
