Philippines: 1 of the 11,000: A Shelter Beneficiary Story
Channel: IOM - UN Migration
Date: 2015-03-30

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Roxas City Sub-Office has been operating in Region VI, Philippines since Typhoon Haiyan (local name Yolanda) tore through the neighbouring provinces last November 8, 2013. Over the course of the past sixteen months, IOM Roxas has never faltered in supporting the affected members of the population.

To date, IOM Roxas has reached out to an estimated total of 11,000 beneficiaries from its Shelter Unit along with the 110,000 beneficiaries from the Health Unit. Those numbers don’t include the migrants who have been supported through the Camp Coordination and Camp Management Unit, Protection, Communication with Communities and the Common Services Project.

However, the testament to the impact made by IOM Roxas on the people in the region couldn’t simply be found in the astounding numbers of beneficiaries or the wide geographic reach but could be best evidenced by the change it has brought to the lives of people in its area of operations.

Judith Bulana, a 50-year old wife and mother who lives in Barangay Tiza, Roxas City, is one such case.