Impact stories

Deeji Baclig shares how she leads CARE’s work in rural Filipino communities

Love for her family is what keeps a mother going

As the old saying goes, tough times don’t last; tough people do

Small herbs are making big dreams come true for local communities in the Philippines. As farmers learn to diversify crops, train on business management, and see their incomes grow, the women spearheading this change are fueled by pride in results.

In one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world, CARE is working with communities to prepare for the next.

“Not another Haiyan, please!”, was my first thought when I learned about a potential super typhoon hitting our region again and including our dear Tacloban in its path.

PHILIPPINES Returning to normalcy after a harsh year

After six months, CARE caught up with Lourdes, the mother who gave birth inside Our Mother of Perpetual Parish church in Tacloban during the height of super typhoon Haiyan. She named her baby after the typhoon’s local term, “Yolanda”.

Written by Darcy Knoll, Emergency Communications Coordinator for CARE International in the Philippines