The Philippine National Red Cross and the Habitat for Humanity are working together in addressing the need for more sanitation facilities / toilets in the evacuation centers. At least 120 toilets will built in 10 evacuation centers under a cooperation arrangement between the Philippine National Red Cross and Habitat for Humanity. The first set of eight toilets will be constructed in Nangka Elementary School on October 2, 2009, through the funding of the Philippine National Red Cross. Other evacuation centers will also be covered by this joint project of the Philippine National Red Cross and Habitat for Humanity.

TYPHOON ONDOY (KETSANA): RELIEF, REPAIR, REHABILITATION FAST FACTS

The following are Habitat for Humanity responses:

Relief (short-term)

- Targeted at poorest 30 percent of families

- Temporary toilets in ten evacuation centers

- Soup kitchens in evacuation centers with food shortages

- Initial focus in Marikina, Pateros, and Pasig

- First toilets to be built in Nangka Elementary School through the funding support of the Philippine National Red Cross on 02 October 2009

- Student volunteers from Rizal Technological University and Hands On Disaster Response will help

- More than a thousand volunteers are in the volunteer pool of Habitat for Humanity Philippines to help in the relief and rehabilitation efforts

Repair (medium-term)

- Repair of 10,000 damaged homes

Rehabilitation (long-term)

- relocation of Pasig River informal settlers to Calauan to mitigate risk

- relocation/reconstruction of 4,000 homes designated by DSWD and the local governments of Marikina and Pasig

About Habitat for Humanity Philippines

- Since its founding in 1988, has built more than 26,000 homes with the underserved and underprivileged nationwide. It has also built over 200 school classrooms all over the country.

- HFH Philippines is one of Habitat's largest programs in the Asia-Pacific region. HFH Philippines has been involved in a number of post disaster reconstruction projects