The government of Canada is extending P200 million in humanitarian assistance to those affected by Typhoon Ruby (international code name Hagupit).
The assistance, the Canadian government said, will be channeled through seven Canadian and international humanitarian non-governmental organizations that have ongoing projects in the affected areas.
“Canada’s support will help respond to needs identified by the government of the Philippines, such as for water, sanitation, emergency shelter and other essential relief items for those affected by the typhoon,” Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines Neil Reeder said.
Canada’s assistance will be allocated to the humanitarian organizations such as the Canadian Centre for International Studies and Cooperation, which will receive P40.3 million for temporary shelter, cash grants, livelihood and disaster mitigation.
The list also includes Oxfam Canada and World Vision, which will receive P40 million each.
Oxfam Canada’s funds will be used for hygiene, water purification and storage, infrastructure repair, cleanup, cash grants and cash-for-work projects. World Vision, on the other hand, will use the funds for temporary shelter, hygiene and water purification, cleanup and temporary livelihood support.
Care Canada will receive P34 million and will use these funds for emergency shelter-repair kits, as well as water and hygiene.
The organization Global Medic will receive P14 million. This will be used for water, hygiene and sanitation needs of the victims.
The last two organizations, Save the Children and World Renew, will receive P10 million each.
Save the Children will use the amount for shelter and hygiene kits while World Renew is expected to use the funds to provide shelter, food and hygiene kits, and assistance to lost livelihood in agriculture.
“Canada is steadfast in its commitment to helping the Filipino people in their efforts to restore their livelihoods and build a better future for their country,” Reeder said. “Canada was proud to help in the relief effort in 2013, and we are proud to assist again this year.”
Typhoon ‘Ruby’ also affected some areas in the Yolanda Corridor. With this, the Government of Canada also announced that the deadline for the Typhoon Haiyan Reconstruction Assistance Call for Proposals will be extended to February 13, 2015.
This, the Canadian government said, will give Canadian organizations on the ground more time to mobilize their responses to typhoon Ruby, as needed, and to consider Ruby’s implications in Yolanda-affected areas.