Multi-Stakeholders Initiatives for Humanitarian Action against Disasters

Multi-Stakeholders Initiatives for Humanitarian Action against Disasters Mindanao Humanitarian Action Network Against Disasters (Mi-HANDs)

Humanitarian Solidarity. Internationalism against Disasters.

APPEAL FOR SOLIDARITY and SUPPORT FOR TYPHOON YOLANDA SURVIVORS

After more than 2 weeks since the unfortunate super Typhoon Yolanda hit the central regions in the Philippines, the head count of casualties, injured, missing and affected populations unfortunately continues to rise up every day. At the onset of disaster, it was estimated that the casualties in affected areas of Samar, Leyte, Sorsogo

n, Northern Cebu, Panay, Capiz and the rest of the areas where the eye of Typhoon Yolanda made her six landfalls could reach around 10,000 deaths. This figure is not far to happen given that fast rising death tool as of today has already reached 5,209 for Region 8 alone, around 1,600 individuals are still missing and about 13,000 injured. Threats of further deaths due illnesses brought about by the extra difficult situations in evacuation camps continue to haunt among survivors who are now temporarily sheltered in tents and in partially collapsed buildings. In fact, there are several reports of deaths already in evacuation camps due to deteriorating health sickness and complications. The Tri-People’s Organization Against Disasters (TRIPOD) together with the Ranao Disaster Response Rehabilitation Action Center (RDRRAC) in Iligan City lead the coordination efforts of around 50 network organizations in Mindanao in a Joint Emergency Response Operation dubbed as β€œMindanao Solidarity for Typhoon Yolanda Survivors”. The campaign is initiated by a newly formed humanitarian network called the Mindanao Humanitarian Action Network against Disasters (Mi-HANDs). On November 14-19, 2013, Mi-HANDs sent a team to the affected regions of Visayas to do Rapid Assessment on the needs and conditions of the survivors. They reached Daan Bantayan, Cebu, Palompon and Villaba in Leyte and Ormoc City. In these areas 95 to 100 % of the populations are affected but definite data figures remain to be generated by local government units whose officials and workers have also suffered severe devastations. Affected villages in these areas also are among those that have not received yet any relief assistance from the government or any responding organizations; hence, these were identified by Mi-HANDs as priority areas for emergency relief assistance. Series of logistical and materials preparations and emergency resource mobilizations are being done by all member organizations to prepare for our sustained Relief Delivery Operation (RDO) to begin on 26 November, 2013. There will be kind-hearted and skilled volunteers on this mission with 3 sub-committees to carry out Relief Delivery Operations, Psycho-social therapy and medical treatment. We are raising financial, materials and logistical support to provide food packs and hygiene kits to surviving families. Each household will receive a relief pack worth Php 1,500 each with food pack containing rice, dried fish, sardines, Mongo beans, sugar instant coffee, and cooking oil together and a hygiene kit containing bath soap, detergent, toothpaste and toothbrush, face towel, nail cutter, and sanitary napkin. TRIPOD and RDRRAC together with network partners in Mindanao under the initiative of Mi-HANDs would like to APPEAL to you kind-hearted friends for any financial and materials support for our ongoing campaign to help the survivors of Typhoon Yolanda. Our intervention and assistance is not only foreseen limited to doing emergency assistance but even to the recovery and rehabilitation phase as well as in future pro-active campaigns for disaster risk reduction and climate justice. Please contact/channel your support to:
Mindanao Humanitarian Action Network against Disasters (Mi-HANDs)
www.mihands.org

TRIPOD Foundation, Inc.
37 Tulingan Street, Usman Subdivision, Bagua 2
9600 Cotabato City
Tel: +63 64 421 1369
Website: [email protected]

RDRRAC Inc. Door 2, Maca-agir Apartment
6th East, Tubod, Iligan City
Tel: 063 223-3171

Thank you very much for your immediate attention.

π—”π—–π—–π—’π— π—£π—Ÿπ—œπ—¦π—›π— π—˜π—‘π—§ | Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction Management – Climate Change Adaptation (CBDRRM-CCA) Workshop | ...
20/07/2026

π—”π—–π—–π—’π— π—£π—Ÿπ—œπ—¦π—›π— π—˜π—‘π—§ | Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction Management – Climate Change Adaptation (CBDRRM-CCA) Workshop | Barangay Dalipuga

On June 29–30, the Multi-Stakeholders Initiatives for Humanitarian Action against Disasters (MIHANDS), with the assistance of TRIPOD, Ranaw Disaster Response and Rehabilitation Assistance Center (RDRRAC) Inc. (RDRRAC), and the Barangay Local Government Unit of Dalipuga, successfully conducted the Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction Management – Climate Change Adaptation (CBDRRM-CCA) Workshop at Iligan Bay Vista Village, Barangay Dalipuga, Iligan City.

The two-day workshop brought together 20 participants composed of youth, fisherfolk, and members of the Iligan Survivors' Movement (ISM). Throughout the sessions, participants enhanced their knowledge and understanding of disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, and community resilience through interactive discussions, participatory activities, and collaborative learning. The workshop empowered participants with practical knowledge and strengthened their capacity to become active partners in promoting disaster preparedness and building safer, more resilient communities.

We extend our heartfelt appreciation to MIHANDS for its continued commitment to empowering communities through initiatives that promote disaster resilience and climate action. We also express our sincere gratitude to TRIPOD for their dedicated technical assistance and coordination throughout the activity. Our thanks likewise go to the Barangay Local Government Unit of Dalipuga for its valuable partnership, and to all the participants for their active engagement, enthusiasm, and commitment, which greatly contributed to the success of the workshop.

Together, we continue building resilient communities through strong partnerships, shared learning, and collective action.

20/07/2026
07/07/2026
30/06/2026

Story of Resilience

Meet Rosemarie Flores of the Paeng Survivors Movementβ€”a woman whose strength and determination shine through even in the face of adversity.

Having experienced the challenges brought by disaster, Rosemarie transformed her struggles into a source of courage and hope. Through perseverance, community solidarity, and an unwavering spirit, she continues to inspire others to rise above difficulties and work towards a better future.

Her journey reminds us that resilience is not just about surviving hardshipsβ€”it is about finding the strength to rebuild, support others, and create positive change within our communities.

Every story of resilience is a story of hope.

30/06/2026
FIRST ROUND OF EMERGENCY RELIEF SERVICES DELIVERED TO THE MOST AFFECTED AND LESS SERVED SURVIVORS OF THE 7.8 MAGNITUDE M...
23/06/2026

FIRST ROUND OF EMERGENCY RELIEF SERVICES DELIVERED TO THE MOST AFFECTED AND LESS SERVED SURVIVORS OF THE 7.8 MAGNITUDE MINDANAO EARTHQUAKE. VOLUNTEER-RESPONDERS NOW SAFELY HOME, EXCITED FOR OUR NEXT ROUND!

A 10-member contingent of MIHANDS volunteers coming from MTWRC, TRIPOD, ALTAHR, AOFWC, MPPM, KAAGAPAY, and KUSINA BAYANIHAN, successfully delivered our relief assistance to the less served and heavily affected survivors in Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental and Glan, Sarangani Province.

βœ…οΈ 70 households received 5 kls rice, 6-liter mineral water and other food items
βœ…οΈ 70 household received hygiene kits
βœ…οΈ 200 Individuals (volunteers and survivors) shared lunch meal - collectively cooked rice, bihon and ginataang monggo soup
βœ…οΈ 100 adult women, youth and children aged 3-7 and 8-12 received Psychosocial First Aid
βœ…οΈ 42 Survivor-Volunteers actively participated and helped facilitate the successful conduct of this humanitarian mission.
βœ…οΈ IDP Rights-Sharing and Story-Telling

For this emergency relief mission, MIHANDS were able to raise Php 195,000 from partners, supporters and grassroots member contributions. We have Php 6,772 remaining funds now which we hope to grow with our ongoing appeal for donations.

Thank you very much to all of you who continue to support, volunteer and trust in MIHANDS grassroots-led humanitarian missions...

BE PART OF US IN OUR NEXT ROUND!

DONATE! VOLUNTEER!
BUILD SOLIDARITY AMONG PEOPLES WITHOUT BORDERS!

DONATION CHANNELS:

Via INSTAPAY - Pls use the inset QR Code

Via Bank Account # 405110023198, Account name Tri-People Org. Against Disasters (TRIPOD)

DROP-OFF CENTERS:

KAAGAPAY OFW Office, Ante Compound, Rosary Heights 4, Cotabato City, Tel: +63 64 421 5024

TRIPOD Office, #37 Tulingan St., Usman Subd., Bagua 2, Cotabato City, Tel: +63 64 421 1369

TAMBAYAYONG (Bayanihan) alang sa mga Apektado sa Linog sa MINDANAO!Largado na ang Multi-Stakeholders Initiatives for Hum...
17/06/2026

TAMBAYAYONG (Bayanihan) alang sa mga Apektado sa Linog sa MINDANAO!

Largado na ang Multi-Stakeholders Initiatives for Humanitarian Action against Disasters volunteers sa misyon.

Suportahan natin!

Bank Transfer:
Account Number: 405110023198
Account Name: TRIPOD Foundation, Inc.
Bank: PNB Cotabato-Makakua Branch

Address:
No. 37 Tulingan Street, Usman Subdivision, Bagua 2, Cotabato City
Tel: 064 421 1369
Email: [email protected]
FB Page: Multi-Stakeholders Initiatiave for Humanitarian Action against Multi-Stakeholders Initiatives for Humanitarian Action against Disasters

An Appeal for Solidarity with Southern Mindanao

On the morning of June 8, 2026, at 7:37 AM, a massive Magnitude 7.8 subduction earthquake ripped through the southern coast of Mindanao. The catastrophic 70-second rupture pushed sections of the shoreline up by two meters, triggered a 2.5-meter tsunami, and unleashed over 6,000 terrifying aftershocks.

The human and economic toll is staggering: 69 lives lost, over 1,300 injured, and more than 430,000 people displaced or severely impacted. Highways are shattered, mountain villages are completely isolated by massive landslides, and the vital agricultural and fishing lifelines of the region have been paralyzed.
The Hidden Crises: Traumatized Caregivers and Invisible Survivors

Beneath the physical rubble, two urgent humanitarian blind spots require immediate intervention:

- The Agony of Our Caregivers: Striking exactly as schools opened, teachers and parents were forced to suppress their own terror to shield and evacuate thousands of children. Operating under immense emotional strain, these adults are facing profound trauma and burnout. To heal our children, we must first care for our caregivers.

- The "Home-Based" Displaced: An estimated 40% of displaced families have self-relocated to backyards or makeshift tents to escape the suffocating density of official camps. They have lost everything, yet they are systematically being missed by mobile supply drops.

Standing Together: The "Tri-People" Reality

Mindanao’s unique social fabric is composed of Christian settlers, Moro (Muslim) communities, and Indigenous Peoples (Lumad), such as the Blaan and Tboli. True solidarity requires a strict "Do-No-Harm" framework that respects these cultural boundaries:

- For the Lumad: Deliver aid using local languages and traditional tribal leadership to preserve communal dignity.

- For Moro Communities: Ensure crowded evacuation centers provide certified Halal food rations and private, gender-segregated sanitation facilities.

- For Christian Settlers: Deliver targeted psychological first aid within dense urban centers.

How You Can Help Right Now

Families are sleeping in makeshift shelters under the constant threat of active aftershocks and mudslides. Water contamination has triggered urgent public health warnings, putting infants, pregnant women, and nursing mothers at extreme risk. Local capacities are completely overwhelmed.

🚨 Critical Needs & Areas of Support:

- WASH (Water & Hygiene): Portable water filtration systems and water treatment tablets to combat waterborne illnesses.

- Emergency Shelter: Heavy-duty tarpaulins, tents, and tools for the 68,600 families whose homes were flattened.

- Dignity & Protection: Safe, partitioned spaces in camps and culturally sensitive hygiene packages for women and girls.

- Psychosocial Support (MHPSS): Mobilizing trauma counselors for children, parents, and exhausted school educators.

- Sustainable Rehabilitation: Long-term partnerships to restore the blue economy (fisheries) and agriculture, driven by an ecologically sound, democratic, and human-rights-based recovery process.

We must ensure that survivors are not merely passive recipients of aid, but active directors of their own recovery through multi-cultural local committees.

Maaari ding mag-mensahe sa Kusina Bayanihan.

MIHANDS is a grassroots-based movement with no magnanimous stockpile and financial resources to dispense at once, hence,...
17/06/2026

MIHANDS is a grassroots-based movement with no magnanimous stockpile and financial resources to dispense at once, hence, it often took us sometimes to gather our volunteer -members, financial and material resources when disaster strikes.

Here are some snap shots of the series of preparation and finalization meetings conducted before our 1st batch of humanitarian responders laid foot in General Santos City today.

Leaving Cotabato City around 5AM this morning, our group arrived in GenSan with high spirit, done the necessary SOP check-in with the authorities, and prepares the highly needed relief items, materials, skills and a happy heart ready to serve and engage with the survivors tomorrow. MIHANDS responders prepare our usual "3 in 1" humanitarian response, hence, watch out for tomorrow's update.

We invite everyone to be part of this humanitarian missions of MIHANDS dubbed as "TAMBAYAYONG MINDANAO: Tabang alang sa mga survivors sa linog sa Mindanao" (Working Together: Aid for the Survivors of the Mindanao Earthquakes).

DONATE, VOLUNTEER, and BUILD SOLIDARITY with COMPASSION ❀️

For Cash Donations:

PNB Account: 405110023198
Tri-People Org. against Disasters
Insta Pay: Use the poster barcode

Drop-off Centers for food and non-food materials:

1. Kaagapay Office - Ante Compound, Sinsuat Avenue, Cotabato City
Tel: 064-421-5024

2. TRIPOD Office - #37 Tulingan St., Usman Subd., Bagua 2, Cotabato City
Tel: 064-421-1369

Our salute to our 1st Batch of volunteers who bravely accepted the tasks voluntarily without hesitation amidst ground tremors and aftershocks. They are from Mindanao Tri-People Women Resource Center (MTWRC), Tri-People's Organization against Disasters (TRIPOD), KAAGAPAY OFW Resource and Service Center, Mindanao Peoples Peace Movement, and Tri-People Youth for Change (TrYChange).

MABUHAY ANG BOLUNTARISMONG PAGKILOS AT PAGTUTULONGAN! @

HAPPY EASTER SUNDAY!Dasal namin sa Araw ng Pagkabuhay na mamayani nawa ang KABUTIHAN AT KAPAYAPAAN SA MUNDO πŸ™Greetings f...
05/04/2026

HAPPY EASTER SUNDAY!

Dasal namin sa Araw ng Pagkabuhay na mamayani nawa ang KABUTIHAN AT KAPAYAPAAN SA MUNDO πŸ™

Greetings from the Board, Staff and Members of MIHANDS

Address

Cotabato City
064

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+63644211369

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Multi-Stakeholders Initiatives for Humanitarian Action against Disasters posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Organization

Send a message to Multi-Stakeholders Initiatives for Humanitarian Action against Disasters:

Shortcuts

Share

Category