Soy Latinoamerica
Monday November 11th, 2013 with Alejandro Hernandez
Housing as a human right in Latin America AND HOW TO HELP THE PHILIPPINES

How to Help Philippines Typhoon Victims International organizations launch relief efforts in the Philippines in the aftermath of Supertyphoon Haiyan If you’re looking or have information on a missing person, Google Person Finder has launched a Typhoon Yolanda page. A Google Crisis Map is also available for evacuation and relief information. UNICEF is supporting relief efforts by helping displaced families find access to shelter, clean water, food and vaccines and airlifting $1.3 million of additional supplies from its Copenhagen warehouse. You can donate online (http://fieldnotes.unicefusa.org/2013/11/super-typhoon-haiyan-strikes-philippines.html), call 1-800-367-5437 or text RELIEF to 864233. The Philippine Red Cross (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/16aq0AH-OnEE_bM53iL5qInqHPZ28lntEXPs-rS01a88/viewform)is providing a tracking service for family members looking for missing people. The organization is accepting donations on its website (100 PHP = $2.30) and is looking for volunteers to help assemble relief packages at its headquarters in Manila. The American Red Cross has also activated a family-tracking service for those looking for a missing family member in the Philippines. Donors can send a check to their local chapter, indicating “Philippines Typhoons and Floods” in the memo line: http://www.redcross.org/news/article/Typhoon-Haiyan-Disaster-Alert The World Food Programme is mobilizing 40 metric tons of high-energy biscuits and additional relief supplies, but it is also accepting donations online or by calling 1-202-747-0722 or +39-06-65131 from outside the U.S: https://www.wfp.org/donate/typhoon CARE is accepting donations on its website and has deployed workers to the Philippines to assist with emergency relief. You can donate by phone at 1-800-521-2273 or +1-404-681-2252 for international calls: http://www.care.org/emergencies/typhoon-haiyan Oxfam has emergency responders on the ground to assist with relief support. The organization is asking for contributions to its Typhoon Haiyan Relief and Recovery Fund online: https://secure.oxfamamerica.org/site/Donation2;jsessionid=5626038469A8D6B9D4EDE80B5A443810.app244a?8300.donation=form1&df_id=8300 International Medical Corps is also on the ground to help assess damage and is accepting donations on its emergency-response page for Haiyan relief: https://internationalmedicalcorps.org/how-you-can-help/philippines ChildFund International is distributing clean water, food, blankets and other emergency aid items. Staff members are also setting up child-centered spaces in evacuation centers to offer counseling and relief for children and their families. Donate online: http://www.childfund.org/emergency/ Source: How to Help the Philippines' Typhoon Haiyan Victims, Survivors | TIME.com http://world.time.com/2013/11/10/how-to-help-typhoon-victims/