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The poor will remain poor unless their basic need for a decent, durable housing is addressed. They must be removed from shanties which have been their place of abode for decades. The ugly sight of poverty showed its face in the recent calamities of colossal proportion. This disaster did not just deprive the poverty-stricken of a shelter; but, very harshly - - their very own lives - - and in some cases - -the lives of their loved ones.
Typhoon Ondoy left approximately 246 casualties, leaving 567,000 people in Metro Manila and Central Luzon crowded in evacuation centers. A week after, a stronger typhoon (“Pepeng”) hit Northern Luzon and left nearly 400 casualties, affecting more than 3 million individuals. Damage to infrastructure and agriculture for both typhoons is estimated close to P19 billion pesos or US$408 million 1. The potential of an epidemic of serious proportions due to unsanitary conditions (inadequate or lack of toilet) in these areas, evacuation centers included, was a nightmare. The occurrence of leptospirosis, an infectious disease caused by exposure to floods contaminated by animal urine, has caused the death of quite a number.
TSPI, now on its 28th year of operation, whose mission is to help eradicate poverty in the Philippines, is in the midst of this calamity. Latest reports show that 56, 000 of its 500,000 client-poor were gravely hit by this disaster. In order to have a significant and meaningful impact that would provide urgent relief and eventually deliver them from the bondage of poverty, TSPI has launched a campaign to raise donor funds. Since September 28, 2009, TSPI launched the immediate distribution of relief goods. TSPI seeks support partners and donors who are willing to share in this continuing campaign to raise funds to build up long-term solutions to deliver the poor out of poverty. TSPI’s target for this fund raising program is summarized as follows:
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| Particulars |
Relief Goods |
House Repairs |
New House |
Total Funds Req’rd in Php |
Total Funds in US$ equiv. |
| No. of clients |
56,000 |
33,600 |
22,400 |
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| Budget/Client |
P 1,000.00 |
P40,000.00 |
P80,000.00 |
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| Total Funds |
P 56,000,000 |
P 1,344,000,000 |
P 1,792,000,000 |
P3,192,000,000 |
US$66,500,000.00 |
| Fund Sharing: |
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| -TSPI: 20% |
P11,200,000.00 |
P268,800,000.00 |
P358,400,000.00 |
P638,400,000.00 |
US$13,300,000.00 |
| -Donors: 80% |
P44,800,000.00 |
P1,075,200,000.00 |
P1,433,600,000.00 |
P2,553,600,000 |
US$53,200,000.00 |
| Cost Per Cap. |
US$20.83 |
US$833.33 |
US$1,667 |
P57,000.00 |
US$1,187.50 |
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