Ondoy Heroes: Stories and solutions to inspire and heal...
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| Blog Name: | Ondoy Heroes: Stories and solutions to inspire and heal... |
| Url: | http://ondoyheroes.blogspot.com |
| Language: | English |
| Topics: | typhoon ondoy, solutions, hope |
| Description: | A positive, solution-oriented response to Typhoon Ondoy, a super typhoon that hit the Philippines on September 26, 2009 |
| Popularity: | 4 Followers |
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Alternative to relief goods in plastic: binalot!
Plastic clogged the drains, relief goods in plastic will clog the drains even more. The Acacia Waldorf school in Sta.Rosa, Laguna shows us an alternative: packing relief goods (food/meals in particular) using good old banana leaves...Photo from Dale Diaz
Plastic clogged the drains, relief goods in plastic will clog the drains even more. The Acacia Waldorf school in Sta.Rosa, Laguna shows us an alternative: packing relief goods (food/meals in particular) using good old banana leaves...Photo from Dale Diaz
Lifesaver bottle: using nanotechnology to make filthy water potable
First heard about this revolutionary invention that lets people drink filthy floodwater from my dad. Was super excited to read about an initiative by The Clean Water Project to bring the Lifesaver bottle to the Philippines:The Clean Water Project aims to transform the deadly floodwaters of Typhoon Ondoy (international name Ketsana) into life giving, pure drinking water. It is a collaboration among old friends who are committed to doing whatever we can do, and work for as long as there is work to be done.
First heard about this revolutionary invention that lets people drink filthy floodwater from my dad. Was super excited to read about an initiative by The Clean Water Project to bring the Lifesaver bottle to the Philippines:The Clean Water Project aims to transform the deadly floodwaters of Typhoon Ondoy (international name Ketsana) into life giving, pure drinking water. It is a collaboration among old friends who are committed to doing whatever we can do, and work for as long as there is work to be done.
MIT course on Hurricane Katrina
Stumbled upon a great treasure chest the other day: Open courseware of MIT lectures FOR FREE!!! Imagine having access to some of the best and most innovative classes on anything from Aeronautics and Astronautics to Architecture to Civil and Environmental Engineering! Here's one that might be of use to us in the rebuilding efforts post-Ondoy and Pepeng:
Stumbled upon a great treasure chest the other day: Open courseware of MIT lectures FOR FREE!!! Imagine having access to some of the best and most innovative classes on anything from Aeronautics and Astronautics to Architecture to Civil and Environmental Engineering! Here's one that might be of use to us in the rebuilding efforts post-Ondoy and Pepeng:
Latest news on Ondoy (and Pepeng)
Yahoo News has a page that gives full coverage of Typhoon Ondoy (and Pepeng). Updates in the last 5 days as follows:Philippines speeds up relief in typhoon-hit northReuters - Monday, October 12 MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines shifted its efforts on Sunday to sending relief in northern provinces devastated by floods and cut off by landslides as the death toll and damages from two typhoons this month rose to art least 530.
Yahoo News has a page that gives full coverage of Typhoon Ondoy (and Pepeng). Updates in the last 5 days as follows:Philippines speeds up relief in typhoon-hit northReuters - Monday, October 12 MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines shifted its efforts on Sunday to sending relief in northern provinces devastated by floods and cut off by landslides as the death toll and damages from two typhoons this month rose to art least 530.
Ondoy victims who need our prayers
Got goosebumps when I first scanned the NDCC Situation Report on Ondoy and saw names of the official dead, where they were from, and how they died...These are people who need our prayers. Please view and download the full report here (go to pages 13-17) and print their names for your prayer brigades.
Got goosebumps when I first scanned the NDCC Situation Report on Ondoy and saw names of the official dead, where they were from, and how they died...These are people who need our prayers. Please view and download the full report here (go to pages 13-17) and print their names for your prayer brigades.
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