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Post-Disaster Coping Mechanisms and the Role of Women and Children - CARD-MRI, Philippines

Post-Disaster Coping Mechanisms and the Role of Women and Children: Practices and Interventions

Mimosa Cortez- Ocampo, PhD

Professor and CARD-MRI Professorial Chair Holder (2008-2009)

Institute of Development Management and Governance

College of Public Affairs

UP Los Banos

 

Abstract

This paper was prepared to determine the impact of and the post-disaster response/coping mechanisms of   women and children to, natural disaster.  Organizational interventions and the role of microfinance were also addressed.  The research-based paper made use of secondary data available from the different offices concerned as well as primary data obtained thru focus group discussions (FGDs) among 76 women respondents in eight covered barangays at four municipalities/cities heavily affected by Typhoon Reming: Legazpi, Daraga, Camalig and Guinobatan in Albay province. These were areas hit by typhoon or wind, excessive rainwaters or flooding and mudslides from Mayon Volcano.

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Believing in Jesus, Mimosa Cortez Ocampo

I was invited as Guest Preacher in the Children's Worship Service at the Church Among the Palms, College, Laguna, Philippines on February 28,2010.

This is the first time i am uploading an article here at CoWeb.org.

Please click here to download my article.

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Members as Minimatech Examples

CoWeb envisions members who are able to use easy and low-cost ICT for teaching, exemplified here by Prof. Tristan of Union College, Sta. Cruz, Laguna.

Tristan met the CoWeb pioneers in December 2007 when the Union College Internet laboratory was equipped with low-cost PCs shown below.

Tristan was quick to appreciate that the new PCs are diskless, so he prepared his own System-in-USB and hung the USB as a neck gear. He now wears his Operating System and data!

Comments (0) Added by raffy December 3, 2009 (1:10PM)