http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/list Mynewsdesk news feed straight from the source http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/list http://www.mynewsdesk.com/images/redesign/graphics/logos/logo-small.png 128 23 sv 15 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:41:05 +0800 As of tonight, thousands of children in Jakarta will not be sleeping in their beds at home. Instead, they will spend the night in a shared space of school or other government buildings, after they were forced from their inundated homes. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/children-bear-the-brunt-of-the-impact-in-jakarta-floods-16827?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/children-bear-the-brunt-of-the-impact-in-jakarta-floods-16827?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post Save the Children (Asia) Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:29:54 +0800 It’s three weeks since typhoon Bopha, locally known as Pablo, made landfall on the eastern coast of Mindanao, Philippines; and the sound of hammering could be heard echoing throughout the community we went to for shelter assessment. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/it-s-all-about-nails-16561?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/it-s-all-about-nails-16561?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post Save the Children (Asia) Mon, 24 Dec 2012 09:32:32 +0800 When you’re a disaster responder you get hardened to the numbers. The millions affected. The roofs blown away. The roads broken. The schools closed. The food and water needed. You have to be hardened and focus on what has to be done. But sometimes something takes you by surprise and reminds you of the human story. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/disaster-responders-work-through-the-holidays-to-help-children-and-families-16501?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/disaster-responders-work-through-the-holidays-to-help-children-and-families-16501?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post Save the Children (Asia) Mon, 24 Dec 2012 08:42:37 +0800 On the night when the Typhoon hit, my house was crushed by a tree. Now I live in my father’s one bedroom house with seven other families. I am a day care worker but the day care centre was destroyed. Now there is nowhere for the small children to go. My two children live across the river and they are so scared that the storm might come back. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/typhoon-bopha-leaves-a-trail-of-destruction-16500?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/typhoon-bopha-leaves-a-trail-of-destruction-16500?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post Save the Children (Asia) Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:52:33 +0800 Two years ago, no one would have expected a situation like this. Families here are not prepared for such disasters, simply because no one expects it to hit them. As a result, their houses were not built to resist such strong winds, fishermen were unlikely to pay any attention storm alerts, and children have not taught to react and respond to a situation like this. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/typhoon-bopha-they-were-unprepared-for-storms-like-this-16359?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/typhoon-bopha-they-were-unprepared-for-storms-like-this-16359?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post Save the Children (Asia) Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:22:16 +0800 It must have been terrifying for the children who experienced Typhoon Bopha on Tuesday morning. Barely a year after the devastating Typhoon Washi, yet another typhoon came crashing into Mindanao. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/thousands-of-children-caught-up-and-cut-off-from-help-in-the-aftermath-of-typhoon-bopha-16230?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/thousands-of-children-caught-up-and-cut-off-from-help-in-the-aftermath-of-typhoon-bopha-16230?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post Save the Children (Asia) Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:39:00 +0800 While the residents of Mindanao were still fast asleep this morning, Typhoon Bopha approached the southeastern coastline of the Philippines, packing 210km/h of wind and heavy rain. The winds and rain were so strong that it was unlike anything I had ever seen before. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/i-m-happy-that-my-parents-brought-my-siblings-and-me-here-before-the-storm-16208?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/i-m-happy-that-my-parents-brought-my-siblings-and-me-here-before-the-storm-16208?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post Save the Children (Asia) Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:11:00 +0800 During my field visit in Laguna province, the first kid I got a chance to talk to was an 11-year-old girl named Jean. Sometimes, the simplest question brings out the most interesting answer—especially when this answer is not expected from the innocent mind of a child. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/philippines-floods-what-do-you-want-to-be-when-you-grow-up-14725?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/philippines-floods-what-do-you-want-to-be-when-you-grow-up-14725?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post Save the Children (Asia) Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:05:40 +0800 Reflections from the frontline by Edwin Philip Horca, Senior Manager of Luzon Visayas Program and Emergency Response Team Leader for Save the Children in the Philippines http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/why-are-we-responding-and-others-are-not-14494?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/why-are-we-responding-and-others-are-not-14494?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post Save the Children (Asia) Fri, 24 Aug 2012 22:17:00 +0800 Water has receded in areas and some people are starting to clear the mud but communities are apprehensive and concerned the clean up effort may be in vein if a new typhoon develops. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/we-don-t-know-when-the-next-typhoon-will-come-14407?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/we-don-t-know-when-the-next-typhoon-will-come-14407?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post Save the Children (Asia) Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:00:00 +0800 My focus was on the approximately 400 children inside that afternoon. In my conversations with them, there were no overt signs of psychosocial distress, indicative of their resiliency. But there were definitely some signs of mounting distress, such as shouting and dealing with things in an overly aggressive manner. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/protecting-the-flood-affected-children-in-the-philippines-14157?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/protecting-the-flood-affected-children-in-the-philippines-14157?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post Save the Children (Asia) Sun, 12 Aug 2012 11:24:44 +0800 Whenever I read reports of a flood, I imagine a powerful river, swift-moving and ice-cold. The Colorado River transplanted to an unsuspecting town. The flooding in Manila, the Philippines is nothing like that. About 2.7 million people are now estimated by local authorities to be affected, with 440,000 in just 940 evacuation centers. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/filipino-children-should-not-be-made-to-live-in-such-conditions-14156?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/filipino-children-should-not-be-made-to-live-in-such-conditions-14156?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post Save the Children (Asia) Sat, 11 Aug 2012 16:17:14 +0800 Rihanna was born just hours before the sky darkened over Metro Manila, the Philippines. “The rain would not stop for next three days,” her mother, Rigina Omaña, said. “I was still recovering from childbirth, but I knew that I had to get out of the house before it was too late.” http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/overcrowding-and-poor-sanitation-in-philippines-evacuation-centres-14154?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/overcrowding-and-poor-sanitation-in-philippines-evacuation-centres-14154?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post Save the Children (Asia) Thu, 09 Aug 2012 16:23:00 +0800 “The day we evacuated, I was really scared,” said Alicia Marco, a grandmother to seven children, as she recounted the day her family had to flee from the floods. “The youngest one, baby Kaye, was just two days old.” http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/the-day-we-evacuated-i-was-really-scared-14155?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/the-day-we-evacuated-i-was-really-scared-14155?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post Save the Children (Asia) Wed, 08 Aug 2012 22:39:57 +0800 It has been raining for almost a month now here in Manila, Philippines. This is the first time I have experienced so much rain – a big change from my previous post in Mindanao. Waking up to howling winds and torrential rain has been scary for me – I can only imagine how frightening this must be for the young and vulnerable children living in the region. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/they-left-their-homes-with-almost-nothing-14113?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/they-left-their-homes-with-almost-nothing-14113?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post Save the Children (Asia) Tue, 05 Jun 2012 15:46:00 +0800 Nearly six months after the devastating flash floods hit Cagayan de Oro, the challenge to find a permanent shelter for those who lost their homes remains a struggle. When I arrived on May 28th, about 280 families were estimated to be camping out in five schools across the city, as their neighbourhoods had been flattened in floods and deemed ‘unsafe to build’ on by the local authorities. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/the-fight-goes-on-to-free-the-schools-in-cagayan-de-oro-13096?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/the-fight-goes-on-to-free-the-schools-in-cagayan-de-oro-13096?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post Save the Children (Asia) Mon, 04 Jun 2012 15:42:00 +0800 About 100,000 Lady Health Workers (LHWs) and 4,000 Community Midwives (CMWs) exist at community level in Pakistan. But provincial governments need to invest much more so the most vulnerable and hardest to reach families get the help they need. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/in-pakistan-health-workers-are-crucial-in-delivering-life-saving-support-to-newborns-and-mothers-13075?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/in-pakistan-health-workers-are-crucial-in-delivering-life-saving-support-to-newborns-and-mothers-13075?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post Save the Children (Asia) Thu, 24 May 2012 12:07:00 +0800 Progress towards achieving Millennium Development Goals remains a challenge for Pakistan. MDG 4 requires a two third reduction in child mortality, whereas, MDG 5 demands a reduction of maternal mortality ratio by three quarters. There is a need to accelerate the efforts to achieve the desired results by 2015. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/falling-short-to-achieve-mdgs-in-pakistan-12797?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/falling-short-to-achieve-mdgs-in-pakistan-12797?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post Save the Children (Asia) Fri, 11 May 2012 15:07:56 +0800 The children in Hong Ca commune, Vietnam, know that practising rescue drills can save lives in the event of a real natural disaster. Given that they take what they’ve learned at school home to share with their parents and siblings, they can be important communicators on how to reduce the risk of an emergency within their families and communities. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/vietnam-project-with-children-at-its-heart-wins-cba6-solidarity-grant-12566?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/vietnam-project-with-children-at-its-heart-wins-cba6-solidarity-grant-12566?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post Save the Children (Asia) Tue, 08 May 2012 12:01:00 +0800 For the first time in two years, Save the Children’s State of the World’s Mother’s report does not rank Afghanistan as the toughest place in the world to be a mother. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/progress-for-afghanistan-s-mothers-and-children-but-for-how-long-12487?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/progress-for-afghanistan-s-mothers-and-children-but-for-how-long-12487?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=blog_post Save the Children (Asia)