Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda)

  • Children find hope in education after Haiyan. Credit: Alan Kristoffer Motus and Paul Glova, USAID Rebuild P

    Surviving the World's Strongest Storm: Children find hope in education after Haiyan

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  • How You Can Help - Typhoon Haiyan

    Visit PhilippinesRelief.Adcouncil.org for a list of organizations responding to the typhoon.

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  • Strengthening the Philippines through USAID Relief

    Blog post by by Jeremy M. Konyndyk, Director, Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance

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Surviving a Super Typhoon and Escaping Traffickers: A Filipino Mother Fights for Her Life
Surviving a Super Typhoon and Escaping Traffickers in the Philippines
Inside USAID's Typhoon Haiyan Disaster Response
Inside USAID's Typhoon Haiyan Disaster Response
US Congressmen Visit USAID Typhoon Recovery Program
US Congressmen Visit USAID Typhoon Recovery Program

On November 8, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan—known as Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines—made landfall in the central Philippines, bringing strong winds and heavy rains that have resulted in flooding, landslides, and widespread damage.

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Secretary of State John Kerry visited Tacloban on December 18 where he was briefed on USAID disaster recovery efforts by Disaste
Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda Response

HOW YOU CAN HELP

The best way to help those affected by disasters is to make a cash donation to reputable relief and charitable organizations working in the disaster zone. 

For more information, contact the Center for International Disaster Information at www.cidi.org or 202-821-1999. Visit the following site for a list of organizations responding to Typhoon Haiyan:

PhilippinesRelief.AdCouncil.org

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US Government and Catholic Relief Services Provide Safe Housing to Over 3,000 Families Affected by Typhoon Yolanda

Tuesday, December 8, 2015


U.S. Government Humanitarian Aid to the Filipino People - All figures as of May 21, 2014

Infographic: U.S. Government Humanitarian Aid to the Filipino People

On Thursday, December 3rd, representatives from U.S. Embassy Manila’s United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Catholic Relief Services and Tacloban City gathered in the city’s Astrodome to mark the end of the 24-month Typhoon Haiyan Recovery Program, implemented by Catholic Relief Services (CRS).

Over the last two years, USAID and CRS have worked in partnership with local officials to help restore normalcy and provide shelter to 3,275 families in 24 of Tacloban’s coastal barangays. For those who lost their homes completely, the program provided new shelters and built up new communities for relocation. The residents of these new homes have been trained to expedite their recovery, engage in their new community and claim their right to a life of dignity.

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Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda Fact Sheet #22

Monday, April 21, 2014

Humanitarian agencies continue to prioritize shelter and livelihoods programs as focus shifts from relief to recovery.

USAID/OFDA shelter and settlements advisor travels to the Philippines to monitor programs.

USAID/OFDA allocates an additional $1.6 million to partner Catholic Relief Services (CRS) to support protection, shelter and settlements, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) activities in typhoon-affected areas.

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Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda News Archive

Fact Sheets:

USAID staff prepare to load relief supplies into a US navy Seahawk helicopter at Tacloban Airport on November 17, 2013.
USAID staff prepare to load relief supplies into a US navy Seahawk helicopter at Tacloban Airport on November 17, 2013.
Mark Ralston, AFP
04/21/2014: Typhoon Haiyan / Yolanda Fact Sheet and Map #22
02/28/2014: Typhoon Haiyan / Yolanda Fact Sheet and Map #21
01/24/2014: Typhoon Haiyan / Yolanda Fact Sheet and Map #20
12/31/2013: Typhoon Haiyan / Yolanda Fact Sheet and Map #19
12/18/2013: Typhoon Haiyan / Yolanda Fact Sheet and Map #18
12/11/2013: Typhoon Haiyan / Yolanda Fact Sheet and Map #17
12/05/2013: Typhoon Haiyan / Yolanda Fact Sheet and Map #16
12/03/2013: Typhoon Haiyan / Yolanda Fact Sheet and Map #15
11/29/2013: Typhoon Haiyan / Yolanda Fact Sheet and Map #14
11/27/2013: Typhoon Haiyan / Yolanda Fact Sheet and Map #13
11/25/2013: Typhoon Haiyan / Yolanda Fact Sheet and Map #12
11/22/2013: Typhoon Haiyan / Yolanda Fact Sheet and Map #11
11/21/2013: Typhoon Haiyan / Yolanda Fact Sheet and Map #10
11/20/2013: Typhoon Haiyan / Yolanda Fact Sheet and Map #9
11/19/2013: Typhoon Haiyan / Yolanda Fact Sheet and Map #8
11/18/2013: Typhoon Haiyan / Yolanda Fact Sheet and Map #7
11/16/2013: Typhoon Haiyan / Yolanda Fact Sheet and Map #6
11/15/2013: Typhoon Haiyan / Yolanda Fact Sheet and Map #5
11/14/2013: Typhoon Haiyan / Yolanda Fact Sheet and Map #4
11/13/2013: Typhoon Haiyan / Yolanda Fact Sheet and Map #3
11/12/2013: Typhoon Haiyan / Yolanda Fact Sheet and Map #2
11/11/2013: Typhoon Haiyan / Yolanda Fact Sheet and Map #1

Blogs and Press Releases

USAID Assistant Administrator Nancy Lindborg visits a warehouse at Tacloban Task Force Logistics headquarters where volunteers s
USAID Assistant Administrator Nancy Lindborg visits a warehouse at Tacloban Task Force Logistics headquarters where volunteers sort emergency supplies provided by USAID and others for distribution to families in need.
Russell Galeti, USAID
10/02/2015: News & Information » Speeches » Remarks by Dr. Susan Brems, Mission Director, Ribbon-Cutting and Turnover of Newly Constructed Birthing Center and TB-DOTS Facility
6/08/2015: Leyte Inaugurates Newly Established Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office
6/08/2015: US Turns Over Feasibility Study on Bulk Water Supply Project to Tacloban City
5/22/2015: US Hands Over New Facilities and Livelihood Support for Yolanda Survivors in Tacloban City and Leyte Province
3/13/2015: U.S. Government Extends Post-Yolanda Education Support for Iloilo, Capiz and Bohol
12/18/2014: U.S. Government Seeds Yolanda-Affected Startups to Boost Livelihoods
11/06/2014: US Government Support Continues One Year After Yolanda
10/20/2014: US Demonstrates Strong Support for Yolanda Recovery
10/02/2014: U.S. Continues Relief and Reconstruction Work in Yolanda-Hit Areas
09/23/2014: U.S. Government Works with Leyte Water Service Providers to Improve Efficiency and Resiliency
06/10/2014: U.S. Government Renews Commitment to Help Leyte Province to Build Back Better after Typhoon Yolanda
01/08/2014: Remarks by USAID Asia Bureau Deputy Assistant Administrator Greg Beck for "The Response to Philippines' Typhoon Haiyan" conference
12/19/2013: USAID, P&G , and Coca-Cola Announce Partnerships to Aid Grassroots Entrepreneurship in the Philippines Recovery Effort
12/18/2013: Secretary Kerry announces additional support, partnerships in Tacloban
12/18/2013: State Department Fact Sheet on U.S. Government Assistance post-Typhoon Haiyan
12/03/2013: Testimony of Assistant Administrator Nancy E. Lindborg before the house Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations
11/19/2013: Blog: Photos of the Week: USAID Response to Typhoon Haiyan
11/19/2013: Testimony of Jeremy Konyndyk, Director, Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance, before the Senate Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs
11/19/2013: Blog: Video of the Week: USAID Announces Additional $10 Million for Philippine Relief Effort
11/19/2013: Infographic: U.S. Government Humanitarian Aid to the Filipino People
11/16/2013: Blog: Strengthening the Philippines through USAID Relief
11/15/2013: USAID Assistant Administrator Nancy Lindborg Travels to the Philippines
11/14/2013: Video: President Obama Speaks on Typhoon Haiyan
11/11/2013: Statement from USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah on Super Typhoon Haiyan

News Stories

12/05/2013: The Washington Post - Five myths about helping the Philippines
11/21/2013: The New York Times - Typhoon Reignites Debate Over How U.S. Supplies Food Aid
11/20/2013: US News and World Report - Aid Workers Settle In for Long Haul After Haiyan
11/18/2013: Brookings Up Front - Typhoon Yolanda/Haiyan Makes the Case for More Flexible Food Aid
11/17/2013: USA Today - Philippine president to camp in hard-hit Tacloban
11/17/2013: CNN - In Philippines, world scrambles to deliver 'the basics' as one mother despairs
11/17/2013: The Wall Street Journal - Basic Aid Begins to Reach Philippine Communities Hit by Typhoon Haiyan
11/17/2013: The Christian Science Monitor - Filipinos reach out to typhoon evacuees as US relief effort moves into high gear
11/15/2013: US Global Leadership Council Blog - Helping The Philippines Heal
11/10/2013: Reuters - U.S. dispatches aid for Philippine typhoon recovery, Obama says

Related Links

Philippines: Humanitarian Assistance Sector
Flickr Photo Set: Typhoon Haiyan Response