Case Studies | Plan International Philippines

Restoring life after Typhoon Odette through Cash for Health

With hospitals, clinics, and rural health clinics destroyed or damaged by Typhoon Odette (Rai), mothers and their children in Southern Leyte had limited or no access to medicine and health services.…

Planting Seeds of Hope: How women are rebuilding their lives…

In the aftermath of Typhoon Odette (Typhoon Rai), women and children in Surigao del Norte became vulnerable to multiple health and safety risks. The Women-Friendly Spaces (WFS) initiative was…

A Single Mother’s Perseverance in the face of Super Typhoon…

Aracele is a Barangay Health Worker and single mother who lives with her 10-year-old son and 76-year-old father. To survive Typhoon Odette they had to cling to their neighbor’s gate, and when…

Birthing Hope Amidst the Storm

When Typhoon Odette reached the country, Mariel was due to give birth at any moment. Women’s Health on Wheels is giving mothers like her a chance to welcome their newborns towards a more hopeful…

How mothers overcame Typhoon Odette

Women-friendly spaces are helping mothers continue their lives and raise their children following Typhoon Odette.

Then and Now: Responding to needs in Typhoon Rai-affected areas…

Southern Leyte was one of Plan International’s program areas in the Philippines from 1998-2016. Throughout the years, Plan International has worked closely with community leaders, children…

Southern Leyte schools resume after Typhoon Odette

Almost two years since schools closed down due to the Covid-19 pandemic, students and teachers were looking forward to starting face-to-face classes again before Typhoon Odette struck Southern…

Joy: Desperate measures

The ease of connecting to the Internet has made online sexual exploitation more rampant. This was how Joy (not her real name) became a victim.

Yna: Innocence lost

Many children have fallen victim to sexual exploitation initiated by those closest to them, their own family members. This was Yna's story.

Nicole: Dangerous Liaisons

13-year-old Nicole (not her real name) continues to deal with the aftermath of being sexually assaulted by a foreigner who was introduced by her friend.

Kristine: Promised lies

After finishing high school, 17-year-old Kristine (not her real name) was promised a job in Singapore, only to find out that she was being trafficked.

Families rebuild their lives in the wake of Typhoon Rai

The strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines last year has left survivors in desperate need of drinking water and food.