Philippines cyclone response 2024
Above: Oxfam Pilipinas staff assess the damage after Tropical Cyclone Trami. Photo: Oxfam Pilipinas
In October-November 2024, the Philippines endured a wave of destruction as the country was hit by six cyclones within the period of 30 days, with some occurring simultaneously.
Collectively, the storms impacted some 13 million people.
Tropical Cyclone Trami, locally known as Kristine, brought widespread flooding and landslides, claiming nearly 350 lives and displacing more than 700,000 people.
Just days later, Super Typhoon Man-yi, locally known as Pepito, struck, affecting 3.9 million people, killing 12, and disrupting recovery efforts that were already underway.
The Australian Government supported an activation of the Australian Humanitarian Partnership for early recovery activities in the regions most affected by the cyclones.
The AHP Response
The AUD 1 million, 12 month response in the Philippines is being led by Oxfam Australia with Oxfam Pilipinas and local NGO Coastal Community Resources and Livelihood Development (Coastal Core).
The response aims to deliver gender-sensitive, age and disability-inclusive early recovery assistance to 34,000 most at-risk and underserved women, children, men, and individuals with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities in the four hardest hit and remote municipalities in Camarines Norte and Sorsogon provinces.
An integrated assistance package consisting of cash, in-kind and services to support food security and livelihoods, WASH, gender and protection services and building resilience will support sustainable livelihoods, improved health, and access to protection.
Activities will include multipurpose cash assistance for highly vulnerable households, top-up cash to meet the nutritional needs of pregnant and lactating mothers, children, older people and people with disabilities, rice and vegetable seeds to support the recovery of smallholder farmers and financial literacy training.
Repair, rehabilitation, and construction of safe water sources will be another area of priority, alongside hygiene promotion and the distribution of dignity kits. Referral support for gender-based violence and child protection cases, alongside other protection programming such as community awareness-raising and psychosocial support, will assist survivors.