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GIVE
If each of us takes part in caring and sharing, the overwhelming challenge of poverty can be addressed. Alone we can do so little, but together we can do so much. |
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EXPLORE
Ending poverty is a journey with many routes. Find new and exciting ways to get involved and make a difference in the lives of others today. |
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VOLUNTEER
Your time, talent and treasure is multiplied when you work with others in the spirit of Bayanihan. Build hope on ground and be an active part of this nation’s journey out of poverty. |
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WHO WE ARE
Gawad Kalinga Community Development Foundation, Inc. (GK) is a Philippine-based movement that aims to end poverty for 5 million families, by first restoring the dignity of the poor. |
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GK1WORLD
Gawad Kalinga is a global movement of nation builders who are committed to expanding the work and advocacy of caring and sharing across countries, to build a better, safer and kinder world. |
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BAYANIHAN SA ILIGAN VILLAGE |
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A 15-minute drive west of Iligan City will take you to Brgy. Sta. Elena and the Bayanihan sa Iligan Village. The place has a population of more than a thousand households, with complete pre-school, elementary and high school. It has a public market and some commercial stores privately owned by families. When Typhoon Sendong struck Iligan City last December 2011, Sta. Elena became one of the evacuation sites that resettled thousands of Sendong survivors. They made use of tents given by international organizations as temporary shelter.
Through the leadership of Mayor Lawrence Cruz, Sta. Elena was declared the relocation site for township development. An area that was once a rice field with coconut trees and banana shrubs, it was a grazing haven for cows, carabaos, goats and horses. A very rural setting, only a handful of dilapidated shacks can be seen around. The hilly 15-hectare land (a property owned by the National Steel Corporation) was idle for many years. Today, it accommodates homes for more than one thousand families, the biggest relocation site in the history of local and affordable housing. |
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| Land Address |
Steel Town, Sta. Elena |
| City/Town |
Iligan |
| Province |
Lanao del Norte |
| Region |
Region 10 |
| No. of Families |
1,362 |
| Date of Turnover |
December 2013 (last batch) |
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| Other Infrastructure |
Multi-purpose Hall |
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Health Center |
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School (c/o PILMICO) |
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| Priority Needs |
Livelihood |
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Sibol Learning Center |
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| Kapitbahayan President |
Romeo Pacana |
| Project Director |
Ingrid Raposala |
| Partners |
San Miguel Corporation |
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LGU Iligan | |
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You can help build more communities like this.
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Get to Know the Community |
SMC and GK: Building Hope That Lasts
Two years after Typhoon Sendong, the families who survived the storm are now the ones building hope for others. With your help, we can bring the same hope to the Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) survivors as they begin to rebuild their lives.
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Committed to Rebuild Lives: Former Victims Build Hope for Sendong Survivors
"I thought I could never get back what I had lost. But GK gave me so much more. I didn’t just get a house, I discovered that my life has value because it is spent serving others." - Inday Losenada, Community Organizer & GK Kapitbahayan
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Hope Rises in Iligan
May 23, 2012: Five months after Sendong, we witness an exodus of a different kind – 215 families on foot, carrying their children and belongings and slowly moving into their new homes.
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| Visit the Community |
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Once you have landed in Laguindingan, just travel along the national highway (going to Marawi) until you reach Brgy. Tomas Cabili. Turn left at the Shell Depot Junction, and just go straight until you turn right to Brgy. Sta. Elena. You will see Bayanihan sa Iligan Village straight ahead.
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Click HERE to download a bigger version of the location map.
Click HERE to search for the community from a map. | |
To learn about other GK communities, click HERE
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