November 20, 2024. During the massive flood in July 2024 due to the southwest monsoon and intertropical convergence zone that hit the Mindanao, Barangay Inug-ug in Pikit, North Cotabato was among the 22 villages in the municipality affected with 5-meter water level engulfing the homes, properties including animals and livelihood of the residents.
The vulnerable groups, for instance the children were mostly affected, where there were reported cases of common illnesses such as fever, cough, diarrhea and skin rashes. Education was also disturbed with the school buildings having submerged to flood.
In this month of November, when the children’s month is celebrated nationwide in the Philippines, a blessing has come for the kids in Brgy. Inug-ug.
Through the project SUBATRA-ECSO, there were 405 children, ages 4-12 years old (16% non- Muslim) who received education kits (bag-pack, plastic envelope, notebook, paper, pencil and pen, water bottle, eraser, crayons, etc.). Each kid was also provided with 10kgs of rice and a grocery pack (noodles, biscuit, and choco drink).
The project has also brought for the children a free meal that added to the joyous feeling of the beneficiaries.
Kids have enjoyed the funny games prepared in the event with prizes for those who championed.
Partners joined this celebration for the children with messages for the entire community for the welfare of the next generation.
Brief lectures on disaster management, health and sanitation, nutrition and among others were imparted during the day with partners from Barangay Local Government Unit of Inug-ug, rural health worker, public school teachers, DRRM personnel, local peacekeeping force, others.
Representative from the Office of Ali O. Salik, member of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) delivered the message of support of the official before the public in that event.
SUBATRA-ECSO: Enhancing CSOs Capacities for Inclusive Development Interventions in BARMM in Support to Bangsamoro Transition is funded by the European Union and the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation.
The Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA Inc.) is the local implementing partner of the project in collaboration with Bangsamoro CSOs.
