One of the main types of relief that Goducate is offering to the victims of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) is teaching them how to use a chainsaw. The typhoon blew down so many trees, some of which flattened homes, schools, and other buildings, that being able to chop up the trees would allow access for rebuilding and provide material for construction work, not only of buildings but also of boats that were lost or destroyed in fishing villages.
Goducate is concentrating its efforts on Panay island, a place devastated by the typhoon that is nearest to the Goducate Training Center in Iloilo.
One of the first few villages on Panay Island that Goducate has started to work with is Bayas. On a recent re-visit to Bayas, Goducate held a Christmas party for the children of the primary school, while the men were taught how to use a chainsaw and the women learnt about nutrition.
