Caritas Damayan

Caritas Damayan is the preventive health and disaster management program of Caritas Manila. Damayan provides emergency assistance for 50,000-100,000 families every year.

“Damayan” stands for compassion and putting faith in action.

We unite volunteers and donors to deliver preventive healthcare services, crisis intervention, emergency response and disaster recovery and rehabilitation.

Programs

Alternative livelihood assistance

Food and cash for work
Fishing
Micro-finance cooperative and social enterprise
Agriculture

Post-disaster redevelopment planning

Post-disaster needs assessment and post-disaster health system approach
Monitoring
Accountability
Evaluation
Learning

Activation of disaster and health teams

Assess basic survival needs
Physical first aid response
Medical mission
Soup kitchen
Psychosocial support

Mobilization of Damayan fleet

Prime mover
Safari
Van
Rescue boat
Ambulance/mobile clinic
Pick-up truck
Water tank
Dump truck

Parish and community-based disaster risk reduction and management

Hazard mapping
Vulnerability and capacity assessment
Evacuation and contingency planning

Emergency first responder management training

Pre and post-disaster needs assessment
Basic physical first aid
Psychosocial support first aid and sphere minimum standards on disaster affected community

Preventive and promotive health

Community health education
Caritas HAPAG-ASA (Table for Hope) feeding program
Basic health support services
Caritas preventive health centers

Community-based participatory health promotion

Community health risk assessment and mapping
Community-based disaster mental health and psychosocial support training program
Maternal and child health care
Integrated management on childhood and adult illnesses
Responsible parenthood and natural family planning
Oral health education
WASH promotion
Health education on social vices and alternative health