The Department of Education engineers have declared the concrete classrooms formerly occupied by our deaf children to be unsafe to occupy in Loon. There was little choice but to set up an IDEA provided classroom tent. Luck for us, we had a large two pole, circus type tent that worked out perfectly. The kids and […]
I saw the government damage statisics yesterday for Bohol from the quake and it reported 78,000 damaged structures and 6,800 homes totally destroyed. Many of the people who lost their home to the quake are living in tents so the time is NOW to get emergency housing to them. That is EXACTLY what IDEA is
Housing Site needing cleared Housing panels are stacked up in the back and covered with tarps waiting for their final destination. We are now in the process of assessing the sites where they will be set up. Each site poses its own set of difficulties. Some need a wall or two other need complete demolition
Less than ONE month after the devastating earthquake that shattered Bohol, typhoon Haiyan slammed into Leyte in the central Philippines.
Leyte Island Association for the Deaf would not have been born and cared for without the support of IDEA. Through the partnership, IDEA is supporting about 149 deaf children through four elementary schools and one high school. It is because of IDEA that the deaf children in its funded programs have the chance for a
