Samar: Through the Lens (and Photoshop)

Six Months After 

All For Them

Somewhere in Samar

In Quinapondan, to be specific.

Volunteering is buffet for your soul and, boy, is my soul stuffed! Health Futures Foundations, Inc. recently launched Kalinaw Samar!, a program centered in providing psychosocial relief alongside the continuous rendering of medical missions to Yolanda survivors. 

'Kalinaw' in Waray is 'peace of mind' (or something of that sort).
It's quite a deep word, that Kalinaw.

Ever heard of the municipalities of Giporlos, Marabut, Quinapondan, and Salcedo in the news? Nope? What sets this program - and other post-Haiyan rehabilitation programs by HFI - from other medical missions is that it caters to municipalities that media coverage fails to shed their saving light on. This only reflects the principle of the NGO's founder, Doc Jimmy Galvez-Tan (for passionate people who wan to serve in the community, this website is a must-read), which is to serve the poorest of the poor.

Aside from feeling fulfilled and perhaps checking an item off your bucket list, another pro of joining this mission is that you practically spend nothing and receive all the love and gratitude from the people you help. Feeling psyched (pun unitended. Promise.) to join? Here's how: