GlobalGiving plants mangroves in Bantayan Island

MANGROVES FOR BETTER COASTAL COMMUNITIES. GlobalGiving Director of Programs Britt Lake (left) and Senior Unmarketing Manager Alison Carlman (right) plant mangroves at barangay Kaongkod, Madridejos on Bantayan Island, Cebu.

Almost a year after Typhoon Yolanda swept areas in the Visayas region, Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) continues to revitalize coastal communities and uplift the lives of fishermen by planting mangroves. With help from online crowd-funding platform GlobalGiving, PBSP was able to bring this mission not only to corporate donors but the general public.

Through GlobalGiving, PBSP was able to raise Php2.9 million for the ongoing rehabilitation of 34.6 hectares of mangrove areas in barangays Kaongkod and Malbago in Madridejos, Bantayan Island, Cebu, which lost 27% of its mangrove biomass due to the storm.

During the mangrove reforestation activity, GlobalGiving Director of Programs Britt Lake and Senior Unmarketing Manager Alison Carlman visited barangay Kaongkod, Madridejos and planted 5,000 propagules with officers and members of the Kangwayan Farmers Association.

The mangrove reforestation project is part of PBSP’s Project New Dawn, the foundation’s collective response to the long-term rehabilitation needs of the Visayas region after Typhoon Yolanda.

Anniversary matching

GlobalGiving is an online fundraising site that provides a platform for local foundations and social entrepreneurs all over the world to raise funds they need to improve their communities. Since 2002, GlobalGiving was able to raise more than Php6.6 billion ($151.8 million) from 407,068 donors who have supported 10,817 projects.

To commemorate the anniversary of Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines, GlobalGiving announced that it is offering a 100% match for projects that continue to support the recovery of communities affected by the typhoon. The matching will begin on November 8, 2014 and will end when GlobalGiving’s offered matching funds run out.

Interested donors can help PBSP’s project through GlobalGiving.