International Disaster Volunteers: Our Garden, Our Food Community Gardens

International Disaster Volunteers has been on the ground in Tacloban since November 2013, following the devastating typhoon that decimated much of the region. Working with their partners, Bayanihan Tayo, they are helping survivors grow their own vegetables through communal gardens, planting workshops and urban planting starter kits. The programme will be Filipino led with our international volunteers providing support, funding, guidance and manpower. With community leaders in charge, the gardens will encourage community cohesion while providing access to low cost nutrition in the form of vegetables. BWB’s grant will support the purchase of planting starter kits for their workshops.