More than 1,300 children in some of the areas hardest hit by last November’s Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) were able to put aside their worries for a time and smile and laugh at a series of clown shows held in three municipalities from April 8-10.
The shows, organized by CFSI’s Psychosocial Care Project (PCP) team in Tacloban in conjunction with Plan international and Clowns Without Borders, entertained a total of 1,320 children and their parents and guardians in typhoon-affected barangays in Marabut, Basey and Tacloban with comedic stunts and skits.
“Although the children have experienced trauma from one of the strongest typhoons in history, I have seen and felt their hope through their laughter and smiles,” said CFSI PCP Community Organizer ReginoRevie L. Tindugan. “The typhoon may well have taken away all they have, but it has not taken their childhood, and I saw this in faces they expressed their joy.
“I hope that more people, particularly the survivors of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) will find a simple source of joy and hope for a better future in their everyday lives, despite their circumstances.”