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FRANCE-PHILIPPINES UNITED ACTION
United Action for Typhoon Haiyan
May 2015
FP-UA affirms its commitment to post-Yolanda reconstruction
More than a year year after Typhoon Haiyan struck the country, the France-Philippines
United Action (FPUA), a consortium of leading French companies operating in the
Philippines, maintains its commitment to the rebuilding efforts for survivors of the
disaster.
The FP-UA was launched to address coordination and communication issues and
improve the efficiency of French-led rehabilitation efforts for victims of Typhoon
Haiyan, which claimed over 6,000 lives and affected 14 million more. In the face of
massive devastation last year, the French Ambassador to the Philippines, His Excellency
Gilles Garachon, convened representatives from leading French companies, the
Conseillers du Commerce Exterieur, and the French Chamber of Commerce to form the
consortium, which is also tasked to encourage optimal allocation of goods, define key
evaluation areas, provide various opportunities for involvements, and communicate all
these efforts to the public.
In line with President Benigno Aquino III’s approval of the P167.9-billion reconstruction
plan for the Visayas, the FP-UA marked one year of coordinated relief efforts from the
French private sector last November 2014. It will have completed its two reconstruction
projects in Northern Cebu by June of this year.
MAP OF CEBU ISLAND
France – Philippines United Action
c/o French Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines
Unit 2901, 88 Corporate Center, Sedeno cor. Valero st.
Salcedo Village, Makati City, Philippines 1227
Tel. No.: (02) 491 7708
E-mail: coordination@frenchunitedaction.ph
Website: www.frenchunitedaction.ph
In partnership with Habitat for Humanity, the FP-UA is building 74 disaster-resilient
houses on 5,488-square-meter site in Barangay Agujo, Daanbantayan. Specially
designed by Architect Ed Florentino, each house can withstand up to intensity 8
earthquakes and 275-300 kilometer-per-hour winds. FP-UA member Lafarge, a global
leader in sustainable construction solutions, provided the construction materials used
for the houses. A model house was unveiled and turned over to a beneficiary family in
May 2014.
The FP-UA is building another 148 houses in Barangay Paypay, also in Daanbantayan, in
partnership with the French and the Philippine Red Cross and Habitat for Humanity.
The permanent houses will have access to safe water, proper sanitation, and electrical
power supply, and beneficiary families will be covered by a comprehensive livelihood
program. FP-UA members Total, Sanofi, and la Caisse des Dépôts, collaborated with the
Red Cross for the project.
Altogether, the FP-UA so far managed to raise 1M EUR from different French companies
which were redirected towards these two current reconstruction projects.
The construction of a third site will soon be added to the projects handled by FP-UA.
Cités Unies France (CUF) will fund the construction of a village in the municipality of
Bogo, Northern Cebu. Cités Unies France, which means “French United local
governments”, is a federation of French local and regional governments involved in
international relations and, in particular, in decentralized co-operation. Since the
organization is based in Paris, it will partner with France-Philippines United Action for
the coordination of this project in the Philippines. The site selected for this project is a
2.4 hectare lot in barangay Cayang in Bogo City, located in Northern Cebu. CUF will
reserve 1 hectare to build 50 houses on the same Hypar Model design as built by
Habitat for Humanity on Site 1.
Constructing the houses, meanwhile, is just the first of many steps towards building a
disaster-resilient future for residents of Daanbantayan, and the French business
community remains steadfast in its commitment to help Filipinos rebuild their lives. In
fact, the FP-UA and the French Red Cross are now conducting a community needs
assessment of the sites, and will create an integrated community development program
aimed at restoring livelihood for the affected residents.
France – Philippines United Action
c/o French Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines
Unit 2901, 88 Corporate Center, Sedeno cor. Valero st.
Salcedo Village, Makati City, Philippines 1227
Tel. No.: (02) 491 7708
E-mail: coordination@frenchunitedaction.ph
Website: www.frenchunitedaction.ph
Location
Land Size
Leading Donors
Leading NGO
Site 1
Barangay Agujo,
Daanbantayan, Cebu
Island
5,400 m2
Lafarge, Schneider,
Commanderie de
Bordeaux, Megacem,
Archetype, Manille
Bienvenue
Habitat for Humanity
Number of homes
Additional
Facilities
Total Budget
74
Multi-Purpose Center
Progress
74 houses completed,
Multi-Purpose Center
built. Site Development to
be completed.
Completion
2015
USD 500,000
Site 2
Barangay Paypay,
Daanbantayan, Cebu
Island
13,500 m2
Sanofi, Caisse des
Dépôts, Total, French
Red Cross
Site 3
Barangay Cayang, Bogo
City, Cebu Island
French Red Cross,
Philippine Red Cross,
Habitat for Humanity
148
A Clinic and MultiPurpose Center
USD 1M
Habitat for Humanity
Site Development 80%
completed. 98 houses
are currently being
built, community
infrastructures (MPC,
clinic) likely to start in
May.
June 2015
The Site has been
selected. MoA to be
signed with Habitat for
Humanity and the city
of Bogo. Remaining
funds to be raised.
10,000 m2
Cités-Unies France
100
Multi-Purpose Center
USD 866,114
End of 2015
AT A GLANCE, RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN NORTHERN CEBU
With a little over a year of existence, the projects of FP-UA have already garnered important
support. In January 2015, Nicolas Hulot, Special Envoy of the French President for the
Protection of the Planet, visited our sites in Daanbantayan and was very impressed with the
joint efforts initiated by the Philippino-French private community. A few weeks later, French
President François Hollande himself highlighted the achievements of FP-UA during his official
visit to the Philippines. He also announced the future conversion of FP-UA into a Foundation of
the French Chamber of Commerce.
This year, the leadership committee will thus work to convert this initiative into a full-fledged
foundation. The Mission and Vision of this foundation have been defined as such:
France – Philippines United Action
c/o French Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines
Unit 2901, 88 Corporate Center, Sedeno cor. Valero st.
Salcedo Village, Makati City, Philippines 1227
Tel. No.: (02) 491 7708
E-mail: coordination@frenchunitedaction.ph
Website: www.frenchunitedaction.ph
Mission: To be the key channel for French organizations in the Philippines for effective and CSR
driven solutions to FP-UA’s key pillars: Children’s Welfare, Disaster Rehabilitation and Health
by 2018.
Vision: To be a vehicle of the French Chamber of Commerce for building France-Philippines
relations through valuable public and private partnership programs and unite the diverse
French corporate participation in the country.
FP-UA will soon launch a campaign to raise the funds necessary for its conversion as well as to
complete its current projects. Indeed, Site 1 still needs site development for families to move in
and Site 3 will only be completed once the funds to cover its site development and the
construction of 50 more houses will be raised. You can find below a tab that recaps where the
money is needed.
Funds to be raised (PHP)
PHP 3,3M
PHP 27,58M
Site 1
Site 3
Conversion into a Foundation
PHP 875,000
Total
PHP 31,755,000
FUNDRAISING NEEDS
If you wish to contribute to any of these projects, please don’t hesitate to contact our Project
Coordinator, Ms. Clémentine Turgeon, at coordination@frenchunitedaction.ph.
SITE 1
France – Philippines United Action
c/o French Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines
Unit 2901, 88 Corporate Center, Sedeno cor. Valero st.
Salcedo Village, Makati City, Philippines 1227
SITE 2
Tel. No.: (02) 491 7708
E-mail: coordination@frenchunitedaction.ph
Website: www.frenchunitedaction.ph