Sustainability is at the heart of the new set of global development goals and here's how a small community-based organization in the Philippines does it. Photo by: Buklod Tao
There have been zero casualties in Rizal since Buklod Tao started flood risk advocacy, community training initiatives and fiberglass rescue boat construction.
The community group, whose main mission is to help reduce the risks brought on by heavy rains, has been championing disaster preparedness and response for close to two decades in the Banaba district of San Mateo, just outside metropolitan Manila — but that isn’t the only work that matters to founder Manuel Abinales.