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    • Haiyan: One year after

    Restoring long-term livelihoods — a major post-Haiyan challenge

    On the surface, it may look like Typhoon Haiyan survivors are slowly getting back on their feet, but delve deeper and it's a different story on the ground. Many don't know how they will make ends meet aid groups leave and once cash-for-work are terminated. A guest commentary by Christian Aid's Melanie Hargreaves.

    By Melanie Hargreaves // 14 November 2014

    Driving through the town of Guiuan, Eastern Samar, street lights lit up the shop fronts and the soft beat of a radio wafted through the air. Smiling people strolled through the evening hustle and bustle seemingly without a care in the world. The scene was a far cry from what I was expecting.

    Nov. 8 marked a year since Typhoon Haiyan — one of the strongest storms ever recorded — hit the Philippines. Some 14 million people were affected, including 4 million forced to flee their homes. A total of 6,200 people lost their lives.

    The last time I was in Guiuan was in the immediate aftermath when I was traveling with our emergency response team. There was no electricity, except for a handful of generators. Rubble and debris was strewn through the streets and a damp, festering smell lingered in the air.  

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      Melanie Hargreaves

      Melanie Hargreaves is Christian Aid's regional media officer for Brazil and the Philippines. She joined the organization 2010, and was previously a features writer at the U.K. Press Association. Hargreaves has also written for publications such as The Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror, The Daily Express, The Sun and a number of women’s magazines.

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