QUEZON CITY, January 21 (PIA) — Reigning Ms. Universe Pia Wurtzbach this Saturday is set to visit the Integrated Watershed Management for Climate Resilience in Coastal Communities Project, run by the Catholic Organization for Relief and Development Aid (Cordaid) today.
Before Pia, Miss Universe 2013 Gabrielle Isler made a similar visit organized by Cordaid in 2014.
The project, supported by the National Secretariat for Social Action (NASSA)/Caritas Philippines, Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay-Social Action Center (AVT-SAC), the Municipality of Coron and the Miss Universe Foundation, has been empowering women and Indigenous People by building their coping capacities in the face of climate, disaster and environmental risks through locally appropriate and culturally sensitive techniques of land and water management.
Apart from improving coping capacities, participating women are also trained in climate resilient livelihood programs such as vegetable farming and handicraft production.
Cordaid, an international humanitarian organization and member of the Caritas Internationalis confederation, has operated in the country since 2013 in response to Super Typhoon Yolanda. (LP/NASSA/Caritas Philippines)