Apr 022014
Bohol is a smallish island in the southern area of the Visayas region of the Philippines. I was there during February 2014 to volunteer with a charity, All Hands Volunteers.
The local communities suffered a lot of damage to buildings during an earthquake in October 2013. All Hands were assisting by providing volunteer labour to bring down unsafe buildings and clear the debris to allow the homeowners or schools to rebuild.
It was hard physical manual labour but very satisfying, rewarding, fulfilling work that clearly meant a lot to the recipients.
There are three collections of photos from my time in Bohol. The first is of my fellow volunteers and the work we did.
- Project Bohol
- Jenny
- Franziska
- John & Doris
- Big Dan
- ShelterBox
- ShelterBox & All Hands
- Getting ready
- Loading tools
- Teams assembling
- Time to go
- Everyone on the Jeepney
- Leaving base
- View from the back of the Jeepney
- Home before
- Home after…
- Windows wall before
- Windows wall after
- Rear wall before
- Rear wall after
- Side wall before
- Side wall after
- Waiting for our ride