OBI Philippines awarded NGO of the year
POSTED: May 10, 2007
By Staci Dennis
When Typhoon Durian hit the Philippines last December, OBI provided emergency food and medical relief to hundreds of victims.
OBI Philippines has conducted large-scale humanitarian outreaches, including several medical missions, across Samar throughout 2006.
The 8th Infantry Division of the Armed Forces of the Philippines presented the annual award to OBI.
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PHILIPPINES - Operation Blessing Philippines was cited as the 2006 Non-Governmental Organization of the Year by the 8th Infantry Division of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
The award was given in recognition of OBI's efforts in promoting peace and helping to rebuild the nation in impoverished provinces, specifically the Samar province.
"In the Philippines, this award is the equivalent of the Nobel Peace Prize," said OBI President Bill Horan.
OBI Philippines has conducted large-scale humanitarian outreaches across Samar throughout 2006, providing healthcare to the residents, emergency aid to disaster victims, livelihood assistance to families and feeding and education to children.
Doctors, nurses, dentists, other medical staff as well as volunteers conducted six week-long medical missions during the year, extending free medical and dental checkups, minor surgeries, optical examination and giving away medicine and vitamins to more than 26,000 residents in 20 villages across Samar.
In the northern part of Samar, villages battered by a string of typhoons that tore through the country in December last year received immediate relief aid by OBI teams. More than 1,000 families were given food and other essentials.
In addition, OBI drilled more than 60 water wells to address the need for clean drinking water in Samar as well provided livelihood assistance benefiting more than 610 families.
OBI Philippines was previously awarded the NGO Award Organization of the Year in 2002 as well as 2003 for similar efforts in the Mindanao region and across the Philippines.
The 8th Infantry Division of the Armed Forces of the Philippines presents the annual award in accordance with the vital role of the military in the attainment of the government's pursuit for peace and development.
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