Liknayan in Bantayan Island
Liknayan is the Filipino word for physics. It is also the name of a little yellow fishing boat in Bantayan Island.
After typhoon Haiyan swept through the Philippines last November, several organizations and individuals rallied to help those affected by the storm. In addition to participating directly and indirectly in the relief efforts of NIP and UP Diliman, SanD members supported the Bantayan Island Back to Sea Project by raising funds to rebuild a banca for the fisherfolk of Bantayan Island in Cebu. The project, which is led by members of the Bantayan Island community, has since expanded from a small grassroots effort to an island-wide effort to provide sustainable livelihood to its residents. The minds, hands, and hearts behind Bantayan Back to Sea hope that their methods to success are adopted and replicated in other areas vulnerable to the forces of nature.
If you wish to know more about Bantayan Back to Sea and some of the other organizations rebuilding lives after Haiyan, please follow the links on the righthand sidebar.
Bangka Relief also rebuilds boats for beneficiaries in Cebu and Leyte. They developed a new boat design (Veetabs) that is suitable for mass production and rapid deployment. The prefabricated pieces are made of sustainably-sourced wood and can be assembled by a single person in two days. Bangka Relief has since expanded and now also builds homes for those displaced by the storm.
The Start Again Project is spearheaded by Kat, an Applied Physics student of the NIP. In partnership with several communities in Leyte, this project aims to repair and rebuild damaged school buildings, provide books and school supplies to students, and attend to the other long-term needs of the beneficiaries.