【慈幼通訊社 ─ 2013 年 11 月 15 日菲律賓宿霧訊】 ─ 受颱風海燕吹襲影響的慈幼大家庭團體、親友，以及學校、慶禮院及堂區的青年，以及那些境況較佳的人，紛紛協助處境更糟的人。救援行動不局限於菲律賓。「鮑思高網絡」（Don Bosco Net）與八個歐洲非政府組織聯手，共同提供更大的支援。

救災支援行動，有賴各方心連心、手牽手，提供具體支援工作，以及各方群策群力，確保不同層面的運作上，都達到高效迅速。

菲律賓南慈幼會會省(FIS)為直接受災地區，他們明白需要全力投入救援工作。在此特別提及Randy Figuracion神父，他來自受災最嚴重的地區，在當地指揮救災工作，提供支援，宿霧市慈幼會（例如鮑思高技能中心及露德堂區）亦協助提供救援物資。

在這危急時期，「鮑思高網絡」的伙伴，充分發揮強大的協調力量，有效支援災情。這裡列出一些目前進行中的支援工作：

來自德國的「鮑思高世界」(Don Bosco Mondo)（前稱Jugend Dritte Welt），早已發揮高度的組織能力，在四個受災最嚴重的省份展開不同範疇的救濟工作：宿霧省（藥物）、東薩馬省（救濟包及藥物）、阿克蘭省（救濟包、藥物及房屋），以及雷伊泰省（救濟包、藥物、房屋及臨時帳蓬）。一個典型的救濟包，內有一千克米、罐頭食品、麵條、食水（另有為缺乏煮食工具的環境而設的救濟包）。

西班牙的「青年與發展」(Jovenes y Desarrollo)是一家架構完善的慈幼會非政府組織，管理模式卓越。他們已準備派遣人員前往宿霧，提供全面的協助。馬德里福傳辦公室，已全力透過不同媒體籌組救災運動，包括記者會、募捐信、網頁、國家媒體廣播、臉書及Twitter ─ 並表示已得到積極回應。

意大利「國際義工服務與發展」（VIS），正全力協調AGIRE網絡，以及意大利紅十字會籌募捐款，以回應菲律賓的緊急救災呼籲。

來自比利時的「鮑思高之道」(Via Don Bosco)，以及慈幼會美國東部會省福傳辦公室，正推行賬災運動，呼籲伸出援手。他們都已全力投入各項救災工作，並向他們本身的一些恩人募捐。例如在比利時，已看到大部份人民深受這場慘劇感動；而「鮑思高之道」亦已在國內肩負起一般非政府組織的工作。

Typhoon Relief: Hearts, Hands and Heads put to work

 (ANS - Philippines – Cebu, 15 November 2013) – Salesian Family communities and more importantly, relatives, young people attending schools, oratories and parishes are all affected by typhoon Yolanda/Haiyan,and those better off are helping those worse off. Help is not confined to the Philippines. A massive response from DBN (Don Bosco Network) coordinating eight major NGOs in Europe is underway.

The relief response demands that hearts be moved, hands be put to the concrete tasks and heads to ensure that every level of this operation is effective and efficient.

The Southern Philippines Province (FIS) is the most directly affected and they are understandably fully engaged in relief work. Fr Randy Figuracion, to mention just one name, comes from the worst affected area, and is up there directing relief activity and aid, especially materials coming up from Cebu City Salesian efforts (e.g. DBTC, Lourdes Parish)

Don Bosco Networkpartners have shown how a competently coordinated effort can swing into effective action in an emergency. Here are some details of the operation as it currently stands:

Don Bosco Mondo (formerly known as Jugend Dritte Welt), from Germany, has a highly organized response already in place covering four of the worst affected provinces or areas: Cebu province, with medicines; East Samar, with relief packs and medicines; Aklan, with relief packs, medicines and housing; and Leyte, with relief packs, medicines, housing and temporary shelter (tents). A typical relief pack would contain a kilo of rice, canned goods, noodles, water (with alternative packs for situations without cooking facilities)

Jovenes y Desarrollo is a well organized Salesian NGO and is now able to offer very high level management expertise. They are prepared to send someone to Cebu to help at every level. Madrid Mission Office has focused on an organized media campaign of press releases, letter to donors, their website, national media outlets, FaceBook and Twitter – and they say they are receiving a massive response.

In Italy, VIS (International Voluntary Service for Development) is involved in collecting funds through the coordinated efforts of the AGIRE network and the Italian Red Cross as part of the Philippines Emergency appeal.

Via Don Bosco, from Belgium, and New Rochelle Mission Office, from USA, are running campaigns highlighting the needs. They are both well-placed to plug into wider efforts as well as draw on their usual donors. In Belgium, for example, there are indications that the population at large has been deeply touched by this tragedy, and VIA DB are able to piggyback on NGO efforts generally in that country.