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| The trainees. |
Five months after Yolanda hit
the Visayas, several men previously unskilled in carpentry work can start to
build their own homes. Thirty-eight men whose
houses in Tanauan, Leyte were knocked
down or swept away by Super Typhoon Yolanda
recently completed a 15-day intensive course on carpentry in a project of the
Center for Community Transformation done in partnership with the Tanauan, Leyte
municipal government and the Technical Education and Skills Development
Authority.
The training consisted of
lectures and hands-on work. For their practical work, the trainees
repaired the student center, administration room, several classrooms and roofs
at the Eastern Visayas State University (EVSU), the training venue.
Aside from the practical
learning, the men also received spiritual training. Each day was begun with
group devotions and on Saturdays, community worship was held.
Tanauan Mayor Pelagio Tecson
said the trainees will be hired by the town to work on government
buildings. The town is one of areas hardest-hit by Yolanda.
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| Pure joy shows on the faces of Pelagio Tecson (above) who has the same name as the Tanauan mayor and Jovito Pardinas (below). |
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| Each trainee was given a cross cut saw, plumb bob, pull push roll, claw hammer, chisel, L-square, gloves and hard hat. |
Photos: Michelle Taway
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