With the one year anniversary of Typhoon Yolanda approaching on November 8, Bosch announced that it has completed two rebuilding projects in Daanbantayan, Cebu. Bosch turned over the newly-constructed school building housing two classrooms in the Purgason Primary School, as well as a library for the Looc Primary School. Both facilities were officially inaugurated by Mayor Augusto Corro, mayor of Daanbantayan, Cebu.
From left to right – Habitat for Humanity Philippines Deputy COO for Disaster Response Chay Holganza and Bosch Philippines Managing Director Andrew Powell present the symbolic key to the classroom to Ana Jella Conejos, the Principal of Purgaso, Daanbantayan Mayor, Hon. Augusto Diaz Corro and DepEd District Supervisor Pableo Tuling.
The construction of establishments in Cebu kicked-off in May when 22 Bosch associates flew to the identified areas for the company’s service week initiative. Using their vacation leave, the volunteers exchanged their computers for shovels and pick axes to work in the communities affected by Typhoon Yolanda. As a result, Bosch volunteers managed to sift seven cubic feet of sand, excavate land for five buildings, and build 70 sets of reinforcement bars to stand as foundation for 12 buildings.
“Seeing the renewed hope of the school administrators and students as a result of the Tindog Pilipinas initiative makes me extremely proud to be working at Bosch,” said Andrew Powell, Bosch Philippines Managing Director. “Bosch is a strong advocate of education; and as a leader in technology innovation, we are committed to be a partner of these beneficiary schools not just in constructing their facilities but also in building a strong nation of innovators.”
From left to right – Bosch Philippines Managing Director Andrew Powell presents the symbolic key to the classroom to Ana Jella Conejos, the Principal of Purgason and Daanbantayan Mayor, Hon. Augusto Diaz Corro.
The rehabilitation efforts were mobilized with the help of Habitat for Humanity. According to Habitat for Humanity Chief Executive Officer, Charlie Ayco, “Rebuilding the schools was imperative in restoring normalcy in the affected sites. As we turn-over these two new facilities to the school administrators and students of the primary schools in Purgason and Looc, we believe that full recovery is underway in these communities.”
Funded by the Bosch Tindog Pilipinas rebuilding program, the new school building in Purgason Elementary School built by Habitat for Humanity is typhoon and earthquake proof.
Bosch innovations such as its power tools and construction equipment enabled construction to proceed faster at higher levels of accuracy to produce superior output. By establishing a tie-up with Hansgrohe SE, Tindog Pilipinas also had the advantage of Hansgrohe basin mixers, which resolved the sanitation concern in all rebuild locations in Northern Cebu and Leyte.
The new Library comes complete with its own toilet, and will also be furnished with a few computers as well also serve as a multi-purpose hall.
Apart from the two projects completed in Cebu, Tindog Pilipinas is also in the process of constructing several school facilities in Leyte, such as a Science Math Center in Alang-alang National High School, including the provision of building supplies and materials; and an industrial building in Tanuan II Central School. Once reconstruction projects are completed, sites built by Tindog Pilipinas will be able to accommodate about 4,000 schoolchildren in Central and Eastern Visayas.
Raised mostly by Robert Bosch, Inc. in Stuttgart, Germany, funds for Tindog Pilipinas amounted to €174,000 (PHP 10,822,356), including significant contributions voluntarily coming from Bosch associates across the globe.
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