Pakigdait, Inc., a URI member group in the Philippines, is providing relief to vulnerable families during the COVID-19 crisis. Placing a do-no-harm ethic at the forefront that takes into account existing political and cultural tensions, members provide food and social services as a way of healing the divisions that are arising along fracture lines under the stress of the pandemic.
“Pakigdait literally means compassion and solidarity, and with those two words are our core message and course of actions.” Learn more about their work.