Supporting Community Health Through an Indigenous Healing Centre

Author(s)
Community-Led Innovation Partnership
Publication language
English
Date published
25 Sep 2023
Publisher
Medium.com
Type
Case study
Keywords
Community-led, Local capacity, Health, Recovery and Resillience
Countries
Philippines
Organisations
Elrha, Asian Disaster Reduction and Response Network (ADRRN), Center for Disaster Preparedness Foundation, Start Network, START Network, START Network, Asociación de Servicios Comunitarios de Salud (ASECSA), YAKKUM Emergency Unit (YEU)

This case study forms part of the Community-Led Innovation Partnership (CLIP) Programme Evaluation 2020–2023. The Community-Led Innovation Partnership is a joint initiative between Elrha, Start Network, Asia Disaster Reduction and Response Network, Asociación de Servicios Comunitarios de Salud in Guatemala, Center for Disaster Preparedness in the Philippines, and Yakkum Emergency Unit in Indonesia, which supports the emergence and development of locally-driven solutions to humanitarian problems. It is funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office.

This case study describes the establishment of an indigenous and natural healing centre in a remote area and its impacts on the community.