Last November 14, the French photographer Arthur Perset visited the villages of FP-UA in Cebu. He met some of the future beneficiaries of the site currently being built in Bogo City and listened to their stories. He also talked to the current beneficiaries of our very first village, the “French Village” in barangay Agujo in Daanbantayan where 76 families now live. Here are their stories.
Future beneficiary families from barangay Sambag in Bogo City
Maximino from barangay Sambag in Bogo City in front of his current house. Barangay Sambag is a slum next to the sea. He has been selected to be relocated in the FP-UA relocation site
Maximino and his dog inside his current homes.
Richard, Nenette and their child Hyacint in front of their house in barangay Sambag. They have also been selected as one of the beneficiary families to be relocated to the FP-UA village.
A home in barangay Sambag. This barangay has been identified for the selection of beneficiary families because of the poor conditions in which people live in there and its proximity to the sea. It is a “no-build zone” and a very dangerous area in times of typhoons.
Another home in barangay Sambag, Bogo City.
Ongoing constructions in barangay Cayang in Bogo where the Foundation’s relocation project is located
Future home being built
Ongoing constructions. Once completed, the village will be composed of 46 homes as well as a multi-purpose center.
Workers onsite.
Workers on site
A worker on site.
Visit to the first rehabilitation village of FP-UA in Daanbantayan Municipality, also in the north of Cebu Island
Menita and her children in their new house.
Menita and her children in front of their new house in barangay Agujo in Daanbantayan
Arlene and Nanay, two neighbours in the French Village in Daanbantayan.
Neighbours chat in front of their houses in barangaya Agujo, Daanbantayan.
Kids of the French village
A mum and her kid in the French village.
Ms Cuyos taking a stroll with her kid through the village.
The French village in Daanbantayan. This village was inaugurated in November 2015.
On the left side, the family Cuyos and on the right side, the family Fortunato.
Analene visits her former village, which was very close to the sea.
Analene visits her former village, which was very close to the sea.
This is one of the homes in her former village.
The village was very close to the sea. Most of the beneficiaries lost their homes there during typhoon Haiyan because of the storm surges.
Analene in front of her former house.
A street vendor parcours the French village, where Analene and her family have been relocated, looking for clients.
We would like to thank Arthur Perset for taking and sharing these photos.
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