IN the middle of the rubble and dirt of the aftermath of the most devastating typhoon to hit the Philippines last November 8, 2013, we found children still able to smile standing as they did with ragged torn T-shirts and dirty faces and legs in the mud. They were covered in the filth and dirt of the typhoon debris where they were poking about looking for something to salvage and sell. That’s the resilience and courage of the Filipino child when all has been taken away.  Now another typhoon has hit the same area but with equal misery for the poor.

Everywhere I went assessing the terrible damage, I saw hundreds of families lifting themselves up and overcoming the shock and trauma with almost nothing besides relief food and tents.