The Philippines' Typhoon Rai Relief
In December 2021, Super Typhoon Rai — known locally as Typhoon Odette — tore through the Philippines, devastating the island of Palawan along with many parts of the Visayas and Mindanao. With winds reaching over 200 km/h, the storm displaced more than 630,000 people, leaving 438,000 to take shelter in nearly 3,000 evacuation centers. Hundreds were injured or missing, and entire communities were left without access to clean water, electricity, or basic resources for weeks.
Bumi Sehat, which operates a community birth clinic in Palawan, quickly mobilized to respond. Supported by funds raised through Earth Company, the team provided emergency relief to families struggling to recover amid the devastation. With access to resources extremely limited, especially in marginalized areas, the assistance delivered vital supplies and care — ensuring that mothers, children, and the elderly could meet their most basic needs and begin rebuilding their lives with dignity and hope.
At a Glance
Ibu Robin Lim is a Filipino–American midwife, mother, grandmother, and founder of Yayasan Bumi Sehat, a nonprofit organization that provides free maternity care for pregnant women, mothers and their babies, plus healthcare for all those in need.
Born in the Philippines in 1956, Robin decided to become a midwife in 1991, when her sister and niece tragically died during childbirth. She qualified as a midwife in the United States and Indonesia, and founded the Bumi Sehat Foundation International in Bali, Indonesia. To date, she has birthed over 9,000 babies and is known by locals and international fans alike as “Ibu Robin” (Mother Robin). Bumi Sehat (which translates to “healthy mother earth”) operates clinics in Bali, Sumatra Island Aceh, Papua and the Philippines, as well as temporary clinics in disaster areas around the world such as Haiti and Nepal. Through the foundation, Robin trains and inspires more than 6,000 midwives and nurses per year, and over 300,000 people have benefitted from Bumi Sehat’s services to date.
From Compassion to Action in Palawan
The funds provided emergency food supplies and relief goods to people left homeless in the wake of the storm. While the destruction was widespread, the timely assistance ensured that vulnerable families in Palawan had access to basic sustenance and dignity as they began the long process of recovery.
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