Cebu, Philippines

Ababungazi basekela abosizo lokuqala ePhilippines

Ukuhlala okungalindelekile kwe-Airbnb.org kuhlanganisa izivakashi nababungazi ndawonye ukuze benze okuhle okwengeziwe ngemva kokuzamazama komhlaba okubhubhisayo

Ababungazi ababili bahlezi eceleni komunye nomunye kusofa bemamatheka bebheke ikhamera.

“Ngeke ngikhohlwe indlela othile angixoxela indlela asinda ngayo. Usitshele ukuthi bekusabisa kodwa ukahle ngoba wonke umuntu emndenini wakhe wasinda. Akubanga njalo kwenye yezindlu eziseduze. Kwafa umndeni wonke.”

- URaffy M., isivakashi se-Airbnb.org ne-Executive Director ye-Angat Buhay

Ngo-September 30, 2025 ngaphambi nje kuka-10:00 PM, ukuzamazama komhlaba okunamandla okungu-6.9 kwagadla enyakatho yesifundazwe saseCebu ePhilippines. Abantu abangamashumi ayisikhombisa nesishiyagalolunye balahlekelwa ukuphila kwabo. Kubikwa ukuthi kwathinteka imindeni engaphezu kuka-128,000, futhi amakhaya angaphezu kuka-18,000 alimala. Okungenani angu-3,500 awo acekelwa phansi.

Isakhiwo sibhidlikile emgwaqweni ngenxa yokuzamazama komhlaba okulinganiselwa ku-6.9 eCebu, ePhilippines.

Ngobusuku obufanayo, iqembu lase-Angat Buhay lalungela ukusebenza, umlingani we-Airbnb.org nenhlangano engenzi nzuzo eholwa abase-Philippines eyasungulwa egameni le-bayanihan—igama lesiFilipino elisho ubunye nesenzo emphakathini—iqembu labo elikhulu lalungela ukunikeza usizo kulabo abasindile.URaphael (“Raffy”) M., i-Executive Director ye-Angat Buhay, waletha iqembu lakhe lamavolontiya ezindaweni ezithintekile—eletha usizo ngezindlela eziningi, kusukela kumakhithi ezinto zokuhlanza kuya ekusizeni ngezokwelapha lapho kudingeka.

Amavolontiya avela enhlanganweni engenzi nzuzo i-Angat Buhay anikeza ukudla nezinto ezidingekayo kubahlali eCebu, ePhilippines ngemva kokuzamazama komhlaba okulinganiselwa ku-6.9.

“Besingakaze sizwe ukuzamazama komhlaba okunamandla kangaka muva nje, ngakho lokhu bekungathi kuyiphupho futhi besingazi ukuthi kufanele senzeni. Kuyo yonke iCebu, izakhiwo zazinyakaza ngamandla.”

- UPau G., umbungazi we-Airbnb.org

Ababungazi be-Airbnb uMia S. noPau G. bebesekhaya eCebu City ngesikhathi ukuzamazama komhlaba kokuqala kugadla. Nakuba umonakalo eCebu City wawungemkhulu njengasenyakatho, uMia noPau bakuzwa ukugadla kwako. Bebenovalo ngomndeni wabo nangezivakashi zabo. Lapho bezwa okwengeziwe ngomonakalo enyakatho, uMia noPau bafuna ukusiza nganoma iyiphi indlela abangakwazi ngayo. Njengoba bezama ukuthintana ne-Angat Buhay ukuze basize noma bavolontiye, ngokushesha ngemva kwalokho bathola isaziso sokuthi abakufake ku-Airbnb kubhukhelwe ukuhlala kwe-Airbnb.org.

Ukucekelwa phansi kwekhaya ngemva kokuzamazama komhlaba okulinganiselwa ku-6.9 eCebu, ePhilippines.

UMia S., ongumbungazi we-Airbnb.org, wanga isivakashi sakhe se-Airbnb.org, uMenard ovela enhlanganweni engenzi nzuzo yasePhilippines i-Angat Buhay.

Lapho izivakashi zabo zifika, uMia noPau bamangala—zazingabosizo lokuqala zivela e-Angat Buhay. Lona kanye iqembu ababelokhu bezama ukulifinyelela. “Kwavele kwaqondana ukuthi iyona kanye le nhlangano ebesinethemba lokuyifinyelela manje esihlala ezindlini zethu,” kusho uMia.Njengoba bamukela amalungu eqembu le-Angat Buhay, uMia noPau bazizwa bejabule ngokuthi bakwazile ukunikeza isikhoselo eqenjini elivela kwenye yamanethiwekhi amakhulu kunawo wonke wamavolontiya kulelo zwe.

“Lokhu kuwusizo olukhulu ezinhlanganweni ezincane, ikakhulukazi kuma-NGO anezinsiza ezimbalwa. Izimali zabo kufanele ziye kulabo abazidingayo… ezidingweni zomphakathi.”

- UMenard, isivakashi se-Airbnb.org nelungu lezisebenzi ze-Angat Buhay

Uthe ngezikhathi zosizo oludlule, amavolontiya nezisebenzi ngezinye izikhathi bebelala phansi emahhovisi bengenalutho ngaphandle kwamashidi ukuze kongiwe imali. Noma benza amalungiselelo okuthi amaqembu ahlale emahhotela, okunyusa izindleko.Lokhu kwamanje kube nomehluko njengoba yena nabanye bosizo lokuqala abavela e-Angat Buhay banikezwa izindawo zokuhlala zamahhala zezimo eziphuthumayo nge-Airbnb.org. Kubanikeze izikhathi zokuthula ngemva kwamahora angu-14-16 besemsebenzini futhi kwasho ukuthi izimali zabo zingasetshenziselwa ukusiza kuqala abasindile.

Ivolontiya lase-Angat Buhay linikeza izinto ezidingekayo enganeni encane ngemva kokuzamazama komhlaba okulinganiselwa ku-6.9 eCebu, ePhilippines.

“Ukusizana ngaphandle kokulindela okuthile. AmaFilipino aziwa kanjalo.”

- UPau G., umbungazi we-Airbnb.org

EPhilippines i-bayanihan ingaphezu kokuba yigama nje. Lo moya wokupha nokuthwalisana umthwalo uyimfundiso engumgogodla edlulela ngale komuntu ngamunye ukuze kusizwe wonke umuntu emphakathini.UMia wathi, “I-Airbnb.org isivule amehlo sabona ukuthi sinokuthile esingakunikeza ukuze sisize ngezikhathi zokuswela.”

Isivakashi se-Airbnb.org uMenard nababungazi bakhe be-Airbnb.org uMia S. noPau G. bahlezi kusofa ndawonye futhi bayamamatheka bebheke ikhamera.

UMia noPau banethemba lokuthi indaba yabo izokhuthaza abanye ukuba babe ababungazi be-Airbnb.org. Ngemva kokubungaza uRaffy, baze bamjoyina yena ne-Angat Buhay emsebenzini wokuvolontiya.KuMia noPau, ukubungaza kubonisa umoya we-bayanihan — ePhilippines nangale kwayo.