In Tacloban, Philippines, reconstructed buildings stand next to damaged shacks that have not been repaired in the three years since Typhoon Haiyan / Yolanda. (GSR photo / Gail DeGeorge)
"I am the kind of person who easily gets defeated by life's problems. But when I started working, I saw that other people have bigger problems than me but they don't give up. From them I get the strength to face my problems."
- Mimosa Merguita, quoted in Three years after super typhoon, survivors share stories of rebuilding, published on NCRonline.org about recovery in the Philippines since November 8, 2013
