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shared by Charlotte Lemaitre on 28 Feb 10 - Cached

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shared by Richard Allaway on 10 Jan 10 - Cached

Tarukan was home to hundreds of families of a Filipino tribe called the Aeta
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50 villagers opted to come home to relive a lifestyle they thought they would never see again.
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The 50,000-member tribe has long survived along the slopes of the volcano by fishing, hunting wild boar, deer, birds and mountain cats and farming beans, rice, sweet potatoes and root crops.
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Forced to flee to the lowland valleys below, the Aeta learned a life far different from their mountain habitat. They shed traditional loincloths, sarongs and bare feet for Western dress and shoes, ate from canned foods donated by relief agencies and slept in cramped resettlement centers that resembled refugee camps.
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In Tarukan, they have built bamboo huts and cleared fields for crops. Papaya and mango trees have been planted. Wild boar and birds are coming back and the acidity of the soil has declined, allowing farmers to resume planting.
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shared by Richard Allaway on 03 May 10 - Cached

Oxfam has launched several cash-for-work projects, which give those living in camps a chance to earn an income while improving their environment by building latrines and clearing rubble.
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Oxfam is distributing plastic sheets to help meet emergency needs for shelter. Our immediate goal is to provide sheeting to 28,000 people.
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shared by Richard Allaway on 11 Jan 11 - No Cached

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