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Founded in 1992, the Virlanie Foundation (VFI) is one the largest non-governmental organization (NGO) that works with street children in Manila, Philippines. Family homes Foundation offer them a roof, a family, education and love, VFI also involved in the streets through programs such as the mobile school, day care center of family program that helps families in slums. The Foundation received in 2001 the price of Human Rights of the French Republic. VFI celebrated its 20th anniversary in July 2012. Since its inception, more than 16000 children have been helped to become independent and responsible adults. Haiyan, the strongest typhoon ever recorded, crossed the Visayas (central Philippines) on November 8th, 2013. Many Filipinos have lost everything. Upset, they wonder how to rebuild a life in a devastated area where survival is difficult. Virlanie Foundation will be present with affected ahort-term and long-term populations. A three-year program is expected to help combining reconstruction, support for livehoods and vocational training. After several evaluations, Virlanie Foundation decided to set up in Tiglawigan, in Cadiz, on the island of Negros to implement its program of reconstruction. Since 2008, the Foundation launched a program called "back to the providence" to help families living in Manila streets to rebuild their lives away from the insecurity in the capital. From experience and success in this program, the Foundation creates a "Arise Providence" project with the survivors of Typhoon to build solid houses that will withstand the elements. In addition, families will receive training so they can become economically independent as soon as possible. Children and traumatized families have access to a social and psychological help.