for shyra, joining the group was vital.he says these people supported her when she was in despair. >> translator: i've changed. i'm strong now. >> reporter: i first met shyra in january, right after she joined the volunteer group. she was devastated after losing her parents and all nine siblings to the typhoon. she was living with others displaced in the disaster. soon after, she was reunited with one of her younger brothers who had been missing. she now lives with him and their grandmother in temporary housing. >> translator: he's important to me because i thought i was the only survivor. it's hard because i still miss and think about my family. before, even when life was hard, i was okay as long as i had them. but now, they're gone. >> reporter: when the storm hit, she was with her family at home, along the coast of tacloban. she remembers the water coming up to her neck as she tried to save her younger siblings, but she lost her grip on them. >> translator: every time i come here, i remember what happened to us. when i s