“Where heroes are made not by magical abilities or costumes, but by being human. Stepping up to help time after time, after time, with grit and compassion, without superpowers at all. Because they’re not the heroes of some fictional world. They’re the real-life heroes of ours.”
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 #𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗲𝘀.
United Nations OCHA Philippines
Today, on 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆, we celebrate & honor all humanitarian workers who provide life-saving assistance to the most vulnerable and at-risk communities, despite the odds.
This year we also pay a special tribute to frontliners because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and we commemorate humanitarian workers killed and injured in the course of their work. They are #RealLifeHeroes.
Meet Maricel Vina Menez. As a Project Officer, she takes charge of our ProACT project in the Province of Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Sur and Compostela Valley. In celebration of #WorldHumanitarianDay, we honor Vina as a humanitarian worker and one of the many #RealLifeHeroes by sharing her story.
Meet 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗹 𝗩𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘇. As a Project Officer, she takes charge in our ProACT project in the Province of Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Sur and Compostela Valley.
𝗜𝗻 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 #𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗗𝗮𝘆𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬, 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗩𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 #𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆:
A ‘𝗥𝗲-𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹’ activity last August 12-14 was conducted by our ProACT team in order to lay-down all project accomplishments and to determine points of collaboration for pending deliverables as way of transitioning to normal programming. The first stage is to consult the Municipal Technical Working Groups of the four covered municipalities in Davao de Oro.
ProACT is a consortium project implemented by Action Against Hunger Philippines and Fundación CODESPA, with funding from the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID Philippines).
(Photos by C. Erada & V. Menez for Action Against Hunger)
Meet 𝗡𝗼𝗲𝗹 𝗕𝗶𝗮𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀. He is leading our COVID-19 Emergency WASH Assistance to Conflict Affected Communities in Mindanao as the Head of Project.
𝗜𝗻 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 #𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗗𝗮𝘆𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬, 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗼𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 #𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆:
Meet 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗮 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼𝘀. She works as a WASH Engineer for our water, sanitation and hygiene initiatives under our Life-saving Humanitarian Assistance to People Affected by the Mindanao Earthquake.
𝗜𝗻 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 #𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗗𝗮𝘆𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬, 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗮 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 #𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆:
In anticipation of #WorldHumanitarianDay2020 on August 19, we will be sharing stories of humanitarians who have selflessly dedicated themselves in helping other people amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 #𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗲𝘀.
