The Delegation of the European Union to the Philippines, together with its humanitarian partners and the Cultural Center of the Philippines launched “The Last Mile” photo exhibition at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Little Theater Lobby.
The exhibition is being re-launched in Manila as part of the CCP’s Children Biennale and in commemoration of the one year anniversary since Typhoon Odette hit the Philippines. It is also held in conjunction with the screening of the film “ Kun Maupay man it panahon”. The powerful photo exhibition was first held a few months ago in Siargao.
Mr Christoph Wagner, Minister Counsellor, EU Delegation to the Philippines, inaugurated the exhibition together with Mr Dennis Marasigan, Vice-President, CCP, ECHO and its humanitarian organization-partners.
Mr Wagner said that the EU’s goal was to help build the best possible life for children even during disasters. “We are all in this together, families and communities, women and men, boys and girls, we can all collaborate to become more disaster-prepared, to help reduce risks to disasters and to adapt to and to mitigate climate change”, he said.
The exhibition features images captured by organizations who implemented the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (EU-ECHO) emergency response for the survivors of Typhoon Odette: ACCORD, Action Against Hunger, Care Philippines, Humanity & Inclusion, Initiatives for Dialogue and Empowerment through Alternative Legal Services (IDEALS) Inc., National Rural Women’s Coalition, Oxfam Pilipinas, Plan International, Save the Children Philippines, Sentro para sa Ikauunlad ng Katutubong Agham at Teknolohiya (SIKAT) Inc, Community Organizers Multiversity, and United Youth of the Philippines-Women.
EU-ECHO’s funding of the Typhoon Odette emergency response enabled the provision of emergency services to almost half a million individuals in Bohol, Cebu, Dinagat Islands, Southern Leyte, Negros Occidental, Palawan, and Surigao del Norte through two consortia: one led by CARE, with ACCORD Inc., National Rural Women’s Coalition, Plan International, and Action Against Hunger; and another led by Oxfam Pilipinas, with Save the Children and Humanity & Inclusion (HI), together with local partners SIKAT Inc. and IDEALS Inc.
