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The main objective of this endeavour is to bring together
social innovators from all the over the country to compete for
funding and to share their knowledge and experience in human
rights issues.
Furthermore, this competition is not only intended to identify
and fund projects with a high potential for development
impact, but also to serve as a venue where grassroots
organizations of the vibrant Philippine civil society can
interact and exchange ideas on how to better respond to the
urgent issues of poverty and human rights violations.
I am very pleased to say that not only States but also civil
society, represented here by The Asia Foundation, and an
independent public office, the Commission on Human Rights,
headed by its hard-working Chairperson, Hon. Leila M. De Lima,
can come together to effectively address current global
problems, which can only be solved through the joint efforts
of all stakeholders.
I commend all the organizers, participants and stakeholders,
and wish them great success in this innovative project.
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