Dakila,
a collection of Filipino students, artists, and other individuals dedicated to
create awareness and social change in the Philippines, recently teamed up with
MTV Exit on an initiative against human trafficking and exploitation in the
Philippines. Entitled the MTV Exit Youth
Jam, the initiative included trainings and forums in Davao schools, film
screenings at Davao Cinematheque, and a free concert featuring local
artists.
Putting human trafficking in perspective, Dakila president
stated last March that, “Not only are we a country with 10 million of our
countrymen working abroad and where disasters, armed conflict, and poverty
force most of us to find better opportunities and safer living space elsewhere,
but also a society where the luster of city life and promise of fast cash
continue to attract people from the rural communities. As a result, more people
are becoming vulnerable to human trafficking.”
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