The @UNmigration & @europeaid #MMICD project is in the Philippines filming videos for the #MigrationConnection series.
Videos focus on how migration can be integrated into urban development
, trade
, & governance
programmes.
Read collected testimonies as we hear them
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Meet Rebecca, an internal
#migrant who lives in an informal settlement in metro Manila & fears displacement due to disaster. Getting involved in local#DRR initiatives, Rebecca is taking steps to be better prepared for when disasters strike.#MigrationConnection |#MMICDpic.twitter.com/lqaSJeRSyO
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Meet Marko, a disaster risk reduction
#DRR officer in metro Manila. His job is to make sure that resilience in the face of natural disasters is factored in to urban planning. He oversees campaigns to reduce the risks of prolonged displacement.#MigrationConnection |#MMICDpic.twitter.com/DvBqGhNc2s
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Meet Joji, a return
#migrant who was a financial advisor in Canada. Back in the Philippines, she started a social enterprise. She is now training indigenous farmers how to grow and sell their own coffee to improve livelihoods.#MigrationConnection |#MMICDpic.twitter.com/oxFWCRnE1w
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Meet Novelita, a former overseas Filipina #domesticworker. She became indebted to her employer and was exploited.
Upon her return, she joined a Trade Union for Domestic Workers. She is now Union President, advocating for domestic workers' rights.
#MigrationConnection | #MMICDpic.twitter.com/vvPVIBy6bx
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