Hapinoy Joins Ramon Magsasay Award Foundation on Post-Haiyan Efforts Towards Building Disaster- Resilient Communities

Roundtable discussions among Ramon Magsaysay Laureates, Local Government officials and various international and local organizations including Hapinoy

Hapinoy  participated  in  the  Ramon  Magsaysay  Transformative Leadership Institute’s (RMTLI) Dialogues on Asian Solutions 2014 Series. RMTLI is an initiative of the Ramon  Magsaysay  Award  Foundation  (RMAF).  The  prestigious  foundation,  named  after  the  late President Ramon Magsaysay, is committed to “honoring greatness of spirit in selfless service to the people  of  Asia”.   Since   its  establishment,  over three  hundred  outstanding   men,  women,  and organizations have been presented with the Award.

RMTLI aims to bring together Magsaysay awardees, and other social innovators and stakeholders to create better solutions for Asia’s most urgent developmental challenges. This year, RMTLI’s programs focuses on Building Leadership for Disaster-Resilient Communities in an effort to address major rehabilitation challenges left by Typhoon Haiyan. Haiyan hit the Philippines in November of 2013 devastating most of the Visyas region. The RMTLI 2014 dialogue series highlighted three themes under the said umbrella topic: (1) Building Resilience through Strong Local Leadership, (2) Building Resilience through Community Health and Well-Being, and (3) Building Resilience through Community Systems for Food, Water, Health, and Livelihoods.