MANILA, December 3, 2009 —The World Bank has chosen 15 photographs taken by 11 contestants as finalists in its photo contest, a competition designed to encourage awareness among the youth of their role in ensuring equitable development in their families, communities, and the country.
Hubert Pacheco, 22, won the grand prize of P50,000 with his “Kariton Klasrum” (Pushcart Classroom) entry for the Better Public Service Delivery category of the overall theme “Making Growth Work For The Poor”. Pacheco is a volunteer teacher at the Kariton Klasrum project, a multi-awarded learning service for street children. The World Bank Staff also picked Kariton Klasrum as the “People’s Choice” and he received an additional P5,000.
Each of the other 14 finalists won P5,000. The winning photographs will be used by the World Bank in its publications; 12 of them are featured in the World Bank’s 2010 calendar. The participants sent over 400 entries for the contest.
The contest had five categories depicting the objectives of the World Bank’s current Country Assistance Strategy (2009-2012): building a stable macro economy; making the Philippines a good place to do business; working with local communities and improving access to education, health care, safe drinking water and other basic services; protecting the poor, especially in times of economic crisis, natural disasters and armed conflict; and improving governance and citizen involvement for better transparency and accountability.
World Bank Country Director Bert Hofman said he was delighted that the young contestants were up to the challenge to depict their understanding of inclusive growth, the focus of the Bank’s country assistance strategy for fiscal year 2010-2012. “The entries showed a lot of insight, creativity and sensitivity to the theme of the contest, ‘Making Growth Work for the Poor.’ The response to this competition is proof that the Filipino youth understand the importance of growth that benefits everyone,” said Mr. Hofman.
The finalists, classified according to category, are:
Stable Macroeconomy: “Macroeconomy Starts Here” by Nichole Arellano, “Basket ni Nanay (Mother’s Market Basket)” by Justin Tempongko and “Foreign Trade” by Nikki Sandino Victoriano.
Improved Investment Climate: “Coming Home” by Tina Marie de Leon, “Bounty and Business” by Jophel Ybiosa, “Harvesting the Fruits of Technology” by Karlo Emmanuel Victoriano, “How to Start a Business” by Adrian Mendoza.
Better Public Service Delivery: “Learning Knows No Boundaries” by Jerome Ascaño, “Childhood Dream” by Jophel Ybiosa, “Doctor to the Barrio” by Nikki Sandino Victoriano.
Reduced Vulnerabilities: “Medical Mission” by Vincent Kho, “Back to School, Thanks to the 4Ps” by Nikki Sandino Victoriano.
Good Governance: “First Day of School” by Tina Marie de Leon, “Transparency” by Ralph Lawrence Garcia.
Aside from Mr. Hofman, the judges for the final screening were: Lada Strelkova, World Bank Country Program Coordinator for the Philippines; Leonora Aquino-Gonzales, Senior External Relations Officer; Victor Sison, professional photographer and artist, Federation of Philippine Photographers Foundation; and Bianca Lapuz ,youth leader, First Time Voters Network, Student Council Alliance of the Philippines.
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