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I-Witness Alkansya wins in 9th Lasallian

Scholarum Awards
August 31, 2012 10:29pm

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Kara Davids I-Witness documentary Alkansya was awarded as Outstanding
Televised Feature Story on Youth and Education in the 9th Lasallian Scholarum
Awards held last August 29 at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel.

The documentary tells of the story of Anthony, a 12-year old boy from Eastern Samar.
At a very tender age, Anthony has already mastered hard work. He works all week
without restsetting out in the wee hours of the morning to catch fish and collect sea
shells, and washing cars in a nearby town in the afternoon. But Anthonys toughest
task is done at night when he dives and scours the seabed for hours, searching for a
sea creature used in Chinese recipes and traditional medicinethe sea cucumber.
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Anthonys hard work is rewarded with a measly incomefew coins that he saves in his alkansya
or piggy bank. But nonetheless, the boy works tirelessly to fill his money box in hope of
someday fulfilling his dream of finishing his studies.

This documentary is very special to me and my I-Witness team because it tackles two issues
that are both close to my heart: child labor and education, says David.

David also shares how the documentary served as an instrument for people to help Anthony: I
would also like to share with you that after the documentarys airing, people started giving
Anthony his much needed help. At the moment, he is already one of our scholars. Hes in his
second year in high school and no longer dives to collect sea cucumber.

I am very thankful for Anthonys determination. In the same manner, I am also very thankful for
the Filipinos compassion and for the gift of education.

In 2004, David also won the Lasallian Scholarum Award for Outstanding Televised Feature on
Youth and Education for her I-Witness documentary Gamu-gamo sa Dilim. - See more at:
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/272074/publicaffairs/i-witness-alkansya-wins-in-9th-
lasallian-scholarum-awards#sthash.7YFc0F8T.dpuf
Sponsored by the Office for Strategic Communications of De La Salle University, the Lasallian
Scholarum Award is an annual recognition program for outstanding media coverage of Filipino
youth and education issues by print, broadcast, and campus journalists. It aims to generate
awareness among various sectors on critical issues concerning education. The campaign also
encourages proactive initiatives toward the development of the countrys educational system. -
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