SPARK! Philippines will
receive funding from Sony Music’s Global Social Justice Fund to accelerate
young women’s rights advocacy through music and film
Photo from left to right: Prerna Suri, VP, Communications, Asia & Middle East, SME; Hans Kevin Madanguit, Senior Program Manager, SPARK! Philippines; Shridhar Subramaniam, President, Corporate Strategy & Market Development, Asia & Middle East, SME; Maica Teves, Executive Director, SPARK! Philippines; Roslyn Pineda, GM, Philippines, SME; and Andrew Smith, EVP & CFO, Asia & Middle East, SME
SPARK! is delighted to announce new funding from Sony Music Entertainment
Philippines to champion young women’s rights and provide access to free and
quality education, improved reproductive health products and services, as well
as support for gender sensitive and responsive
programs.
As a new beneficiary, SPARK! Philippines
will develop an initiative that capitalizes on the power of storytelling
through film and music to showcase inspirational narratives of the young women
they support. The selected girls will collaborate with a critically acclaimed
female filmmaker and Sony Music Philippines artists to
produce original short biopics or documentaries featuring impactful musical
scores and theme songs. A separate series of short videos will also be made to
showcase how Sony Music Philippines artists engage with the young women through
their workshops and songwriting and recording sessions.
“In addition to elevating young women and
raising awareness for the issues they face, we want to inspire them to be more
creative, to dream deeply, and to aspire for more,” said Maica Teves, Executive Director at
SPARK! Philippines. “Young women need help with strengthening and
amplifying their advocacy efforts, and support from the Sony Music
Philippines’s musicians and filmmakers will help them achieve that in a
creative way. Through our collaboration with Sony Music’s Global Social Justice
Fund, we aim to give our young women a positive platform to showcase their
collaboration and develop meaningful stories that shed much-needed light on the
pressing issues they face. We want to embed a belief in equal rights and the
importance of education at a young age and will work hand-in-hand with Sony
Music Entertainment Philippines to realize these
goals.”
“We are happy to partner with SPARK! who
are impacting the lives of young women across the Philippines,” said Roslyn Pineda, General Manager,
Philippines, Sony Music Entertainment. “As a global music company, Sony
Music Entertainment is dedicated to empowering and elevating all members of
societies where we have a presence. We are committed to bridging gaps in
society and look forward to working with SPARK! to unlock the creative
potential of young women in the Philippines.”
Established in 2012, SPARK! Philippines is
an NGO composed of empowered women committed to the development of women and
women’s organizations as full partners in national development. The funding
from Sony Music Philippines will help strengthen collaboration and build
alliances with people and organizations across various fields and sectors to
advance the rights and welfare agenda of young women, encourage young women to
be agents of change from a young age by actively participating in social
development programs and community projects, claiming their right to engage in
spaces of policy discussion, and support men in allyship and activism by
joining activities that advance gender equality.
SPARK! Philippines is the latest recipient announced in Asia from Sony
Music Group’s Global Social Justice Fund. Launched in 2020, the Fund supports
social justice and anti-racist initiatives around the world. Two years on, the
Fund has pledged 71% of the total $100 Million USD fund to more than 400
community organizations worldwide, covering areas including civic engagement,
environmental justice, criminal justice reform, and education.
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