Manila, Sept. 16 -- A Filipino child leader from Donsol, Sorsogon in the Philippines arrived in Geneva, Switzerland on Monday to represent children in the Philippines and around the world at the UN event commemorating the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).
Zcyrel Barola, 17, is among the three child advisors chosen to speak and present at the UN event. The Filipino teen arrives in Geneva with Educo Philippines, her supporting organization, to join two other child delegates from Mexico and Canada.
"I feel happy working with kids just like myself. It's been my dream to represent children not only in the Philippines [but also across the globe] in an international platform. There is fulfillme...