Día del Cooperante 2026 | Cruz Roja Española: Working Hand in Hand with Communities in the Philippines

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Día del Cooperante | Spanish cooperation on the ground in the Philippines

As we kick off our Día del Cooperante campaign today, we celebrate the Spanish cooperantes who work alongside communities, build partnerships across borders, and turn solidarity into action.

In the Philippines, this commitment is embodied by the team of Cruz Roja Española, led by Maider Zabala, Country Representative for the Philippines, together with Spanish cooperantes Leticia Davara and Vito Chimienti, Livelihoods Delegates.

With the support of AECID, they are part of a longstanding partnership that has brought Spanish cooperation closer to communities across the Philippines.

Over the years, AECID and Cruz Roja Española have supported initiatives spanning humanitarian response, disaster preparedness, community resilience, sustainable livelihoods, environmental protection, and women’s empowerment.

From emergency response to long-term resilience

Cruz Roja Española’s work goes beyond responding to disasters. Through AECID-supported initiatives, communities are strengthening disaster preparedness, climate resilience, sustainable livelihoods, women’s leadership, and environmental protection.

In Zamboanga, for example, initiatives have supported green and circular entrepreneurship, improved waste management, coastal ecosystem protection, and women’s participation in community action.

But behind every project are people.

Maider, Leticia, Vito, and the many Spanish cooperantes who have worked in the Philippines represent the human face of Spanish cooperation. Their work is about listening, learning, building trust, and working hand in hand with local partners to create lasting change.

Because cooperation is not something done for communities—it is something built with them.

On this Día del Cooperante, we thank Maider, Leticia, Vito, and all Spanish cooperantes and development workers working to build a more resilient, inclusive, and sustainable future.

¡Feliz Día del Cooperante!

Thank you for building bridges, strengthening partnerships, and turning solidarity into action.

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