Every year, “Auction for Action” collects and auctions off art and furniture pieces enough to make a child happy. In a bid to give Filipino children a chance at day care and educational play, play-inspired art and furniture pieces will be auctioned off by Unicef on October 21 to 27 through an online shopping website.
Unicef hopes to raise the stakes of their third annual “Auction for Action” through donations of limited-edition pieces from in-demand artists and international brands.
Earning P1.4 million in 2011 and over P3 million last year, proceeds from the annual online auction have been used for the organization’s early childhood care and education projects. The targeted P5 million this year will also be used for their supervised neighborhood play program.
Unicef’s Philippine country representative Tomoo Hozumi said the auction “is a great entry point” to bring attention to issues relating to children. For advocates of learning through play and based on the World Health Organization’s recommendation, children should have at least an hour of physical play and other activities each day for proper physical and mental development.
In addition to paintings celebrating children and play, last year’s collection included Kenneth Cobonpue’s flower-inspired “Bloom” chair, Michael Cacnio’s “Fly Up” sculpture depicting a boy chasing balloons and a children’s bamboo-frame bike from KawayanTech, among many others.
Unlike before, this year’s items will be on display at the Yuchengco Museum at the RCBC Plaza in Makati.
Oseña-Paez, who also has her own lifestyle brand, said the project started with donations from her friends who are in the art and furniture businesses.
For more information and updates on the upcoming “Auction for Action,” visit http://unicef.ph/.
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