Mark Anthony Daza

Mark Daza joined the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative in 2019. He leads the overall strategic communications and manages the research and project activities in the Philippines of the Program on Resilient Communities. Prior to joining HHI, Mark worked as a journalist and media producer in different media organizations, where he produced and wrote documentaries on television and digital platforms that chronicled the struggles and triumphs of people afflicted with social problems. His stories focused on human rights, children's rights and welfare, public health, education, labor and migration, disasters, gender equality, and agriculture, among others. Some of his works were recognized by award-giving bodies, such as the New York Festivals and Save the Children.

Mark is a fellow and member of the Indo-Pacific Cooperation Network (IPCN), an interdisciplinary initiative co-organized by the Australian Institute of International Affairs and the Japan Foundation. IPCN focuses on fostering collaboration among emerging experts from various fields, particularly in addressing transnational challenges such as disaster resilience, geopolitical dynamics, and climate change within the Indo-Pacific region.

Mark has also written for organizations such as the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Pioneers Post, Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship, and the ASEAN Business Advisory Council. His writing, which primarily focused on micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and solutions journalism, earned him a Social Enterprise Journalism Fellowship from the British Council in 2016, and a Climate Journalism Fellowship from Climate Tracker and Rosa Luxemburg Foundation in 2020. In 2021, the Thomson Reuters Foundation named him one of the global Changemakers committed to developing solutions to pressing human rights challenges such as climate change, socio-economic inclusion, and media freedom.

Mark obtained his BA in Communication Arts from the University of Santo Tomas.