By Perla Lena/PNA
ILOILO CITY — The family of 24-year-old Danielle Moore, one of the victims in the Ethiopian Airlines crash on March 10, hoped she will “inspire others to carry on with her energy and focus to make the world a better place”.
A Filipino–Canadian, Moore’s mother is from Nabas, Aklan, who migrated to Canada in 1987 while her father is a Canadian national.
On Facebook, her brother David posted that her sister’s “passion for environment flourished during her marine biology studies at the Dalhousie University”.
She was a “tireless activist” and joined the turtle conservation in Costa Rica, raised awareness on the Right of Whales in maritime, learned about ocean health from elders in Haida Gwaii, walked the Women’s March, and a strong advocate for indigenous rights and climate action, according to the FB post, which also served as the family’s statement.
Moore graduated with a Marine Biology degree from the Dalhousie University in Halifax where she was awarded with high honors for her thesis.
As a marine biologist, she was one of the 40 youths, 30 years old and below, from Canada chosen to join the UN Environmental Assembly in Nairobi.
Danielle was recently accepted into the teacher’s college at the University of Ottawa, where she “was excited about further developing her career as an educator”.
“In her interaction with the Indigenous communities through her role at Canada Learning Code in Winnipeg, Northern Ontario and Iqaluit, Danielle grew to understand that the biggest impact you can make is to help through education. To plant a seed at an early age and that information would spread,” the statement added.
While “devastated by the loss” the family was “so proud that Danielle was selected as a youth delegate to attend the UN Environmental Assembly in Nairobi”, according to the statement.
Meantime, a relative who requested anonymity said that Moore has “lived a life that is full of commitment and passion helping other people”.
“We will always be proud of your achievements as one of the UN delegates and an advocate environmentalist,” the relative added.
The plane crashed just outside of Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia.
Authorities are still looking for evidence, which might provide clues behind the disaster that claimed the lives of all 157 people on board.
