The workshop featured a series of activities designed to foster peace and resilience. Islam comes from the word “Salam”, meaning peace. This principle lies at the heart of a pivotal…

Continue ReadingBuilding Bridges of Peace: A Workshop for Madrasah Parents in Initao

Building Bridges of Peace: A Workshop for Madrasah Parents in Initao

Capturing learning from a Typhoon Odette Community-led Humanitarian Action Purok Liaonan, Caob, Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte Liaoyan as a project site was discovered by accident, or perhaps by chance.…

Continue ReadingDayo sa Isla (Strangers in the Island)

Dayo sa Isla (Strangers in the Island)

As women of Butig Lanao del Sur realized that their chance of influencing the policymakers and leaders in their community is a right, not a privilege, they started the women's…

Continue ReadingWomen coalition in Butig, Lanao del Sur advances women’s rights, community development, lasting peace

Women coalition in Butig, Lanao del Sur advances women’s rights, community development, lasting peace

At the community level, USAID-Marawi Response Project believes in the power of locally-led advocacy — and wants to push more community-based rollouts in Ending Gender-Based Violence (EGBV) by empowering women,…

Continue ReadingYouth-Led Organization in Lanao del Sur Champions EGBV, Breaking Culture of Silence

Youth-Led Organization in Lanao del Sur Champions EGBV, Breaking Culture of Silence

Today, March 8, 2022, we celebrate the international women’s day with the campaign theme- “#BreaktheBias” which emphasizes the vital role of women in achieving a gender equal world. This year’s…

Continue Reading#BreakTheBias: Snippets of Local Narratives Championing Women’s Empowering Actions

#BreakTheBias: Snippets of Local Narratives Championing Women’s Empowering Actions

After the Marawi siege in 2017, thousands of Meranaws experienced a massive displacement in and around Lanao del Sur. Some of the internally displaced persons (IDPs) sought refuge in the…

Continue ReadingAgri project thru demo farm to bolster economic conditions of IDPs, food security

Agri project thru demo farm to bolster economic conditions of IDPs, food security

Every August 12th, International Youth Day is being celebrated globally with the goal of emphasizing the active engagement of young people in any endeavor and their contributions to key themes…

Continue ReadingYoung Innovators-Entrepreneurs in Lanao del Sur, Coffee-novates!

Young Innovators-Entrepreneurs in Lanao del Sur, Coffee-novates!

Lanao del Sur has declared its state of Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) in the month of July, 2021. As of July 25, 2021,  2 new cases of COVID-19 have…

Continue ReadingSew to Earn: An Opportunity at Home for an IDP Group in Butig

Sew to Earn: An Opportunity at Home for an IDP Group in Butig

Nearly a hundred representatives from local and national CSOs, INGOs, UN agencies, private sectors, and national and local governments virtually gathered in the Philippines via Zoom videoconference last June 10,…

Continue ReadingWalk the Talk: Moving Forward Localisation in the Philippines thru Multi-Stakeholders Dialogue

Walk the Talk: Moving Forward Localisation in the Philippines thru Multi-Stakeholders Dialogue

One date, two connected historic events May 23 – the Fourth Anniversary of the start of the Marawi Siege and the Fifth Anniversary of the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS). The…

Continue ReadingCommemorating Marawi Siege, Revisiting the World Humanitarian Summit

Commemorating Marawi Siege, Revisiting the World Humanitarian Summit