Socio-Political Transformation
The Indigenous Peoples and the Moros of Mindanao have affirmed their commitment to justice-based peacebuilding during the celebration of their kinship last March 08, 2015 in Tulugan, Barangay Sungko, Lantapan Municipality, Bukidnon Province. The IPs are un-Islamized and un-Christianized Austronesian peoples of Mindanao, namely Erumanen ne Menuvu`, Matigsalug Manobo, Agusanon Manobo, Dulangan Manobo, Dabaw Manobo, Ata …
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Coffee For Peace (CFP) won second prize in a national business competition called “Developmental Social Enterprise Award–Solution for Social Change”. This award is a new venue to showcase social enterprises that are committed to delivering impactful ways to solve social challenges. CFP is one of the social enterprises in the Philippines that qualified to participate in …
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Dawn Albert Pates of PeaceBuilders Community, Pat Sarenas of Mincode and Memen Lauzon of We Act 1325, join Davao Press Club’s Kapehan sa Davao. Their panel’s main call is to promote ‘ALL-OUT PEACE, NOW!’ They have organized several events to happen on March 6. It is a significant day since it marks the 40th day …
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They, too, call out for peace. A story of a widow, a mother and a civilian caught in the crossfire.#tingogMamasapano #alloutpeace #PeaceTayo The day before the incident happened, it was just a normal day for Babu Pokan –a widow and a mother to five. Babu was weaving ikam(mats) since she stopped working at the farm …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2015/02/27/a-mamasapano-woman-calls-out-for-peace/
PeaceBuilders Community took part in ‘Tingog Mamasapano’ — “Surfacing the Unheard Voices of Civilians Caught in the Crossfire: A Women’s Solidarity and Listening Mission,” last February 11, 2015. We sent two of our women staff members who were both born and raised up in Mindanao — Dawn Albert Pates (PAR Resource Development) and Kevin Marie …
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At 2:30 am in January 25, Special Action Force troopers of the Philippine National Police infiltrated Mamasapano to conduct a “law enforcement operations against high-value targets.” The teams are composed of the following: 36 elite cops belonging to the 55th SAF company, which serve as the blocking force, in Barangay Tukanalipao, Mamasapano 37 elite cops belonging …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2015/01/30/i-mourn-for-all-the-victims-of-the-mamasapano-violence/
From the 20th to the 22nd of January we were in Bukidnon Province. We met with the architects of Central Mindanao University’s Mount Kalayo Institute for Social Enterprise Growth (MKISEG) to explore the possibility of a partnership between MKISEG and Coffee For Peace to create a program for training indigenous farmers in coffee cultivation. We …
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Honours and distinctions we received for excellence and impact
