Tag: Mt Apo

COMMEMORATION, CELEBRATION, AND REFLECTION: A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY WITH THE BAGOBO TAGABAWA

Friday, 25 June 2021. We rejoice with the Bagobo Tagabawa Indigenous People for the completion of their cultural village and peace memorial complex. This was originally envisioned by Bai Jerlina Owok, the local chieftain at Barangay Binaton in Digos City, Davao del Sur. They started building their local village to make their community more visible and to tell their story beyond their tribal community. Because of their initiative, various sectors—government, business, civil society, and media—responded and helped concretize their vision. While celebrating with the tribe about these developments, we also reflect on issues regarding encroachment of certain powerful forces into the ancestral domain of the Bagobo Tagabawa.

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Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2021/06/27/commemoration-celebration-and-reflection-a-spiritual-journey-with-the-bagobo-tagabawa/

NEW COMMUNITY OF COFFEE FARMERS REQUESTS PBCI-CFP TRAINING

A new group of farmers from around the Mount Apo area have requested our Inclusive Development Consulting Team to conduct a series of hands-on workshop on post-harvest coffee processing.

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Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2018/09/13/new-community-of-coffee-farmers-requests-pbci-cfp-training/

OUR GLOBAL PEACE COMMUNITY

We are sent by Mennonite Church Canada Witness in partnership with our international community.