Posts by EAI-PH
Women as a driving force of the modern world
For Sittie Haima Sultan, a social work educator, civic organization volunteer, and a Community Facilitator at Equal Access International (EAI) – Philippines from Marawi City, gender bias and stereotyping still remain as challenges among married women and mothers like her. In her personal experience, she has worked with various women from different backgrounds. These women…
Read MoreSahanee’s voice for the women of Islam today
The voice of an empowered woman can nurture a society where peace, inclusivity, and equality thrive. In celebration of this year’s Women’s Month, we take a special glance towards one of EAI Philippines’ Peace Promotion Fellows, Sahanee Panolong, from Butig, Lanao del Sur, on her views towards women in advocacy. “I believe that women are…
Read MoreFormative Research on Responding to Violent Extremism through Peace, Media, and Technology
The rapid rise of violent extremism (VE) has been a top concern for governments and vulnerable communities around the world. In recent years, there have been increasing reports of young Muslims joining VE groups in the conflict-affected areas of Mindanao in Southern Philippines. This research is composed of two parts: 1) a formative research component,…
Read MorePeace Promotion Fellowship 2021: Inspiring Courage
Twelve emerging young leaders from Lanao del Sur, Lanao del Norte, and Marawi City compose PPF Batch 2021. They have proven that the Bangsamoro youth can contribute to a better tomorrow. In three months, three community-based peace projects made waves in Lanao- the RINAWareness, KaLAKElintad, and Peace Harvest. This book contains all their stories that…
Read More25 young leaders complete OURmindaNOW Tech Camp 4
Twenty-five young leaders from SOCCSKSARGEN and BARMM completed the five-day OURmindaNOW Tech Camp 4, Equal Access International’s youth empowerment program, from January 31 to February 4, 2022 in General Santos City. For five days, participants got to immerse and understand better the concepts of peace and conflict, and violent extremism through interactive activities and group…
Read MoreBYC, MSU-Maguindanao are Kutawato regional messaging hub co-hosts
The OURmindaNOW Messaging Hub (MH) continues to expand its network after the Bangsamoro Youth Commission (BYC) and Mindanao State University (MSU) – Maguindanao, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Equal Access International-Philippines (EAI-PH) as co-hosts of the Kutawato Messaging Hub (MH) on January 18, 2022, at the Pagana Royal Hall, Cotabato City. Heads of the parties involved led in the signing ceremony, with Chairperson Marjanie S. Mimbantas Macasalong, Ph.D of BYC, Chancellor Bai Hejira…
Read MoreCSOs, youth groups, BARMM ministries’ reps express support in institutionalizing peace ed
COTABATO CITY, PHILIPPINES- In a one-day forum and sharing session dubbed as the Honest Conversations of Peace (HCP), more than 20 representatives from Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), youth groups and government ministries in BARMM, expressed and urged the education sector to include peace education as part of the basic curriculum on January 18, 2022, in Cotabato City. This is the second HCP hosted by Equal Access International-Philippines (EAI-PH) which focused on Preventing Violent…
Read MoreOdette-hit MisOr communities receive relief assistance from EAI-PH, OURmindaNOW Messaging Hub
Four hundred (400) families in Sugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental received relief assistance (food and non-food items) from EAI-Philippines and OURmindaNOW Messaging Hub on December 30, 2021. These families were displaced when #TyphoonOdette (Rai) brought heavy torrential rains and violent winds affecting more than seven provinces in Mindanao and Visayas on December 16, 2021. In the province…
Read MoreDavao OURmindaNOW messaging hub host leads Pakighinabi online forum on ‘Moro killings in South Cotabato’
As a response to the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Resolution No. 80, Davao Messaging Hub host, Ateneo de Davao State University’s (ADDU) Al Qalam Institute for Islamic Identities and Dialogue in Southeast Asia and its partners, gathered more than 200 individuals to a forum dubbed as Pakighinabi, a multi-sectoral dialogue on the series of Moro…
Read More‘OURmindaNOW’ radio program to go back on air in August
‘Mabusising talakayan, mga isyu’y pag-uusapan. Mapayapang Mindanao. Let’s make it NOW. It’s OURmindaNOW!’ Rings a bell? The one-hour radio magazine program produced by Equal Access International-Philippines (EAI-PH) will once again go on air this August 2021 after it concluded the 24-episode pilot in December 2019. Through the EAI-PH-implemented Communities and Schools Leading in the Fight…
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