Posts by EAI-PH
Building Peace Together
A global health crisis will not stop Mindanaoan people from joining hands together digitally in building a more just, humane, and peaceful future. Equal Access International amplified local narratives of peace influencers in the celebration of International Peace Day 2020 through the #HowIBuildPeace movement which was participated by all EAI country offices worldwide. This year’s…
Read MoreMinda-wide caucus series on ATA of 2020 awareness to draw recommendations for the IRR
In a bid to contribute to the ongoing crafting of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020, Equal Access International Philippines facilitated a series of caucus at the regional nodes, dubbed as the Honest Conversations of Peace: ATA 2020 IRR Intersectoral Caucus, gathering more than 200 individuals from the…
Read MoreSOX Messaging Hub pilots weekly online peace show ‘Kilos Kalinaw’
Member youth groups and organizations from the SOX (SOCCSKSARGEN) Messaging Hub took their peace conversations online through a weekly Facebook live show dubbed “Kilos Kalinaw (Act for Peace)”, in celebration of the International Day of Peace and the Peace Consciousness Month in September. Kilos Kalinaw, a weekly and month-long series aired every Sunday at 7:00…
Read MoreKutawato youth bring peace conversation online through ‘Usapang Kapayapaan’
Amid the global pandemic, the youth continues to respond to the challenges of the times and made their presence felt in online space with peace and development conversations. In Cotabato, Equal Access International-Philippines Tech Camp alumni, member youth and partner organizations of the Kutawato Messaging Hub converge in coming up with a weekly online series,…
Read MoreEAI-PH International Peace Day celebration goes digital
Peace partners across the country are showing support this September through various online discussions and dialogues, as part of the International Peace Day 2020 celebration. Equal Access International Philippines is leading the #HowIBuildPeace global campaign along with fourteen (14) countries with EAI presence, including Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Mali, Nepal, Niger,…
Read MoreWomen empower women through ‘Hijab for a Cause’
Women empowering women. It is perhaps among the best scenarios one can witness in this evolving world where women empowerment also strives to flourish. It comes in different forms too, just like how the ‘Hijab for a Cause’ does it. What started as a random social media post by Nushaiva Basri, Hijab for a Cause…
Read MoreCelebrating the youth, the real-life heroes
The month of August was a celebration of individuals who play key roles in this generation – the youth and the humanitarian workers or our #RealLifeHeroes. The International Youth Day on August 12 and the World Humanitarian Day on August 19 were both celebrated, albeit more virtually, around the globe. This year’s theme of the…
Read MorePeace dialogues continue in SOCCSKSARGEN
Amid COVID-19, youth organizations, government agencies and civil society organizations in SOCCSKSARGEN took part in the discussion centered on peacebuilding and the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020 in three separate awareness seminars in July and August, 2020. Equal Access International-Philippines (EAI-PH) Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning Manager Tommy Pangcoga, who is currently based in the…
Read MoreCDO approves equality, diversity ordinance
The City of Golden Friendship made a mark to end discrimination after the city council of Cagayan de Oro approved the Equality and Diversity Ordinance on August 10, 2020. It can be recalled that the Technical Working Group (TWG) of which Equal Access International-Philippines is a part of, first convened in September 2019 to create…
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