Biases and stereotyping were discussed and evaluated anew in an interfaith meeting in Marawi City. The meeting was participated in by the different delegates who were Muslims and Catholics. In the meeting, both sides have shared their perspectives regarding each others’ views and beliefs. Participants also talked about the tensions they feel while living with …

The Understanding the Self Training was conducted on November 22-23, 2016 for the youth sector and on November 24-25, 2016 for the women sector at the MARADECA Session Hall Barangay Ragayan, Marantao Lanao Del Sur. It was actively participated by twenty-nine (29)  youth leaders composed of eleven (11) male and eighteen (18) female youth and …

MARADECA has organized an initiative supported by Caritas Australia, the training of the first set of 10 volunteers to provide psychosocial intervention for women and children evacuees in a town in Lanao del Sur. Ten volunteers were trained to train other volunteers later as several thousands of residents continued to stay in the different evacuation …

One resident of Butig, Lanao del Sur has said that she felt relieved after the therapy session in her place. “I felt okay right now after expressing my fears and trauma I experienced during the conflict” said by Rashida Sultan. The two-day therapy sessions composed of two activities included play therapy for the children and trauma …

Mindanao Civil Society Organization Platform for Peace (MCSOPP) together with the Maranao People Development Center (MARADECA) Inc. conducted a province wide conversation on the Bangsamoro Peace Process last April 2, 2016 which took place at the MARADECA Training Center, Brgy Ragayan, Marantao, Lanao del Sur. The activity was attended by sixty-four (64) key leaders which …