After the success of the one-stop shop registration of boats for fisherfolks last August 2019, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region IX awarded two Sama Bajau Women’s Livelihood Groups from Rio Hondo . . .
This story was written by Rania Alayza Hadji Jabbar, a Field Assistant of the Marawi Recovery Project (MRP) assigned in Sagonsongan Transitory Shelter, Barangay Mipaga, and Bito Buadi Itowa Evacuation Center. Faridah, 42, is a . . .
Education Knows No Age and Boundaries. This adage holds true to Sama Bajaus who are known by many as a nomadic tribe who live by the sea and wander the oceans by their boats. Within . . .
What would it take to bring a whole community together? For Barangay Raya Timbab in Butig, Lanao del Sur, it did not need to be fancy. Just a place to gather and light in their . . .
Community and Family Services International (CFSI) participates in the mass polio immunization campaign in the Islamic City of Marawi, and in the municipalities of Lanao del Sur, where one case of polio was confirmed last . . .
Sharing some of the smiles from the 133 individuals from Hong Kong, Rio-Hondo, Zamboanga City who received their birth certificates last 12 September 2019. "Sa wakas meron na kaming hawak na mahalagang dokumento at mabibilang . . .
Education Pathways to Peace in Mindanao (‘Pathways’) is a $90 million Government of Australia investment to improve the delivery and quality of education in conflict-affected areas of Mindanao. It seeks to support the education of . . .
On 24 July 2019, members of the UNHCR Protection staff , led by UNHCR Country Representative Mr. Shiji Kubo, visited the Urban Refugee Project (URP) Team of Community & Family Services International (CFSI) in Sub-Office . . .
In hopes of a better future, at one point in his life, Abdulla Alaj took the risk and ventured to Malaysia where he became a foreign worker engaged in carpentry work despite lacking the necessary work . . .
This article was written by Amal Edres, Community Organizer of the Marawi Recovery Project. Before being involved in MRP, Ms. Edres worked as a social worker in CFSI’s Fresh Start Project (FSP) from January 2018 . . .