It’s never too late to celebrate birthdays! It was a fun-filled day as one hundred eighty (180) Sama Bajaus from Rio Hondo and Kasanyangan happily sang the birthday song as they received their Certificate of . . .
On 14 to 27 October, CFSI sent out 256 community-based social mobilizers to all 39 municipalities in Lanao del Sur as well as Marawi City to conduct awareness drives about Polio immunization for the Sabayang . . .
Following the series of earthquakes in North Cotabato on 29 and 31 October, the Philippines-based NGO CFSI was among the first responders, acting upon the request from the local government and supporting the efforts of . . .
Almost a thousand families were displaced due to the recent armed clashes between two parties of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces – Moro Islamic Liberation Front (BIAF-MILF) in parts of Datu Montawal and Pagalungan municipalities . . .
This article was written by Alyasser H. Ansary and Jo-aine Abdullah, Field Assistants of the Marawi Recovery Project (MRP) assigned in Barangays Papandayan and Guimba. Yasser has been working with CFSI since June 2018 while . . .
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 . . .