Stories from the Field: Hope Restored
When his children passed away, Hadji Ali took the responsibility of being the parent to five of his grandkids. For thirty years, he ran a business making sidecars to support his family. Hadji was also . . .
4th National Young People’s Planning Forum and World AIDS Day
On December 1 to 3, the 4th National Young People’s Planning Forum (NYPFF) On HIV/AIDS was held in celebration of the World AIDS Day. Led by the Committee on Children and HIV/AIDS (ComCHA) of the . . .
Stories from the Field: Road to Recovery
When the siege erupted in Marawi City, Omairah Tocalo, forty-nine years old and a local of Marawi, is a mother of eight children, fled their home to seek safety. With their hands and pockets completely . . .
Life after disengaging from the MILF
By: Amirah - @inquirerdotnet | Philippine Daily Inquirer / 05:12 AM November 11, 2018 It has only been a year since I was counted among the children who were disengaged from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front-Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (MILF-BIAF). . . .
Tribute to Bong Salazar
Bong Salazar served as Driver—and much more—at, and for, CFSI in Mindanao continuously from 2004. He turned 49 years old in March 2018. Married with four children, he was oft-times the proverbial glue that held . . .
Foreign countries continue to pour livelihood support for Marawi IDPs
MARAWI CITY, Oct 26 (PIA ICCC) — A continuing foreign support and livelihood assistance poured over to the displaced individuals affected by Marawi siege. Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Amanda Gorely personally visited the displaced . . .
Request for Bids (Local Competitive Bidding No. 03)
Community and Family Services International (CFSI) is the Trust Fund Recipient and, as such, the primary procuring entity for the World Bank-administered Mindanao Trust Fund–Reconstruction and Development Project Phase II (MTF-RDP/2), as well as the . . .
2nd Kawiyagan for Marawi evacuees held
Published on 28 September 2018 by Sunstar A CELEBRATION of rebuilt lives and sustainable livelihood for the evacuees of the Marawi Siege was commemorated in the second Kawiyagan, Thursday, Marawi City Hall Grounds. In the . . .
Amb. Curtis Chin shares insights on rebuilding lives in Marawi City
Curtis Chin, Asia Fellow at Milken Institute, and former US Ambassador to the Asian Development Bank and Board Member of CFSI, shared his experience and insights on his mission to Marawi City and nearby areas in . . .
Request for Bids (Local Competitive Bidding No. 02)
Community and Family Services International (CFSI) is the Trust Fund Recipient and, as such, the primary procuring entity for the World Bank-administered Mindanao Trust Fund–Reconstruction and Development Project Phase II (MTF-RDP/2), as well as the . . .