Stories from the Field: A Father’s Aspiration
This story is a testimony of a father. A fellow Maranao. An Internally Displaced Person. A survivor of the event that befell our very own Islamic City of Marawi on 23 May 2017. The siege . . .
Stories from the Field: The Light of Every Household
In response to the siege that befell the Islamic City of Marawi, Community and Family Services International (CFSI) activated its Emergency Response Team (ERT). This was a timely opportunity for me as I was looking . . .
CFSI Field Office of Marawi Reopens
On 03 December 2017, Community and Family Services International (CFSI) reopened its Field Office in Marawi City, Mindanao with a simple ceremony of gratitude. The CFSI Field Office in Marawi City was opened in 2009, . . .
8th Project Steering Committee Meeting
On 28 November 2017, Community and Family Services International (CFSI) and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) co-chaired the 8th and last Project Steering Committee Meeting of the Zamboanga Recovery Project (ZRP). . . .
CFSI Conducts 4-Day Training on Community-based Disaster Risk Reduction Management for Host Communities
21 November 2017, Zamboanga City -- Community and Family Services International (CFSI) Sub-office Zamboanga Head of Office Norhassim Sinarimbo, together with Zamboanga City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer Dr. Elmeir Apolinario, and Zamboanga City Department . . .
Ceremonial Handover of Water System Rehabilitation
A ceremonial handover of the water system rehabilitation, as part of Support to School Assistance under CFSI's Zamboanga Recovery Project, was held on 09 November 2017 at the Zamboanga Central School and SPED Centre. After . . .
CFSI signs Memorandum of Understanding with MOLISA
CFSI and the Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs (MOLISA) of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam have agreed to extend their long-standing cooperation through at least December 2022. The focus of the next . . .
Children’s Fun Day
Malabang, Lanao Del Sur, Philippines -- In October 2017, both children and parents enjoyed a day of play during the Children's Fun Day organised by CFSI in partnership with UNICEF Philippines as part of its . . .
CFSI Reproductive Health Support in Emergencies Project
26 September 2017 -- CFSI conducts a Reproductive Health Medical Mission to benefit pregnant and lactating women in East Poblacion, Balo-i. This initiative is carried out under CFSI's Reproductive Health Support in Emergencies Project, implemented . . .
Psychological First Aid for Mothers
CFSI, in partnership with UNICEF Philippines, provides psychological first aid to mothers in evacuation centres across 7 affected municipalities and cities (Saguiran, Pantar, Baloi, Iligan City, Matungao, Pantao Ragat, Marawi City). This initiative is part . . .