Peter Gibson Elected to CFSI Board of Trustees
CFSI is pleased to announce that Mr. Peter Gibson has become a Member of the Board of Trustees. He will participate in his first meeting of the governing body of CFSI on 29 November 2012 . . .
CFSI Responds to Metro Manila Flooding
CFSI is responding to the devastation in Metro Manila and Luzon caused by the Southwest Monsoon and Tropical Storm Haikui. Since 06 August, heavy rains, torrential flooding, and landslides have affected 1,953,481 persons. According to . . .
CFSI Participates in UNHCR Consultations
CFSI participated in the Annual Consultations with NGOs convened by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva, Switzerland in early July 2012. Director for Philippine Programme Vladimir Arcilla Hernandez represented CFSI in the . . .
Pasay City Children and Youth Launch Art Exhibit
On 25 June 2012, approximately 70 children and youth from five barangays (villages) in Park Avenue, Pasay City launched an exhibit of their artwork at the Pasay City Hall in Metro Manila, Philippines. This was . . .
CFSI and UNFPA Work to Stop Violence
CFSI and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have launched a project to address, as well as prevent, sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in the conflict-affected areas of Mindanao, Philippines. The Stop Violence Project (SVP) . . .
ProbeTV Features CFSI
ProbeTV produced these two videos that feature CFSI in Mindanao, Philippines. Each video clip is in Tagalog, lasts about three minutes long, and draws attention to the plight of communities displaced by armed conflict. In . . .
CFSI and BRAC Partner for Education in Mindanao
In late April this year, CFSI and BRAC signed a Memorandum of Agreement for a three-year cooperation in the conflict-affected areas of Mindanao, Philippines. Called the Basic Education Project (BEP), this joint initiative aims to . . .
Partnership for Peace Expanded
Via Inquirer.Net The Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) and two civil society organizations have come together under the Mindanao Trust Fund-Reconstruction and Development Program (MTF-RDP) to offer assistance in conflict-ridden areas of Mindanao. The World Bank, . . .
Myanmar: Rozeya’s Passion for Learning
By Kitty McKinsey. Via UNHCR. With her quiet voice and demure manner, 21-year-old Rozeya is not an obvious pioneer. But over a large swathe of Myanmar's northern Rakhine state, this young Muslim woman's steely determination . . .
Time for a new look at the ADB and the Philippines
By Amb. Curtis S. Chin. Via Philstar.com. As the Asian Development Bank’s first annual meeting to be held in Manila in eight years closes today, May 5, all the participants and indeed anyone interested in . . .