One smile at a time
This article was written by Mohammad Faiz Laut Sarip, a field assistant of CFSI under the Marawi Recovery Project (MRP). Going to the village of Basak in Piagapo, Lanao del Sur is a challenge. I . . .
Children’s rights matter
This article was written by Aira Tose, a Community Organizer of CFSI under the Sama Bajau Education Support Project (SBESP). A person of any age, race, gender, or status has the liberty to enjoy one's . . .
CFSI, Lanao del Sur gov’t boost food security amid COVID-19
LANAO DEL SUR, PHILIPPINES – Community and Family Services International (CFSI) distributed hybrid seeds for backyard gardening to the project participants of the Marawi Recovery Project (MRP) as part of ensuring food security during the . . .
CFSI delivers diploma to grads in remote areas
LANAO DEL SUR, PHILIPPINES – Community and Family Services International (CFSI) safely delivered diplomas to the doorsteps of 289 elementary graduates from its Basic Education Project Phase Two (BEP/2). Dubbed as “mobile graduation”, CFSI brought . . .
Past a decade of service to forcibly displaced communities
Alizain Tahir is with Community and Family Services International (CFSI) for more than a decade now. As the Project Coordinator of the Mindanao Protection Project (MPP), he and his team have been instrumental in providing . . .
The man who teaches in remote areas amid the pandemic
Kadafi Tunggal is a 32-year-old Instructional Manager of Alternative Learning System 2.0 (ALS 2.0) under the Mindanao Trust Fund-Reconstruction and Development Project Phase 2 (MTF-RDP/2) of Community and Family Services International (CFSI). With more than . . .
United Nations’ message on World Humanitarian Day 2020: #RealLifeHeroes
On 19 August 2020, we will pay special tribute to the real-life heroes who have committed their lives to helping others in the most extreme circumstances around the world. The campaign focuses on what drives . . .
Overcoming life storms: from siege to pandemic
Jamel Sarip works as a field assistant of Community and Family Services International (CFSI) under the Marawi Recovery Project (MRP). He is part of the team providing protection services to MRP project participants, particularly on . . .
‘The island is my home’
Khartinie Abbi is a Filipino para-social worker of Community and Family Services International (CFSI) based in Sulu, Mindanao, Philippines. She is part of the Fresh Start Project that provides social welfare services to children and . . .
Passion: A humanitarian’s superpower
Francis Panganiban is a Filipino social worker of Community and Family Services International (CFSI) and has been serving refugees in the Philippines for five years. His passion is to give clients quality service of psychosocial . . .