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14 August 2019
Mayor Beng Climaco affirms her commitment to protect the rights of the Sama Bajaus and to work hand in hand with other agencies to improve their quality of life. The mayor on Tuesday graced the Sama Bajau Capacity Strengthening Project (SBCSP) advocacy conference organized by the Community and Family Services International (CFSI) in partnership with the European Union. The SBCSP aims to contribute to the protection of Sama Bajaus from being at risk of statelessness, through 4 components: awareness sessions on human rights, birth registration and access to social protection services, adoption of environmentally sustainable livelihood and skills development on reading, writing and numeracy. The program targets some 300 Sama Bajau families or roughly 1,500 individuals and is being implemented from January 2019 to December 2019. (photos: Kathy Wee Sit)
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