IMAN

With IMAN’s vision to empower the communities and its mission to help the victims of the calamity, the organization delivered aid in partnership with 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐬 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐬-𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 to the victims of Typhoon Paeng in 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐲 𝐊𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐠 and 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐚𝐧 on 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐.

About 𝟒𝟑𝟎 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 received Food and Non-Food items (NFI) during the distribution. 360 of them are from Barangay Kusiong, and 70 were distributed to the most vulnerable residents of Barangay Tapian.

The Food items provided are;- Rice-NoodlesWhile NFIs- Slippers- Cauldron- Ladle- 12 pcs. of cup- 6 pcs. of plates- Bucket-Jerry Can- Clothes, Saplings were also given to them so they could plant.

Before the items were distributed, the organization had an Advocacy Campaign on environmental protection that was greatly appreciated by the beneficiaries, said the Principal of Kusiong Elementary School, Ms. Jamella Andong, “𝑻𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒌𝒂𝒚𝒐 𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒐 𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒏𝒂𝒌𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒈-𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕 𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒄𝒚 𝑪𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒈𝒏 𝒑𝒂 𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒐, 𝒏𝒂 𝒌𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒂𝒂𝒏 𝒏𝒂𝒔𝒂𝒑𝒐𝒍 𝒑𝒐 𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒚𝒐 𝒚𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒈𝒂 𝒕𝒐𝒕𝒐𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒚𝒐 𝒑𝒐 𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒐, 𝒅𝒂𝒉𝒊𝒍 𝒔𝒂 𝒌𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒕𝒐𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒏 𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒖𝒏 𝒑𝒐 𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒘𝒂 𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒏, 𝒑𝒂𝒈 𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒑𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝑩𝒓𝒈𝒚. 𝑪𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒏-𝒖𝒑 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒂 𝑫𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒏 𝒐 𝒌𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒂𝒂𝒏 𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒑𝒐, 𝒂𝒚 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒂𝒎𝒊 𝒑𝒐 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒈𝒂 𝑬𝒙𝒄𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒔𝒂, 𝒌𝒂𝒚𝒂 𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒖𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒐 𝒊𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒊 𝒏𝒂 𝒅𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒌𝒂𝒉𝒐𝒚 𝒏𝒂 𝒊𝒏𝒚𝒐 𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒚, 𝒊𝒔𝒂 𝒑𝒐 𝒂𝒌𝒐 𝒔𝒂 𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒖𝒓𝒐 𝒏𝒂 𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒎 𝒑𝒐 𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒖𝒏𝒐”, added the Principal.

The residents were very grateful for the help given to them, and they made sure to plant the trees that were shared to them.IMAN’s intervention was made possible through 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐏 (𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐓𝐲𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐞𝐧𝐠) 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐨 P𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 supported by Manos Unidas in Spain.#helpmaguindanao#imaninaction#ManosUnidas

A total of 737 families in Barangay Patot, Pigcawayan, SGA received both food, non-food items, and tree seedlings as part of IMAN emergency response to TS Paeng affected communities. Prior to the relief distribution, an orientation on simple ways to help protect the environment was conducted. Native tree seedlings such as Molave, Lawaan, Mahogany, and Red Nato were then distributed along with the food and non-food items and encouraged each family to grow trees. This emergency response to TS Paeng-affected families was made possible through the assistance of the CRS Philippines and Misereor.#IMANinAction#HELPSGAMAGUINDANAO#TSPaengEmergencyResponse#ProtectEnvironmentAndSaveLives#AdoptBackyardTreePlanting

𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐍 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧- 𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐍 𝐈𝐧𝐜., 𝐏𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐚𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 (𝐂𝐑𝐒) funded and supported by Caritas Norway recently conducted a 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩 at 𝐄𝐥𝐚𝐢 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭, 𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐂𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐨 on 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟖-𝟐𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐. With it’s theme: “𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉’𝒔 𝑹𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝑷𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒆: 𝑮𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅”On the first day, the update on the Peace Process and Normalization Track between the MILF and the GPH was discussed by Erlinda Vila of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU).They also learned about what conflict and violence are and how the youth can help in today’s time to sustain peace in their respective areas. The different Barangays also had a vision of what they really wanted for their communities over the next five years.In the message of Jazzer Rainiel Malingco, the Local Youth Development Officer of Paglat, they are very grateful and realized the activity with the help of IMAN, CRS, and other partners.The Peace Camp is just one of the activities of the Community and Youth Engagement for Peace Governance in Mindanao Project (CYEPGM) a 3-Year Project of IMAN Inc. whose covered area is Paglat Maguindanao DS, and Pamaas whose covered area is Magpet, Cotabato.#imaninaction#CRSPhilippines#cyepgmproject

IMAN visits by Catholic Relief Services (CRS) country representative Ms. Karen Jane Ungar together with Ms. Chin Nobleza-CRS Head of Office Davao

The purpose of the visit is to meet and greet with the partner and talk about the implementation of projects under CRS

IMAN thanks CRS for the long time partnership and significant contributions to the growth and development of the organization as well as the communities in need in BARMM.

IMAN is looking forward to sustained the partnership to be able to continue to assist communities in need in Mindanao.

The Integrated Mindanaons Association for Natives (IMAN), Inc. in partnership with Islamic Relief Worlwide (IRW-Philippines) holds a 3-day Community Participatory Disaster Risk Assessment Workshop on July 10-12, 2018 at Peñafrancia, Andres Alonzo St., Cotabato City.
The 3-day workshop aimed to have have unify understanding about Disaster Risk Reduction and able to identify and assess the degree of disaster risk in the community and draw recommendations.
During the Training Workshop, Sir. Anwar R. Salik- the Municipal Administrator of Kabuntalan, Maguindanao expressed his gratitude and appreciation to the project. According to him, “Because of the workshop offered by the IMAN-IRW our knowledge and perspective about disaster preparedness has expanded, he said. We are also grateful for choosing barangay Butiren, Payan and Katidtuan as your covered barangays, he added.
The 3-day workshop is participated by 2 Municipal Local Government of Kabuntalan, Maguindanao, different barangay officials, IRW Program Officer- Maam Joyce Cea and 6 IMAN staff.

The Integrated Mindanao n’s Association for Natives Incorporated go through a process of Strategic planning in order to determine what the organization want, how it will be achieve and how the success will be measured. The said Activity was conducted on August 25-27, 2017 at 8th Avenue Resort, Kabacan North Cotabato. It was attended by All IMAN staffs and the Board of trustees. Dolores Corro, CRS Project Manager served as the facilitator and resource person of the said activity.
The day to day activities of the organization outside and inside are patterned. Also, the planning provide bigger picture of the organization and had helped in the alignment of the resources of the organization to the areas of most beneficial impact. It had created a common understanding of the goals of the organization which gives clarity about what more the organization want to achieve and plan of action for day to day operations. Moreover, the different issues and challenges encountered by the Project Staffs are identified and possible solution and recommendation was also plan to address them.

The Integrated Mindanaons Association for Natives led the turn-over ceremony of 1 unit classroom building at Balugo Elementary School, Sittio Balugo Datu Montawal Maguindanao. The said activity was attended by Country Representative of Terres des Hommes Pilgrim, IMAN Executive Director Mike P. ALon, KFI staffs, IMAN staffs and the teaching forces including the students of Balugo Primary School. Also present in the ceremony was the parents and other stakeholders in the community.
The 1 unit classroom building will be utilized by Grade V and Grade VI pupils of the said school. This is to continually support and strengthen quality education for Bangsamoro children in Mindanao as part of the main goal of the program. PTA President Mohadjar Kalimpo expresses his gratitude to the IMAN, KFI and TDH for the unending support they have given and showered to the Bangsamoro children of Ligawasan Marsh. “Shukran and Alhamdullilah” he exclaimed.
Miss Pilgrim, Terres Des Hommes Representative state her thankfulness for the community in welcoming the project from the beginning and still supporting it at present and in behalf of TDH they will never get tired in helping the vulnerable and marginalized communities in Ligawasan marsh.
One of the main highlight of the ceremony is the ribbon cutting and the formal turnover of the building. The sound of the laughter and the smile on the faces of the community especially of the teachers and the learners are very evident after the ceremony.

Meeting with the teachers is an initiative activity of iREAD project to monitor the formal start of the in-school intervention at 5 covered school of iREAD namely Pagagawan Elementary School, Pedtad Elementary School, PAtadon Elementary School, Baya Elementary School and Langkuno Elementary School. The meeting was held at Oro Resto KAbacan, North Cotabato last July 22, 2016 attended by School head and teachers of each school.

The main highlight of the meeting is the updating and discussion of the the in-school intervention in audio-visual remedial class and integrating the tablets in their lesson in teaching slow reader and non-reader students. The tool to be use for monitoring the reading progress of the beneficiaries are also discussed. Strategies of each school that might be beneficial and adaptive by the other schools also shared during the updating.

IMAN and teachers also agreed to conduct further meeting in connection for the smooth implementation of the iREAD in-school intervention. template and formats should be made and distributed in the school to have and uniform way of reporting. Further, progress of the student should always be monitored by the teachers and Project Officer assigned.

“Clothes, in the end, in our own tradition, are something holy. It’s not about fashion, style and manner. It’s about respect. It’s about honesty. It’s about identity”. But traditional clothes have been overlooked by young generation of today. The changing of Fashion trend from time to time also contributed to the young mind of the children to ignore the clothes our ancestor used to wear.
One of the Respect Workshop, Mindanao History focuses on the clothing of the different tribes in Mindanao. The clothing is as diverse and beautiful as the people living in it. In the generation today, tradition, custom and belief has been neglected and forgotten by our youth.
During the Workshop, the children discover more about the tribal or traditional clothing of the people in Mindanao that they can be most proud of. They expressed their love for our culture and tradition and they make their own version of clothing as inspired by our traditional costumes. The children also made an outfit inspired by the traditional clothing of the different tribes in Mindanao. It does not only build camaraderie among them but it also explores the creativity in them.
It is a tragedy that some people in Mindanao no longer wear their traditional clothing. From small babies to aged grandparents, everyone can now
be seen in the same mundane pair of jeans and t-shirts. It is the current generation of youth that is taking the lead in widening the gap between our traditions and the new fashion trends.
It seems as though the uniqueness of Mindanao has deteriorated as everyone nowadays just wants to be just like everyone else. We believe it is time to show the world that there is no need to put our traditions aside just to be a part of a crowd. Knowing about our culture and wearing our traditional clothing is extremely important. Why should we shy away from wearing these clothes when our traditional costumes are so vibrant and beautiful? Mindanao is filled with fantastic cultures and it is our duty to pay respect to these cultures by feeling proud of our motherlands clothing and patriotically wearing it.