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

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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