Thursday, August 27, 2015

MILF: ICAN sponsors Seminar on Peace advocacy-“Communicating for Peace” at BLMI

Posted to the MILF Website (Aug 27): ICAN sponsors Seminar on Peace advocacy-“Communicating for Peace” at BLMI

ICAN sponsors Seminar on Peace advocacy-“Communicating for Peace” at BLMI


The International Children’s Action Network (ICAN) in conjunction with Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) and Bangsamoro Leadership and Management Institute (BLMI) held a Seminar on “Communicating for Peace” with the theme:” Bangsamoro’s Quest for Right-to-Self-Determination and Just Peace” at BLMI Training Center, Crossing Simuay, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao on August 24-26. 2015.

Thirty individuals from BTC Communication Group, Committee on Information of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and from other affiliate agencies of the Moro Front participated in the activity. 

In the opening program, Mr. Abdullah Cusain, Head of the BTC Communication Group expressed his gratitude to ICAN for their initiatives in sponsorship the program and hoping that the participants optimize their time in acquiring knowledge that will enable them to educate and inform the people on  the significance of peace-building. 

Ms. Akiko Matsuuda, a dynamic Peace Builder lady from Japan and ICAN Foundation Project Manager presented the organization’s programs. She related the ICAN active involvements particularly in Peace-Building Education, Conflict resolution and other Humanitarian Affairs interventions not only in Mindanao but throughout the country. 

Mr. Edwin Antipuesto and ICAN team leader presented the course overview and its objectives. He cited them as technical knowledge on peace advocacy initiatives, planning, techniques and their corresponding applications. 

Mr. Antipuesto presented the definition of advocacy, concept and principles and stressed its significant dynamics by understanding its context vividly. Thereafter, the participants engaged in workshops by group and presented them. 

Mr. Antipuesto wrapping up the group presentations by synthesizing the ideas, issues and concerns that each group wanted to stress in their outputs. Antipuesto also emphasized the context analysis on the influential stakeholders which are directly or indirectly involved in decision making on issues specifically the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL)  

Identification of problems and analysis are very important in coming up with calibrating mechanisms responsive to the problems, he said. To address the concrete problems must be first solved the root causes of the problem, hence, the problem must be viewed in a broader perspective, Mr. Antipuesto further said. 

On the final day of the program, presentation and discussions were focused on the elements of advocacy and negotiations by elucidating its core components, techniques and the aspects of social marketing through the mass media. 

During the closing program, the participants expressed their profoundest gratitude to officials and Staff of ICAN, Japan-Bangsamoro Initiative Reconstruction Development (J-BIRD) and BLMI for the opportunity and knowledge imparted them.

Sheikh Mahmod S. Ahmad, BLMI Executive Director in his closing message appealed to the participants that they can impart and apply the knowledge they acquired to Bangsamoro cause and share it to their fellowmen. 

Mr. Antipuesto on his part expressed his appreciation to participants for their active participations and their desire to enhance their respective expertise, and looked forward to have more engagements with BTC and BLMI. 

I C.A.N Foundation is an International Non-Government Organization based in Japan and has been operating in Philippines since 1994. Its programs are mostly concentrated on Peace Building Education but also actively involved in relief operations and other humanitarian affairs throughout the country.

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