BLMI, IMAN conduct 3-day training on organizing and leadership

From the MIF Website (Jan 5): BLMI, IMAN conduct 3-day training on organizing and leadership
















The Integrated Mindanaoan Association for Natives (IMAN), Inc., in collaboration with the Bangsamoro Leadership and Management Institute (BLMI), conducted 3-day seminar-workshop on Community Organizing and Leadership at the BLMI Training Center in Crossing Simuay, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao from December 31 to January 2, 2013. The training, which was initiated by Ibno Hassan, an MILF information officer from Basilan, drew in some 35 participants mostly from Basilan and Zamboanga del Norte.

According to Hassan, the training was designed to refresh and strengthen community organizing and advocacy in the light of the signing of the GPH-MILF Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro. The facilitating team was headed by IMAN Chairman Mike Davao and assisted by Arman Armada, Nash Pulindao, Zamin Unti, and Tahir Sulaiman.

On December 31, the first day of the training opened at 8:30AM that started with the registration of the participants, introduction of the facilitators, and expectation settings.,How to conduct meetings was one of the subjects, as part and parcel of leadership. It was facilitated by Nash Pulindao. It ended at 12 noon. The afternoon session started at 1:30PM and the topic was “community organizing.” It was facilitated by Samin Unti and assisted by Nash Pulindao.

On the second day, community information advocacy was discussed and was handled by Tahir G. Solaiman. He said that community organizing involves communicating your thoughts to the people. Whole day was spent for this subject.

The same subject continued to the third day and this time Nas Acan was the resource speaker. “If a dog bites man, it is not news because it is usual but if a man bites dog, it is news because it is unusual,” Acan said.

In closing program few selected participants were given to express their impression regarding the training. Haji Rashid Baul, from Basilan, said that he had been attending so many seminars in the past especially the government sponsored one, he never jot down notes but this time he confessed that he took notes seriously. “It is very relevant to the struggle of the Bangsamoros today,” he remarked.

Darwin Matindo, a community worker in Zamboanga del Norte, was highly impressed of the presentation. Mahmod S. Ahmad, BLMI executive director, reminded the participants in his closing statements that lot of people in your places are willing to attend this training but you are the ones who have been chosen. “What does this mean? he asked the audience. “This means,” he answered his own question, “that greater responsibilities have been given to you by your people.

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