International NGO to help Sajahatra Bangsamoro team in project implementation

From the Philippine News Agency (Sep 21): International NGO to help Sajahatra Bangsamoro team in project implementation

An international non- government organization which has been working for peace in southern Philippines has entered into an agreement with the Bangsamoro Development Authority to implement capacity building and operation of Sajahatra Bangsamoro Project Management Team and staff.

The Community and Family Services International (CFSI) and BDA representatives inked the agreement in Davao City Friday, officials said Saturday.

Sajahatra Bangsamoro is an Arabic-Bahasa-Melayu derivative denoting “blessings, prosperity and peace,” is a joint government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) project, aimed at bringing Philhealth services to Muslim communities, improved health, education and social services as well scholarships from the Commission on Higher Education and the Technical Education Skills Development Authority.

CFSI is a fund recipient of the Mindanao Trust Fund for Reconstruction and Development Program (MTF-RDP) in support to the Sajahatra Bangsamoro project management team.

Ustadz Mohammed Shuwaib Yacob, Task Force Sajahatra chairperson, said CFSI will provide technical support to the management team to ensure successful implementation of government projects under the Sajahatra Bangsamoro program.

Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Undersecretary Louie Montalbo lauded the Sajahatra Bangsamoro staff and the BDA for their efforts in helping the government implement the development projects in Moro communities deprived of basic government services due to armed conflict in the past.

Yacob said the staff development and capability building will soon start even if the peace process between GHP and MILF are still on going.

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