Realizing the important role and participation of women in peace building, the Social Welfare Committee (SWC), an all women MILF committee, embarked on a province to province advocacy activities on the gains of the peace process in the four (4) provinces of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and the province of Lanao Norte.
Emran Mohamad, President of Bangsamoro Communications Network (BCN), who has a deep understanding of the GPH-MILF peace process joined the team by facilitating the discussions on the gains of the peace process. These activities were conducted in partnership with Al-Amanah Humanitarian and Development Services Inc. (AHDSi)
These advocacy programs were aimed at shifting the attention of the SWC members and other sectors in the ground from the current status of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) in congress to the gains of the peace process specifically the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB) and the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB).
With the seemingly ill-fated journey of the BBL, many are badly affected, thus, are losing the hope for peaceful resolution of the century-old aspiration of the Bangsamoro right to self-determination. To address such a declining morale of the Bangsamoro communities especially the Moro women, SWC-National has initiated this advocacy programs to help them understand that the proposed Bangsamoro Law is solely for the implementation of the mutually-signed GPH-MILF FAB and CAB.
The signing of FAB and CAB witnessed by the international community are significant living peace documents gained by the Bangsamoro and other peace loving peoples of Mindanao and the entire Filipino nation in the 18 long years of peace process for which the Government of the Philippines are duty-bound to implement.
Series of advocacy activities were conducted in the five (5) provinces of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), in the province Lanao Norte, and in Zamboanga City from October 24, 2015 to November 10, 2015.
The 1st advocacy activity was done at SWC Multi-Purpose Hall in Darapanan, Sultan Kudarat for participants from Maguindanao province and Cotabato City attended by a total of 100 SWC officers. The 2nd orientation was on October 31, 2015 held at the same venue in Darapanan, Sultan Kudarat for participants from North Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat provinces attended by 100 SWC officers.
On November 1 and 2, 2015, the 3rd and the 4th series of advocacy activities were held at Safrullah M. Dipatuan Medical Center Foundation (SDMF) Hall in Marawi City for Lanao Del Sur participants and at Mahad Abdulazis in Balo-i for Lanao Norte participants.
On November 7-10, 2015, the SWC-National-led advocacy activities continued in the island provinces; with the 5th orientation was held in ITADFI Theatre, Tawi-Tawi on Nov. 7, 2015; 6th in Zamboanga City at Baliwasan on Nov. 8, 2015; 7th in Basilan at BDA RMO-Basilan Multi-Purpose Hall on Nov. 9, 2015, and the 8th which was the last of the series was held in Sulu at MSU Hostel on Nov. 10, 2015.
A total of 942 SWC officers attended in these series of advocacy activities.
After the province-wide orientations, advocacy activities will continue at the ground level. The provincial level SWC specifically the HRD Sub-Committees which will lead the advocacy activities were given advocacy materials such as flip charts and posters that they can use as guide and visual aids in their orientations.
Provincial level SWC’s has started downloading the information at the ground level on November 5, 2015 in Maguindanao and North Cotabato on November 22, 2015.
SWC is doing its share in delivering true and accurate information on the peace process especially on the current status of the BBL.
These series of advocacy activities on the gains of the peace process by all-women Social Welfare Committee (SWC) manifested the important role and participation of women in peacebuilding, rekindling hopes and sustaining the trust in the peace process.
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