Bamboo furniture and handicrafts made from rattan and driftwood produced by the Datu Dani Moro Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative in Kiamba, Sarangani are among the favorite items of business establishments and individuals from nearby towns and cities of General Santos and Koronadal. (ACT for Peace)

ACT for Peace Programme manager Diosita ‘Jojo’ Andot (4th from left) and Atty. Anthony Vitor (2nd from right), Legal Officer of DILG XIII, lead the launching of the five books that were authored by partners and published by the Programme in Davao City on December 2, 2009. Also present were (from left) Starjoan Villanueva, writer of Managing Performance in Peacebuilding; Khannapi ‘Sony’ Ayao, one of the writers of Peace Frames and Tapestries; Agney Taruc, one of the reviewers of J. Marquez School of Peace Enriched Lesson Plans; Jules Benitez, writer and editor of Peace Frames; and Mama Binangon, writer of Peace Frames. (Rene Lumawag for ACT for Peace)

SEC. Jesus Dureza, presidential adviser for Mindanao and national programme director of the GoP-UN ACT for Peace Programme, turns over fishing gear to internally-displaced persons in Brgy Buayan, Datu Piang, Maguindanao yesterday (December 19). The livelihood assistance is part of the rehabilitation package provided to bakwit who opted to stay in Buayan by Strengthening Response to Internal Displacement (StRIDe) Mindanao Project of the GoP-UN ACT for Peace Programme. Also in photo are (2nd from right) Diosita Andot, ACT for Peace Programme manager; Roque Barros, StRIDe-Mindanao specialist, and Datu Piang executive secretary Musib Tan. (ACT for Peace)

FIFTY core shelters with sanitation facilities are being constructed by Strengthening Response to Internal Displacement (StRIDe) Mindanao Project of the GoP-UN ACT for Peace Programme for bakwit families who opted to stay in Brgy Buayan, Datu Piang, Maguindanao. Around 2,500 families displaced by 2008 armed conflict were staying at Datu Piang as of December 15 this year, 1,830 of them decided to go home. (ACT for Peace)

SUPPLEMENTAL FEEDING. Peace Champion actor Robin Padilla leads in the supplemental feeding activity for pupils at the Baraason Elementary School conducted by the GoP-UN ACT for Peace - Strengthening Response to Internal Displacement (StRIDe) Mindanao project in partnership with the local government unit in the remote village of Baraason in Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte. Other rehabilitation assistance provided to this community that was affected by the 2008 armed conflict includes core shelters, Botika ng barangay and a livelihood support package. (KEITH BACONGCO for ACT for Peace)

HOME FOR IDPs. ‘Peace Champion’ action star Robin Padilla helps in the construction of core shelters for families who lost their houses during the 2008 armed conflict in the remote village of Baraason in Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte. The shelters are constructed by internally-displaced persons through food for work arrangement with assistance from the GoP-UN ACT for Peace Programme - Strengthening Response to Internal Displacement (StRIDe) Mindanao project that is supported by the European Commission. (Keith Bacongco for ACT for Peace)