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Ma ‘swims’ kids to school
by ACT for Peace   
Sunday, 18 July 2010
LEBAK, Sultan Kudarat  — She would place seven-year-old Eduardo in a basin and four-year-old April in another plastic container.  She would then swim, pushing the two basins across the 70-meter wide creek just for her children to attend classes at Datu Karon Elementary School. Eduardo was in Grade 1 while April was in nursery.
 
Lanao war victims get infra, livelihood projects
by Violeta M. Gloria / MindaNews   
Saturday, 03 July 2010
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews /2 July 2) — Nearly two years after Moro rebels swooped down and attacked Kolambugan in Lanao del Norte, Mindanao government officials and development workers turned over and unveiled infrastructure and livelihood projects as part of the rehabilitation and reconstruction package for this war-torn municipality and neighboring areas.
 
ACT for Peace rebuilds Sarangani IDPs
by Russtum Pelima/SIO   
Tuesday, 22 June 2010
KIAMBA, Sarangani – The Action for Conflict Transformation (ACT) for Peace Program continues its project implementation in Sarangani and in Mindanao particularly for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in partnerships with the local government units.
 
P 14M provided to 8 barangays in NoCot, Sarangani for ‘early recovery’
by ACT for Peace Programme   
Monday, 14 June 2010
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – At least P14.3 million was provided to complement the efforts of the government and non-government organizations for the “early recovery” of eight barangays affected by armed conflict in North Cotabato and Sarangani.
 
IDP community journeys to recovery
by ACT for Peace Programme   
Monday, 07 June 2010
DATU PIANG, Maguindanao – Using a long, thin stick, fifteen-year-old Muhanna Mohammad patiently pointed at the letters written on a Manila paper as around 30 children broke into a song, reciting the alphabets. The boys and the girls then took turns identifying the sets of alphabets before Muhanna declared a break.
 
Moro women’s group keeps weaving tradition alive
by ACT for Peace Programme   
Thursday, 08 April 2010
MALAPATAN, Sarangani— They are a rare breed of women indeed.

At a fishing village here, a roadside half-concrete building pops out a clacking rhythm of wood stuff that simply means money to bring food to the table and send children to school.
 
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