NATURE

DUYOG MARAWI is a youth-led, faith-based organization that is an interfaith dialogical response to the Marawi Crisis, the sustainable development and peace in the Lanao provinces, and the growth of the Bangsamoro region.

VISION

Marawi City and the Ranao communities are models of sustainable development and genuine peace through the collaboration among Meranaw of all ages, gender, classes, and clans and peaceful co-existence between Muslims and Christians.

MISSION

Inspired by the principles of integral evangelization, the Catholic Social Teachings, the teachings of Islam, and the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations, Duyog Marawi works to be a reconciling presence and catalyst of interfaith dialogue in Marawi and Ranao, and to bridge the gap between Muslims and Christians towards genuine peace and sustainable development in the region.

CORE COMMITMENTS

• Duyog Marawi will be a contributing voice that tells the real stories, the struggles, and the successes of the Meranaw people in their search for peace. We will utilize our capacities and networks in letting their voices be heard to the Christian world.
• Duyog Marawi will serve as a third party monitor of the incidence of abuses from all sides as has always been the role of the Prelature from the beginning.
• Duyog Marawi will act as a convener and supporter of initiatives for interfaith and interreligious dialogues for peace, good governance, promotion of Halal social entrepreneurship, and alternative dispute resolutions.
• Duyog Marawi will serve as bridge that connects the mercy and compassion, translated as financial and technical resoruces, of the Christians around the world to the affected communities in Marawi and around the Lake Lanao.

SPECIAL FOCUS OF OUR INTERVENTIONS

1. The Youth as the Most Vulnerable and the Most Capable Sector

   Next to Lanao Lake, the biggest source of power in the region are the youth. They remain untapped. The young Meranaw are voiceless in the conversations about their community and their future.

   The youth of Lanao del Sur, Philippines (estimated at 200,000 persons) are survivors of four different wars: decades of armed conflict, the war against poverty; the struggles against government neglect; and the fight against Islamophobia. To survive all that require resilience and inner strength. However, the situation also results to hopelessness. They have been displaced to areas in Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte.

   Armed conflicts have been traumatic; it also perpetuates a culture of violence. Recently, these young people are targeted for radicalization and violent extremism.  The war against poverty (Lanao del Sur is the poorest province in the country with poverty incidence at 71.9%) and government neglect have reduced the youth’s access to quality education and social services.   Lastly, Islamophobia marginalizes young Meranaw and hinders equal access to employment opportunities in Christian-dominated cities, even among professionals.

   All these perpetuate a cycle of exclusion and poverty. Recently, these have become driving forces towards radicalization and violent extremism, particularly among the most vulnerable – the orphaned or abandoned youth. To break these cycles of exclusion and poverty require innovative approaches that build their confidence and competence, bridge gaps between Christians and Muslims, bring personal and communal healing of trauma, and generate a culture of solidarity and dialogue

2. The Role of Women in the Rehabilitation and Peacebuilding

   From the beginning of the Marawi crisis, the Maranao women played significant leadership roles in the search and rescue, in the management of dead bodies and missing persons, in the relief operations, and in the promotion and protection of IDP rights.  These mothers, who were businesswomen and traders prior to the siege, utilized their skills and instincts in sourcing for supplies, bargaining for goods, negotiating with government agencies and military personnel, to ensure the dignified survival of their families.  One of the best things that happen in this crisis is the growing awareness of women of their roles beyond nurturing and protecting their families and they have united into a stronger force. Early in the April, local CSOs launched the United Mothers of Marawi Inc. to provide a more forceful impact to the voice and the role of women. Maximizing this momentum, this Duyog Marawi focuses its direction towards the participation, capacity-building, and sustained support to the Meranaw women particularly the mothers.

OUR STRATEGIES

A gender-sensitive, youth-led, inclusive peace process and sustainable development in post-conflict Muslim Mindanao is the overarching agenda in the next three years. Through this, we assert that both Muslims and Christians have a role in the reconstruction, development and peacebuilding of the Bangsamoro (Muslim Nation in Mindanao) while honoring their faith and cultural traditions. We engage with the young people of Marawi on the principles of Do No Harm, Nothing About Us Without Us, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

1. YOUTH-LED, YOUTH-FOCUSED CO-CREATED INITIATIVES FOR SUSTAINED PEACE IN THE BANGASAMOROImplementing Unit: Peacebuilding and Social CohesionPartners: Development and Peace, MISSIO, DLSP, Arnold Jansen Catholic FoundationAs a youth-led, youth focused FBO, Duyog Marawi will focus on our SEVEN PATHWAYS TO PEACE as our venue to capacitate young people in various life situations, to become advocates of peace and dialogue to their generation in Lanao and around the country. The goal is to prevent radicalization and violent extremism as well as reduce Islamophobia among young Christians around the country.
   

   Pathway	Targets	Mission	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
   Duyog Marawi Schools of Hope	Adolescent and Adult learners in Evacuation centers	(an alternative learning system with psychosocial and peacebuilding component for displaced adult learners, as well as technical-vocational schools.	7 Schools of Hope   1 PACEM Training Center	500 graduates	500 graduates
   Duyog Marawi Youth Build	Community-based out of school youth in conflict zones	Capacity building to become peace guardians and local builders	200 Youth Builders	200 Youth Builders	200 Youth Builders
   Duyog Marawi Mobile Madrasah	Children in conflict zones	Promote the teaching of Islam that values peace and dialogue, and prevent violent extremism	4 Madrasah 200 students	8 Madrasah 400 students	12 Madrasah 600 students
   Dalit Kalinaw	Young students and professionals	Capacity building towards communications and peace journalism and literature	30 fellows 5 magazines 1 film	30 fellows 5 magazines 1 film	30 fellows 5 magazines 1 film
   Duyog Marawi Peace Theater Ensemble	University students	Use of theater as medium for peace education and healing of trauma	15 volunteers 20,000 young audience	15 volunteers 20,000 young audience	15 volunteers 20,000 young audience
   Torogan Space for Healing and Dialogue	University students	Organizing interfaith communities	200 students	200 students	200 student
   Kuris Café and Arts Gallery	Young professionals	An open space for sharing and healing and promotion of memories of the Old Marawi	5000	5000	5000

2. MODEL BUILDING FOR AN INTEGRATED, INCLUSIVE RECOVERY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF MARAWI CITY AND THE LANAO PROVINCESImplementing Unit: Reconstruction and Rehabilitation UnitDonor Partners: Caritas Philippines, Development and Peace, Pondo ng Pinoy, TYFTo build back better is to create model resilient communities that combine an integrated rehabilitation and risk management.  The strategy is to create Caritas Villages in conflict zones and evacuation sites that have the elements of a DREAM PLACE.Disaster Risk Reduction plan includes natural and human-made calamities.Resilient houses against natural calamities.Education and participation of children and youth.

   Access to water, sanitation and hygiene facilities.

   Management training of local government officials and people’s organizations.

   Peace culture involves alternative dispute resolutions and peace tables

   Livelihoods for the basic sectors towards sustainable agriculture and savings mobilization

   Advocacies in protection of human rights and rights of nature, gender equality, and protection

   against sexual exploitation and abuse are integrated

   Community health and wellness services are provided by local health providers.

   Emergency responders are trained and capacitated.

   Targets

   	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
   Caritas Villages	6	6	7
   Number of Households	1500	1500	3000

3. PROMOTION OF ISLAMIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP TOWARDS ECONOMIC RECOVERY OF MARAWI SECTORS

   Implementing Unit: ISERVE

   Partners: Catholic Relief Services, Philippine Business for Social Progress, Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen in the Philippines, De LaSalle Schools Philippines, Caritas Philippines Social Entrepreneurship Program

    

   The economy that was damaged by the siege was robust because of the traders, the artisans, and the weavers, as well as the products of farmers and fisherfolks. However, the economy was also tainted with allegations of being haram – against the principles of Islam because of the drugs, guns, and illegal trade that were going on. The rehabilitation provides an opportunity to build back better the economy that builds on the natural productivity of the Meranaw and on the Islamic principles.

    

   Projects	Targets	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
   Sharia-compliant Savings and Lending Groups of Women	Women entrepreneurs	1200 members	1200 new members	Meranaw Women’s Bank with 5000 members
   Center for Islamic Entrepreneurship (business management training)	Capacity Building of microentrepreneurs	1000	1000	1000
   Young Meranaw Entrepreneurial Experiments	Youth-led product development, innovation and marketing	2 products (homemade Meranaw flavored icecream)  Silk-screen shirts	3 new products are developed, tested, branded, and mass-	5 new products are developed, tested, branded, and mass-marketed
   Tugaya to Tiyangge	Value chain, branding, and marketing of Tugaya products	National Bazaars (2) Sewing Center in Angoyao	National Bazaars (2)	National Bazaars (2)
   Community-based Social Entrepreneurship	Cooperatives and people’s organizations	7 barangays	10 barangays	10 barangays
   Support to Rice Farmers	Rice producers associations	2 rice mills 1 farm school	2 rice mills 1 farm school 1nproduction	2 rice mills 1 farm school 1 feed production

    

4. MAINTREAMING OF ACCOUNTABILITY, GOOD GOVERNANCE, GENDER, AND PROTECTION IN ALL ACTIVITIES

   Implementing Unit: GRADE

   Donor Partners: Catholic Relief Services, SSC Institute of Women Studies, Philippine Misereor Partnerships, NASSA

    

   These advocacies and interventions provide strong backbone to all of the other strategies of Duyog Marawi. These are based on Core Humanitarian Standards as well as the Code of Ethics of Caritas organizations. These shall be an ongoing journey from Year 1 to Year 3.

   Advocacies	Target
   Child Safeguarding	Staff awareness and Commitment Making Manualization of Policies, Documentation of Cases Handled
   Gender and Development	Staff Orientation Community Piloting
   Good Governance	Barangay LGU
   Protection against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse	Staff orientation Management Commitment Manualization Community Integration
   Environmental Advocacy	Rights of Nature Climate Change and Laudato Si Community-Based campaigns

5. FINANCIAL, HUMAN, AND TECHNOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY OF DUYOG MARAWI

   The Board of Trustees decided to establish three subsidiary organizations so that these teams can focus on their mission, develop their competency, and define their procedures as necessary in their operations. Duyog Marawi will focus on its core business in the formation and training of volunteers towards deployment. In the next three years, the three subsidiary organizations will work towards their financial, human, and technological sustainability.

    

   Units	Focus	Year 1 -2	Year 3
   Duyog Marawi Main	Human Resource Development   Financial Management and Business Development	Sustain the training program with graduate courses and international exposure	DMVM will be financial sustained by the Business Development Projects
   PBS	Development of their Peacebuilding approaches.	Build its own PEACE Center	Offers courses at the Interfaith Peace Center
   RRU	Piloting the Caritas Village DREAM PLACE strategies	Develop a Model Farm for Sustainable Agriculture	Become a contractor in the Human Settlements project of TFBM and BARMM
   ISERVE	Establish its own training center , production centers, and women’s bank	Launch national bazaars Launch mass production of YUMEE products	Establish a Women’s Savings Bank and Credit Cooperative