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Crop change, land use change, climate change: Conversations with Indigenous youth

Pedro Walpole SJ In today’s world, it is a challenge to sit with the youth and have them actively write their story from the context of who they are as a person, as a family, their relationship and their knowledge…
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Forest and water guardians: Young Pulangiyēn dedicated to land rights and education

Manuela Balett, Managing Director at Stiftung Jesuiten weltweit Schweiz In Bendum, a small village in the highlands of Mindanao in southern Philippines, a young generation of leaders of the indigenous Pulangiyēn community is taking responsibility for protecting the forest, caring…
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Seeing the world differently in Bendum

Rita Guerra I come from a bustling, fast-paced city where it seems nobody has time for anything. We rush to catch the train, to meet a deadline that was due yesterday, to go to the gym and achieve the body…
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Why Indigenous knowledge matters to future generations

Mar John Linggay I grew up in Bendum, and this community shaped who I am. I left to pursue my education and other opportunities. I returned and recently joined a youth gathering, Tapok Kabatan-unan, that reminded me of who I…
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Integral Ecology: Learning becomes deeper when we listen to others

Eneriza Menaling There are many things we already know, but we do not always understand them fully. By listening carefully, we discover deeper meanings and new perspectives. As part of the facilitation team at Balay Laudato Si’ in Bendum, Bukidnon,…
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