Community Updates

Indigenous youth lead action for Mindanao forests and farms

by Gloria Amor Paredes Community spirits were high in Sitio Nabag-o, a village in the Upper Pulangi area in northern Bukidnon, Philippines, as gulang (high school) students from the Apu Palamguwan Cultural Education Center (APC) school in Bendum led tree-planting and…
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Youth access to sustainable livelihood options in Mindanao: Hulas youth receive TESDA NCII Masonry Certificates

by Gloria Amor Paredes For many young people in Bukidnon upland communities, a National Certificate (NC) from the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) is not just another piece of paper in their job application folder. The certificate also…
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From Bendum to Vatican: Pulangiyen Stories Reach International Conference on Laudato Si’

Representatives from the Pulangiyen community shared stories from the uplands in the recently held international conference on the 3rdAnniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical letter, Laudato Si’, at the Vatican, 5-6 July 2018. Pulangiyen community members Mercy Pakiwag and Jason Menaling…
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