EMPOWERING RESILIENT CITIZENS TO PARTICIPATE IN GOVERNANCE, CLAIM THEIR RIGHTS AND ACCESS JUSTICE.
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The Initiatives for Dialogue and Empowerment through Alternative Legal Services (IDEALS) is a local non-profit, non-stock legal focused advocacy and service institution. IDEALS addresses the legal and technical needs of the marginalized, disempowered, and vulnerable groups, particularly farmers, persons and communities affected by disasters, and victims of human rights violations.
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IDEALS has implemented numerous projects addressing the evolving needs of marginalized sectors. From our establishment in 2005, IDEALS has embarked on four major programmes rooted in promoting and upholding rights:
ECONOMIC RIGHTS
IDEALS provides development legal assistance to farmers and agrarian reform beneficiaries.
HUMAN RIGHTS
IDEALS responds to the increasing human rights violations through community-based legal missions and inclusive documentation of cases through strong partnerships with the church and parishes.
RIGHTS IN CRISIS AND EMERGENCIES
IDEALS employs a two-pronged approach in helping survivors of crises and disasters through the provision of legal services and recognition of information as aid.
DEVELOPMENT CONSULTING
IDEALS has been instrumental in providing legal assistance to development organization and empowering them to take control and shape their own future.
PEACEBUILDING & COMMUNICATION
FOR DEV’T
IDEALS promotes peace and increases social cohesion in conflict-affected communities through community media and dialogues
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Ground Zero Productions is a media production house focused on documenting impact stories through visual storytelling and strategic communications.
We envision a Philippine society with an empowered and resilient citizenry sustained by participatory and accountable governance, equitable enjoyment of resources and opportunities, and accessible justice.
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IMPACT STORIES
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Leading from the ground up
RIGHTS IN CRISIS AND EMERGENCIESOn the eve of her 37th birthday, Sittie Batalo was on her way to Cagayan de Oro City when she received a call from her father-in-law in Basak Malutlot, Marawi City. She could hear gunshots being fired. This was the start of the 5-month...
Changing cultural landscapes of disaster preparedness
RIGHTS IN CRISIS AND EMERGENCIESKapamagogopa is a Maranaw custom derived from the word ogop which directly translates to “help”. It refers to the practice of helping the needy as ordered by Allah. For the Maranaws, everyone has the duty to look out for one another and...
Of rotis and sandwiches: how a single mother feeds 14 family members
RIGHTS IN CRISIS AND EMERGENCIESThe “sandwich generation” refers to adults who have a living parent who are 65 years old or older and are either raising a child or supporting a grown child. These middle-aged adults are “sandwiched” between aging parents and kids who...
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