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.
OUR WORK
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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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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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Assistance in a time of grief
RIGHTS IN CRISIS AND EMERGENCIES“I will leave it up to Allah if I will earn anything for the day,” Magondaya Torondaya, 63, said in tears. Magondaya sells palapa for a living. A staple sweet and spicy Maranao condiment, she makes the palapa herself and peddles it...
Sowing seeds, reaping resiliency
RIGHTS IN CRISIS AND EMERGENCIES“Isang taon naming hinintay ang isang libo” (We waited for an entire year for Php 1,000.00 or $ 20.00), Bedorie Mamailao recalls. Bedorie, 60, explained that ginger takes an entire year to harvest. The first time they did, Bedorie and...
Turning grief into courage: Joie Cruz and her continuing fight
HUMAN RIGHTS By Kristine Rebote Over a year after frontline healthcare worker Maria Theresa Cruz passed away from COVID-19, her daughter, Joie Cruz, translated her grief into a fight for justice. And to this day, she carries on. When her mother passed away, Joie was...
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