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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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Satria’s journey on turning training into opportunity
Written by Habeb Guiaman, IDEALS Satria Abdul and Liezel Dunuan of Connected Women. With the support of the Global Community and Engagement Resilience Fund (GCERF), IDEALS and Connected Women capacitated 30 out-of-school youth and 20 women entrepreneurs from MSEs and...
Beyond fears, beyond stigma: Shifting outsider youth perceptions of Sulu and understanding of conflict
Written by Franz Manlutac, IDEALS “Sigurado ka bang pupunta kang Sulu?” (Are you sure you’re going to Sulu?) This was the question commonly received by our Voices for Peace youth fellows when they informed their friends and families about their fellowship community...
Maguindanaon community broadcasters underscore education amidst conflict
By Mikhaela Dimpas, IDEALS In a small village in Barangay Bagong Upam, Shariff Aguak Maguindanao del Sur, rido (clan wars) and armed encounters have become a norm. Displacement was a way of life. Families have mastered the art of packing bags and safekeeping...
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Online Legal Mission, Hatid ng ZOOMBUNGAN ng Bayan
HUMAN RIGHTS By Pauline Abello Kahit pa naantala ng pandemya ang paghahatid ng legal missions sa komunidad, patuloy ang pagbibigay ng libreng legal advice mula sa mga abogado ng IDEALS, Inc. Humigit kumulang sa 458 kliyente ang kumunsulta sa mga abogado sa pamamagitan...
Enough is enough!
STATEMENTSIDEALS Inc. strongly condemns the murder of Atty. Rex Jose Mario Fernandez, a veteran human rights lawyer and founding member of the National Union of Lawyers in the Philippines. Atty. Fernandez was ambushed in broad daylight last August 26, along R. Duterte...
Statement on the Senate approval of issuance of Firearms for Firefighters
STATEMENTS On 4 August 2021, the Senate ratified the Bicameral Conference Committee Report on Senate Bill No. 1832 and its counterpart in the House of Representatives, H.B. No. 7406, which both seek to modernize the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP). While the aim of...