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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Agri-Credit Interventions as a Lifeline for Filipino Farmers
ECONOMIC RIGHTS by Elijah Macaspac As Filipino farmers face worrisome challenges, agri-credit interventions can be a source of lifeline for them. Farmers have been greatly affected by the downturn of their businesses due to several economic losses. They find it...
Press Release on Court of Appeals decision to correct the false death certificate entry of Lenin Baylon, casualty of the anti-illegal drug campaign in 2016
HUMAN RIGHTS December 5, 2022 “Panahon na para itama ang mali” – Groups urge Marcos to probe EJK cases as CA favors to correct false death certificate of minor killed in anti-drug campaign The Baylon family, along with human rights groups, celebrated on Monday the...
The key to good coffee? Give farmers better quality of life
ECONOMIC RIGHTS Photo from Bote CentralGroups push for PRESENT bill as social enterprises bloom Social enterprises in the Philippines and in Asia have been dubbed as ‘potential game changers’ as they continue to provide jobs, reduce poverty, and improve the quality of...
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Statement on the Arrest of Dan Balucio
STATEMENTSThe Aktionsbündnis Menschenrechte - Philippinen (AMP) and its member organizations express their deep concern about the recent human rights developments in the Philippines and especially about the arrest of human rights defender and United Church of Christ...
Situationer on the Armed Conflict and Displacement in Datu Paglas, Maguindanao
RIGHTS IN CRISIS AND EMERGENCIES Last Friday evening, May 7, 2021, a group of men, eventually identified as the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), was spotted at the Masjid (place of worship) near the Datu Paglas Public Market. The BIFF group even assured the...
Dad’s Magic Hands: Promoting Hygiene Practices While Challenging Gender Norms in Care Work
At the height of the global pandemic last October 2020, Rohamina, 33, an OFW, came back by an ambulance to her hometown in Sultan Sa Barongis, Maguindanao. She decided to hide the fact that she just got back from abroad to prevent being discriminated by anyone she comes across in her hometown. But what did Rohamina do in order to overcome her fear of being discriminated by her community?