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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Road to recovery: a community’s effort to rebuild shelters post-disaster
RIGHTS IN CRISIS AND EMERGENCIES Coping mechanisms in disaster-stricken communities of Cotabato City vary in every household. While some take the biggest blow on their livelihoods, others are left with damaged properties and struggle to put back roofs over their...
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...
Engaging young minds towards peaceful community
RIGHTS IN CRISIS AND EMERGENCIES Molded by the challenges and struggles of being raised in conflict-affected community, Samarudin Samsudin is now one of the most active youth leaders in Mamasapano, Maguindanao and a role model to the youths on his community. ...
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Magic hands to care and to provide: sanitation and hygiene to combat the COVID-19 pandemic
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?
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...