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. Apart from conducting legal missions, reconstructing legal identity, and influencing policies, we have also established radio programs and online campaigns to ensure that the communities have access to accurate and reliable information.
LEGAL MISSIONS PHASES I AND II
IDPs assisted
IDP IDS
School IDs
NSO Birth Certificate
Voter’s Certification
Maguindanao Legal Mission
assisted beneficiaries
Provided Legal Assistance
Given Birth Certificates
Stories
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...
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...
Putting out wildfires: How local community patrollers address the infodemic
At the height of the community quarantines back in March 2020, many people from Lanao del Sur starts obeying health protocols in fear of contracting COVID-19. But as time passed, people started doubting if the virus is real or if it’s just a scam by the government and the media.
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