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Wednesday, June 27, 2007

WORKSHOP ON CONFLICT MANAGEMENT

Villa Lacida Beach Resort, Linamon, Lanao del Norte
June 23-25, 2006
“Institutionalizing Maranao Traditional Structure for Peace and Development”
Through the support of The Asia Foundation (TAF), United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Reconciliatory Initiatives for Development Opportunities Inc. (RIDO)


The training delve on sharing of peace-building efforts in local context; workshops on conflicts from the community; barangay justice system and its legal causes; input on conflict transformation and peaceful approaches to resolving conflict; identification of good practices and mechanism in resolving disputes in their respective areas; Islamic way for peaceful approaches in resolving conflict; identification of external factors affecting peace-building initiatives; and identification of concrete intervention of Moriatao Sultan sa Marawi in dispute settlements and other peace-building initiatives.

This workshop aimed to
Ø Identified the Strength, Opportunities , Challenges and Recommendation for strengthening Local structure and Mechanism for disputes settlement
Ø Identified the good practices and mechanisms in resolving disputes in the Communities
Ø Identified the external factors affecting peace building particularly in resolving conflict
Ø Appreciated the key elements of peace initiatives and enhanced skills in conflict resolution both Islamic, traditional and other approaches
Ø Identified the strategies in conflict resolution and peace building to be advocated by the Sultanate of Marawi.
Ø Updated the Elders for the Status of Moriatao Sulutan sa Marawi , Its efforts and coming endeavor
Ø Updated the Elders for Local and regional level for the peace building initiatives


For a long term result, this seminar is also at:
-formation of MSM grassroots-based peace advocates
-The traditional and local peace advocates become effective facilitators in peaceful resolution of conflict in their clan and their communities
-reduction of incidence of disputes in their clan and their communities
-the local and traditional peace advocates are actively involved in their respective clan and barangays as well as work with other peace advocates at the macro level

Moriatao Sultan sa Marawi (MSM)/ Descendants of Sultan sa Marawi have conducted meetings and consultations, clan genealogy, reunion and grand gathering, peace and development initiatives, peace caravan, sports peace, training and workshop for elders, women and youths on conflict resolution. Atar also updated them that resolved rido cases were fully documented.

With the mission to attain for peace and development, MSM hope to access basic services and livelihood program; revive traditional values and install good mechanism in enthronement procedure as well as TJS; capacitate council of leaders in conflict resolution; provide avenues for generating self-reliance of the members; and empowering clan members to participate local peace and development initiatives.

For more information on this, contact Hamiddulah Atar, executive director of RIDO Inc. 063-2254219 & 09186236493