Blogs
Ahmed and his solar lamp that beckons home
Blog post by Oxfam PilipinasMore from Oxfam Pilipinas Ahmed* is seven. His father Zaldy* said the boy is fond of lamps that each night in their house in barangay Lilod, Marawi City, Ahmed always wanted the LED lights turned off so he can have the soft glow of the lamp when he does his homework or […]
Building peace in a culture of nonviolence
Blog post by Oxfam PilipinasMore from Oxfam Pilipinas Kalilintad, kapamagogopa, katahimikan, peace. When internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Marawi City examined their notions of peace, they had many words for it, but seeing that they are in evacuation centers instead of their home city gave away the truth that peace is elusive in Mindanao. Around 27,000 IDPs in […]
Relief is helpful, but home is far away
Blog post by Oxfam PilipinasMore from Oxfam Pilipinas Blog contribution by Christelle Delvo, Initiatives for Dialogue and Empowerment through Alternative Legal Services, Inc. (IDEALS, Inc.) Bairona Langco, a 44-year-old mother of five, was born in Marawi City and has lived there her whole life. The longest time she’s been away was spent the past three months at […]
Empowering displaced families of Marawi through cash programming
Blog post by Anefel Granada Deputy Response Manager, HRC Marawi More from Anefel Granada “I am happy because my child received things that she needed. But what we urgently need now is livelihood for my husband and cash to buy milk and food, as we are just dependent on relief.” When I heard Sitinor say […]
Nashreema’s wish: “I hope I can go back home to Marawi.”
Blog post by Genevive EstacaanOxfam Great BritainCommunications OfficerMore from Genevive Estacaan Nashreema, 18, is a young mother to a seven-month old boy called Jomal. Before the conflict, Nashreema owned a small shop where she sold vegetables, fish and snacks, while her husband drives a tricycle around their small town inside Marawi City. When the war broke […]
Hoping in the “tent city” of dreams
Blog post by Oxfam PilipinasMore from Oxfam Pilipinas On her second month of staying at the “tent city”, the evacuation center in Landa Pamana, Balo-I, Lanao del Norte that are made of tents from the DSWD, Noranya* laments the drudgery of everyday life brought by the discomfort of the conditions. “I’m tired of eating sardines. My […]
Moro women rise above difficult choices
Blog post by Oxfam PilipinasMore from Oxfam Pilipinas May 26 was the day Farhana* didn’t have the slightest hint of a choice. As she faced a band of militants who didn’t budge as they aimed their firearms at her unless she leaves her house, she saw soldiers on the other end of the road pressing her […]
A tribute to brave women standing up for Marawi and justice
Some people often correlate women leaders with bad governance or bad leadership. Well, I beg to disagree. Leadership for me is not about the title. You can be a full time homemaker and be a leader compared to an elected official. In the case of the Marawi conflict and the extension of Martial Law in […]