NOVEMBER 22, 2021| Sixty (60) Youth from the Municipality of Butig, Masiu, Sultan Dumalondong, and Tubara Lanao del Sur, participated in the cluster 2 of the 1st Ranaw Youth Awareness Resiliency Summit conducted by the office of MP Atty. Maisara C. Dandamun-Latiph in partnership with 103rd Infantry Haribon Brigade, LDS-Police Provincial Office, 12CMO Kapatiran Battalion, 51st Infantry, Fuerte Uno Battalion, and 5th Infantry Duty Bound Battalion.
The participants of the said program are youth affected by the Municipal siege or armed conflict, youth returnees, relatives of returnees, youth affected by siege, and youth from remote Barangays.
Ranaw Youth Awareness Summit aims to raise awareness among young people, especially in areas affected by terrorism, by teaching them about the issues that were discussed by invited resource persons.
The participants define and prepare a project proposal, which will be financed by MP Maisara with 20,000 pesos for their proposal in their service to young people affected by the counter-conflict.
The entire program is designed to help participants discover their strengths as leaders, discover and develop their leadership style, and enable them to maximize their leadership skills through a series of workshops focusing on needs analysis and problem-solving, prevention focus on fighting violent extremism, and much more.