Children Consultations
March 20, 2021 | CARE FOR ORPHANS CONSULTATION IN AID OF LEGISLATION
The Office of MP Atty. Maisara C. Dandamun-Latiph conducted a consultation in aid of legislation concerning orphans to know more about the issues and challenges they face, and the individuals/institutions that support them; and to gather inputs and data in aid of legislation.
The Consultation started with the discussions by the two (2) invited speakers: Dr. Aleem Anwar Radiamoda, Sh.L discussed “Understanding Orphans and their Legal Rights in Islam”, and Prof. Tirmizy Abdullah, PhD discussed “A Rapid Needs Assessment of the Orphans in Muslim Mindanao”.
During the consultation proper, invited stakeholders and partners coming from various Organizations, Institutions, Offices, Madrasa, Torils, and Schools shared their insights about the issues, problems, gaps and challenges of orphans in our community, and gave their suggestions, recommendations, and solutions to the BARMM Government.
During the session, proposed BTA-Parliament Bill No. 71 or the Bangsamoro Orphanage Act 2020 filed by our office, was also introduced. Suggestions and recommendations were gathered from our invited stakeholders to improve the bill.
As MP Maisara stated during her welcome remarks, “One of the main priorities of our Office is our orphans. Many initiatives have been taken such as our Siyap Ko Wata-Ilo outreach program in home-based and center-based institutions within and outside the region, and others. But we believe that through participative and informative consultations like this, we can improve our services, seek to address the concerns of the orphans in giving them more equitable solutions and programs, and improve opportunities for them.”
Our Office would like to thank all of our speakers, stakeholders, and partners for their commitment and cooperation during the consultation.
We hope for Allah to guide and help us in bringing up the voices of the most vulnerable sectors to the appropriate ministries, agencies, and offices.
2nd Care for Orphans Public Consultation in Aid of Legislation
CARE FOR ORPHANS PUBLIC CONSULTATION IN AID OF LEGISLATION IN MAGUINDANAO AND COTABATO
May 31, 2021| The Office of MP Atty. Maisara Dandamun-Latiph in partnership with The Asia Foundation and Australian Aid conducted “2nd Care for Orphans Public Consultation in Aid of Legislation” held at Diamond Hall, EM Manor Hotel, Cotabato City.
Participants are from Markadj Nor, Markadj Badria, Markadj Abdul Rahman, Markadj Al-Arradz, Markadj Al-Qaadie, Darol Gale, Markadj Monera, Madrasah Barakah, Save the Children, Bangsamoro Emergency Action Team (BEAT), Kutawato City Arabic Students Association (KCASA), United Muslim Youth Organisation (UMYO), MBHTE, BWC, MSSD, STI Cotabato, and Office of MP Bainon.
The consultation aims to know more about issues, problems, gaps and challenges of orphans, and the individuals/institutions that support them; to gather inputs and data in aid of legislation concerning orphans; to provide a platform where participants can raise issues and concerns, and for them to suggest any recommendations/solutions to the BARMM Government, and this also in the support of the BTA Bill No. 71, or the Bangsamoro Orphanage Act 2021.
During the proper consultation, participants representing various NGOs/Institutions, Toril/Madrasa/ Agencies/Offices, Community Leaders, Widows and Orphans have shared issues, concerns and recommendations concerning the Bangsamoro Orphans.
On the first part of the session, the topic that was discussed is about “Children of War: A Rapid Needs Assessment of Orphans in Muslim Mindanao” that was presented by Bai Shaima Baraguir, Children of War Study Provincial Researcher.
On the second part of the session, BTA Parliament Bill No. 71 or the Bangsamoro Orphanage Act of 2020 was also presented by Atty. Alexine Bangcola, Legal Researcher of MP Atty. Maisara Latiph.
“We believe that through participative and informative consultations like these, we can improve our services, and address the concerns of orphans so that we can give them equitable solutions, programs, and opportunities.” As MP Maisara said during her Opening Remarks.
We would like to thank our partner “The Asia Foundation” and “Australian Aid”, and to all of our partners, and stakeholders representing various organizations/institutions, Madrasa/Toril from different sectors who were with us in this consultation.
