MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Sept. 17 (PIA) -- Forty-one women from the municipality of Tugaya who were pilot beneficiaries of a special training program on handicraft-making were awarded their training certificates yesterday, September 16.
The culmination rites of the ten-day training program was held at the City Hall Building.
The program, dubbed Handicraft for Peace, was geared towards empowering women economically.
It also complements effort to promote peace in the province.
The training program included courses on dressmaking, langkit weaving (sash to enhance the malong), baor (treasure chest) making, and antoweras (beads) making, Tarhata Mapandi, Provincial Director of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) said.
She said it was a joint undertaking of the TESDA Provincial Office, the Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA), and the International Monitoring Team (TEAM) Mindanao under its Humanitarian, Rehabilitation and Development Component (HRDC).
The BDA is an arm of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) that manages rehabilitation and development projects in the conflict-affected areas in Mindanao while the IMT-HRDC observes and monitors the humanitarian, rehabilitation and development aspects of the implementation of cessation of hostilities between the government and the MILF.
IMT-HRDC Coordinator Dr. Rena Korber, who was one of the guests during the culmination rites, underscored the important role of women as peacekeepers.
“From all wars and conflicts in the world, we know that the best peacekeepers are we, women, because we do not only care for ourselves but also for the family,” she emphasized.
She also said that women have the greatest intention for good lives for their children.
After the culmination rites, an exhibit was launched to showcase the finished products of the graduates. (APB/PIA-10)
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