MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur (PIA)--The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) continues to stand with the city here and the province of Lanao del Sur as these localities keep on journeying through its post-conflict recovery stage.
As another year is about to be welcomed, the international non-government organization alongside the European Union committed to push through its project to successfully build community resilience and deliver essential services to target communities.
UNICEF Mindanao Field Office Chief Radoslaw Rhezak shared that they have already been living out their mission for almost three years wherein a partnership with the local government units was established, and the population of internally displaced persons (IDPs) was focused and supported on acquiring new skills, and having access to better quality services.
“UNICEF with the European Union starts its programs to support capacities in delivering social services for women, children, and adolescents in the province,” he said.
Accordingly, the project bears four components, to wit, health, education, protection of children from violence, abuse and exploitation, and social protection and emergency preparedness.
Such components aim to bring help to 680,000 children and 200,000 parents in Marawi, 39 municipalities in Lanao del Sur province, and some communities that hosted IDPs, such as two municipalities each in Lanao del Norte and Bukidnon provinces.
In their most recent report, Rhezak detailed that they have already extended maternal and neonatal aid, as well as nutrition, water and sanitation services for all children and women.
He further stated that they also provided efforts for early childhood and basic education, child protection or social welfare system, and child-friendly provincial and municipal planning on investments for children’s rights and reduced disaster risks.
Presenting their accomplishments, Rhezak hoped that they could still achieve more in the next year to come.
“We hope that we can push further the rebuilding process in Lanao del Sur… We hope that your hospitality will allow us to move forward to a great partnership for us to deliver more services to the vulnerable groups in the province,” he said. (CRG/PIA-10/Lanao del Sur)
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