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By Andy Alegre, Global Fellow from the Philippines With support from Goldin Institute board member Nathan Shapiro, I joined forces with Goldin Institute associate Susana Anayatin to deliver critical food and supplies to 482 families who were impacted by Typhoon Odette in the Philippines. Leveraging our local contacts and connections with the Humanitarian Order of Sierra Falcones, Inc.… Continue reading Fellows Lead Relief Operations for Typhoon Odette Victims

  [quote]Peace-building is a contextual paradigm. Whatever we learn and experience enriches our knowledge …. although it gets said frequently and sometimes casually, attending the Kerala Peace conference reinforced to me that in our every day lives, our actions can promote the words: MAY PEACE PREVAIL ON EARTH.”[/quote]   In celebration of the 2016 International… Continue reading Philippines Update: International Peace Day

Global Associate in the Philippines, Dr. Susana Anayatin recently sent updates on the implementation of ten restored or newly installed Jetmatic Water Pumps in the South Upi District, made possbile by our partnership with Susana and her team in Manguindanao.  In July, Susana expressed the challenges and obstacles to hitting their target goals and bringing… Continue reading Philippines Update: Summer 2016

Our Global Associate in the Philippines, Dr. Susana Anayatin brings us up to date on plans for newly restored water wells in the four primary municipalities she and her team are working in within Maguindanao.  Specifically, the commitment for the school year 2016-17 is to have ten fully restored water pumps in each municipality, for… Continue reading Philippines Update: Spring 2016

This story summarizes the hopes of interfaith groups dedicated to building peace in the southern Philippines. These peace activists, including our friend Father Angel Calvo, continue to advocate on behalf of the peace process that would bring an end to the decades-long conflict between the Muslim and Christian populations of Mindanao. The sentiment of those… Continue reading Interfaith Groups Work Towards Peace in Mindanao

The words driving our mission, Building Grassroots Partnerships for Global Change, were put into practice over the past year in the Philippines. And after another year building capacity in the southern Philippines, we can modestly say that we were successful in this endeavor, sustaining our presence in flood and conflict affected areas in Cotabato City… Continue reading Philippines Accomplishment Report: 2015

Perhaps we like this story so much about one woman making a difference by bringing fresh water to her extended community, because it reminds us of our own global associate working in similar ways for her own people. Both Darlene Adviso and Dr. Susana Anayatin share the common goal of ensuring that those in their… Continue reading The Water Ladies of Navajo and Mindanao

Water Crisis Declared in Mindanao Officials of Butuan City in restive Mindanao have declared an unprecedented “state of water crisis” after more than a month of severe water shortage that has affected the lives of the more than 200,000 residents. As the story reports, this crisis was brought on by the last natural disaster that… Continue reading Water on our Mind

Pope Francis Supports the Peace Process in Mindanao Although scheduling constraints prevented a direct visit to the Southern Philippines, Pope Francis made it clear that he endorses the ongoing peace process between the government and the Philippines’ largest organized armed group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).   This came as very good news to… Continue reading Pope Francis and the Philippines