MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur (PIA)--Internally displaced persons (IDPs) who benefited from the Australian government's Marawi Covid Recovery Project (MCRP) through the Community and Family Services International (CFSI) were encouraged to develop and sustain the livelihood projects they received.
"Tayo ay magpromise na aayusin natin ang mga livelihood, mamahalin natin yung mga binigay sa atin, at papalaguin ang ating mga livelihood (project), said Task Force Bangon Marawi Field Office manager Asec. Felix Castro Jr. during the handover of assistance to IDPs in Boganga Lakeview Transitory Shelter Wednesday, August 11.
[Let us promise that we will take care of the livelihoods, we will love what was given to us, and we will sustain the livelihoods project.]
Castro said the IDPs are fortunate because the Australian government which is a generous and willing partner of the Philippine government continuously assists in Marawi recovery.
Task Force Bangon Marawi Field Office manager Asec. Felix Castro Jr. encourages IDPs who received livelihood support from CFSI to develop and sustain the livelihood projects. (Angelo Dologmandin/PIA-ICIC)
City mayor Majul Gandamra echoed the same point in his message read by his chief-of-staff Dr. Imedla Gandamra-Taib wherein he urged IDPs to use and develop the assistance wisely and make it an instrument for their recovery not just from the 2017 siege but also from the pandemic.
"Alalahanin ninyo na ang tunay na tagumpay at pagbangon ay pinagtatrabaho-an at ang tanging makapagbigay nito sa inyo ay inyo ring mga sarili," he said.
[Remember that you must work to rise again and achieve true success, and the only ones who can give this to you is yourself.]
Gandamra said the assistance provided by the local government of Marawi and its partners is only a guide and the key to full recovery and development lies in the hands of the people.
The MCRP is an expansion of the Australia-CFSI partnership that supports the recovery of IDPs from the impacts of the Covid-19. (APB/PIA-ICIC)
