ADVANCING CHILDREN’S RIGHTS. Representatives from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) led by Minister Naguib Sinarimbo (seated 2nd from left) of the Ministry of the Interior and Local Government – BARMM, among others, show the memorandum of agreement (MOA) they signed with Fanny Divino (center seated), senior program manager of Save the Children Philippines for Mindanao, during a ceremony held inside the BARMM compound in Cotabato City on Monday, July 1, 2019. (Photo courtesy of BPI-BARMM)
COTABATO CITY – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), in coordination with the Consortium of Bangsamoro Civil Society, inked Monday a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Save the Children Philippines (SCP) on efforts to advance children's rights in the region.
The BARMM’s Ministry of Social Services, Ministry of Health, Ministry of the Interior and Local Government, and Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education are among the regional partners of SCP that support and promote the rights of children, particularly in Mindanao.
Fanny Divino, SCP senior program manager for Mindanao, said the MOA pertains to the conduct of a contextualized Child Rights Situational Analysis (CRSA) in selected BARMM areas.
“This is to ensure that the needs of every child in the region are effectively and meaningfully provided by the duty-bearers, through an evidence-based and participatory approach," she added.
She said the result of the CRSA will be utilized in the development of programs and policies for children by all concerned institutions. An individual or group of individuals will also be assigned to participate during the actual research conduct for collaboration and assessment, she added.
SCP is an independent organization that aims to create better lives for children in the Philippines and across the world. It has been operating in the Philippines for the last three decades.
SCP provides emergency and long-term support for Filipino children to have access to quality education, health services, child protection, child rights governance, disaster risk reduction or climate change adaptation, food security, livelihood, and other humanitarian response interventions.
The SCP agreement with BARMM shall remain in full effect until December 31, 2019, and could be extended upon agreement by the concerned parties. (PNA)
