Local CSOs key to build networks for capacity building in Mindanao

What role should local NGOs and civil society organizations play in Mindanao as the former conflict-ridden southern Philippine region now edges closer to peace after decades of violence?

Devex Director for Global Analysis and Advisory Pete Troilo asked Amina Rasul-Bernardo, president of the Philippine Center for Islam and Democracy, in a video interview on the sidelines of Devex’s first Partnerships and Career Forum in Manila.

Click on the above clip to learn more insights from Rasul-Bernardo on how international organizations should coordinate directly with local — instead of national or Manila-based — CSOs on the ground for capacity-building purposes.

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