Launched in July 2023, Bangsamoro Camps Transformation Project (BCTP) has facilitated various capacity-building activities such as orientation on homebased gardening, training on financial literacy and management with basic bookkeeping, training on operation and maintenance, and experiential learning, amongst others. Its main beneficiaries are women and youth groups within the Bangsamoro camp communities.
Fatima Kingi, 36 years old, a member of the Kenebeka Women and Youth Association (KWYA), an association situated in Brgy. Kenebeka, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte within Camp Badre shared how BCTP helped her.
“Aside from the learnings we have acquired from the trainings we went through, the trainings also boosted my self-confidence”, Fatima said. She reflected on how shy she was before the project’s arrival and how hesitant she was to voice her concerns and ideas to others, especially during gatherings such as trainings and meetings.
“The project empowered us and acknowledged our decision as women,” she stated.
Moreover, KWYA is also a recipient of a multi-purpose business center that is equipped with tools and equipment for cooking which the group has underwent skills development training with last December 11-13, 2024.
For KWYA, enhancing their skills in cookery will help them earn money as they plan to open their business center, displaying various foods and delicacies.
“Supporting our family’s daily needs is not a job for men only, women can also do it,” added Fatima emphasizing the project as a significant opportunity for them.
In Camp Busrah Somiorang, particularly in Brgy. Sandab Madaya, Butig, Lanao del Sur, the Sandab Madaya Women and Youth Association (SMWYA) is led by Amalhaya Dimaoden, a 22-year old youth leader
She expressed her gratitude to the BCTP for the opportunities provided to their group. “As a youth, our confidence in managing our business and association has been strengthened because of the trainings we went through”.
She is committed to applying the learnings she has gained and is optimistic that the positive relationship within their association will continue.
Currently, the business center provided to SMWYA is already generating income as the group operates through selling various native foods they have produced after their skills development training last December 19-21, 2025.
These women and youth groups are among the organized beneficiaries of the Bangsamoro Camps Transformation Project (BCTP), a project that supports the Normalization efforts in the six major camps of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF): Abubakar, Badre, Bilal, Busrah Somiorang, Rajamuda, and Omar.
BCTP aims to increase the access to socio-economic services and basic infrastructure of the said camps, transforming them into peaceful, productive, and resilient communities.
The project is implemented by the Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA Inc.) in partnership with the Community and Family Services International (CFSI).
It is one of the projects funded by the Bangsamoro Normalization Trust Fund (BNTF) with funding support from Australia, Canada, the European Union and the United Kingdom, administered by the World Bank.
The BCTP is also supported by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) as well as the Joint Task Forces on Camps Transformation (JTFCT) both from the Philippine Government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
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