I n t r o d u c t i o n


The more than three decades of intermittent conflict between Government Forces and the Bangsamoro Revolutionary Organization in Mindanao resulted to destruction of infrastructures and population displacement. Consequently, development was deferred resulting to the lack of trust among the people in Conflict-Affected Areas (CAAs) and government authorities.

In response to this situation, the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) exerted efforts to end hostilities, forge peace and to pave the way for the immediate return of evacuees to their places of origin and for their relief and rehabilitation, and in the implementation of relief, rehabilitation and development projects in areas affected by the conflict. As agreed by both parties in the Tripoli Agreement on Peace of June 22, 2001 and in order for the MILF to determine, lead and manage rehabilitation and development projects in the areas affected by the conflict established, through a Central Committee resolution of June 2, 2002 the Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA), which is mandated to determine, lead and manage rehabilitation and development projects in the conflict-affected areas in Mindanao.

Vision for the Organization

A dynamic learning organization striving to be the lead institution for change, promoting a model of development anchored on the belief of stewardship, and values of trust, excellence, inclusiveness, fairness, transparency and accountability.

Vision for the Bangsamoro Communities

BDA envisions enlightened, progressive, self-sustaining and healthy Bangsamoro communities living in harmony, dignity, justice, security and peace.

Mission

BDA commits to participatively determine, design, lead and manage rehabilitation and development of conflict-affected areas in Mindanao.

As a learning organization, it strives towards institutional competence, effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability.

BDA’s Core Organizational Values

1. Vicegerency
2. Transparency
3. Inclusiveness
4. Trustworthiness
5. Accountability
6. Excellence
7. Piety
8. Justice

Goals

1. Improvement of the Bangsamoro communities’ quality of life
2. Promotion of environmental sustainability
3. Institutionalization of the BDA and its organizational processes

Guiding Development Principles

1. Development means successful implementation or realization of the purpose or reason why Allah (s.w.t.) created Man
2. Before the people can change the situation or environment, they have to undergo the change themselves (making them effective change agents)
3. The successful achievement of the BDA vision-mission statements through TEAM WORK

Program Strategies

1. Capacity Building and Strengthening Strategy
2. Health and Sanitation Improvement and Development Strategy
3. Socio-Economic Improvement and Development Strategy
4. Conflict Transformation and Peace Building
5. Environmental Advocacy and Development Strategy

Priority Concerns

1. Capacity Building and Strengthening Strategy

1.1. Continuing Capacity Building
1.2. Enlightened Governance Development and Promotion
1.3. Peoples’ Organization (POs) Development and Sustainability
1.4. Linkage-Building & Network Development
1.5. Strengthening sustainable mechanisms for institutional development

2. Health and Sanitation Improvement and Development Strategy

2.1. Health and Sanitation Services Improvement
2.2. Nutrition and Food Sufficiency Improvement
2.3. Preventive Medicine (Promotion of Alternative Medicine)

2.4. Quality, Affordable and Accessible Health Care

3. Socio-Economic Improvement and Development Strategy

3.1. Education and Job generation
3.2. Halal System Institutionalization
3.3. Alternative Agri-based Livelihood and Industries Development
3.4. Resettlement and Relief Assistance Provision
3.5. Islamic Micro Finance and Enterprise Development
3.6. Preservation and Sustainable Utilization of Natural Wealth with emphasis on Strategic
Resources

4. Conflict Transformation and Peace Building Strategy

4.1. Peace Building and Advocacy
4.2. Conflict Resolution
4.3. Human Security Paradigm Advocacy
4.4. Gender Sensitivity
4.5. Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Advocacy

5. Environmental Advocacy and Management Strategy

5.1. Reforestation and watershed management program
5.2. Environment Consciousness and Advocacy
5.3. Coastal Marine Resources Development
5.4. Pollution control
5.5. Effective and Efficient Waste Management
5.6. Renewable Energy Development Program

Program Services

1. Socio-Economic Development Programs

1.1 Values Transformation Training
1.2 Resettlement and relief assistance and development
1.3 Income generation Program
1.4 Organization and Training of development catalysts
1.5 Livelihood development and microenterprises development
1.6 Marketing support
1.7 Job generation
1.8 Provision of housing, agri-inputs and agricultural implements
1.9 Community based infrastructures
1.10 Literacy and education
1.11 Skills training
1.12 Halal Industry
1.13 Business Development

2. Health Programs

2.1. Medical Missions
2.2. Provision of health services
2.3. Health volunteers training
2.4. Health care management
2.5. Health and Sanitation
2.6. Training and Promotion of Alternative medicine

3. Environmental Protection and Development Programs

3.1. Reforestation
3.2. Information, education campaign (advocacy)
3.3. Training on coastal resource management and environment conservation
3.4. Conservation of flora and fauna
3.5. Pollution Control
3.6. Solid waste management

4. Capacity Building Program

4.1. Development and operationalization of good governance policies
4.2. Installation and operationalization of management and financial systems at all levels of BDA
4.3. Network-building / linkage with Partners
4.4. Training on Organizational Strengthening
4.5. Management capacity enhancement

Targeting and Partnership Principles

1. Help for all but start with the most needy members of the Conflict-Affected Areas
2. Inclusiveness – BDA will serve all kinds of people in its area of jurisdiction regardless of religious or ethnic affiliation, faction or gender and status in life or economic or educational standing

Organizational Strategies

1. Adoption of Participatory strategies in all Project operations
2. Linkage Building and Network Development
3. Pilot Testing of Development Procedures before Replication
4. Management Systems installation
5. Data base maintenance for all CAAs
6. Fund Sourcing for BDA Sustainability
7. Capacity-Building through technical assistance

BDA Officers and Coverage

The BDA has eleven-member Board of Directors appointed by the Central Committee of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. The Board of Directors is lead by a Chairman of the Board. The Central Management Office is headed by an Executive Director whose office is located in Cotabato City, South of the Philippines. The BDA has six Regional Management Office (RMOs) headed by a Regional Manager.

The area of coverage of the BDA is geographically distributed all over Mindanao namely ZamBaSulTa, Zamboanga Peninsula, Davao, Ranaw, Central Mindanao, and Southern Mindanao which are all considered conflict affected areas.