Education

May-01-2014 | Project-AK47

Training Future Leaders: A Look Inside A Mindanao School

We use education as an essential tool for ending the cycles of violence that have plagued Mindanao, Philippines for so many years. By building and facilitating schools and children’s homes, we effectively negotiate freedom for child soldiers and protect children from trafficking situations. 

Schools like this one provide children with the skills to become proud, valuable contributors and peacemakers in society; an opportunity never afforded to prior generations.

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Nov-09-2013 | Project-AK47

Building a Future in Mintosing, Philippines: The Story of a School

Imagine the excitement in the hearts of these children, as they woke up, washed up at the river a kilometer away (as there is still no water in this village), and hurried to attend the first day of school in their lives! None of them can read or write, or add and subtract, so all of the children, from age 5 - 15 must begin together in one class. It was truly an amazing site to see!...

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Nov-02-2013 | Philippines

PROJECT AK-47’s Schools Make History in Mindanao, Philippines

In 2012, Indigenous datus (chiefs) from the Manobo, Banwaon, and Talaandig tribes in Mindanao, asked PROJECT AK-47 to build schools to keep the rebels from recruiting their children, and to provide them with educational tools to build a future for their people. 

We have already built two schools in the villages of Mintosing and Insibay - but our work will not be finished until every child has a school to attend. Our #SCHOOLSSAVE campaign aims to do just that. 

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Aug-17-2012 | Education

From Child Soldiers to Classrooms Filled with Students

Child Soldiers or Future Students So often, we become so consumed with our own problems in life that we fail to see the possibilities of who we can become and what social good we can do in the world. The truth of the matter is that how we live really does matter, because what we do during

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