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Help Tantaon IDPs!

An appeal to help internally displaced persons (IPDs) and families in

Brgy. Tantaon to regain their normal life.

On December 10, 2013, after some of the people were verbally threatened to beevicted from the land where their houses are built, more than 80 fishefolk-families in Barangay Tantaon, Sultan Naga Dimaporo in Lanao del Norte evacuated their houses and transferred to the nearby island which they now called Isla Noah or New Ozamis.

The displacement of the families was caused by a political dispute between the two siblings who vied for the barangay captain position during the 2013 local election. After losing the electoral race, one of the siblings vowed to evict the people, whom did not vote for him during the election, from his land.

It has been more than four (4) months already since they transferred to Isla Noah, the displaced families are still coping with their new situation, building new houses, and recovering their lost opportunities due to the conflict. To fully bring them back to their normal life, they need assistance from line agencies, individuals, organizations and government officials to assist them in their recovery stage. Their urgent needs include electric/power supply, potable water, toilet materials, and school supplies for the elementary students.

In this connection, the LAWIG -an organization of student and teachers in Mindanao State University, Marawi City- is appealing to all concerned individuals, organizations, line agencies and government actors to act on the situation of the internally displace families in Brgy. Tantaon. The outside support in their predicament situation is crucial in speeding up the recovery of the affected families from their dire condition.

Lawig is organizing a project called “Project Tantaon”. The first wave of community intervention will be this coming May 17, 2014. The project aims to raise material and financial donations to support the following needs of the affected families of fisherfolks:

1.) School supplies for 100 elementary students (textbooks, notebooks, pencils, papers, and toys);

2.) Latrines (at least 5 communal latrines) ;

3.) Water hose (1000 meters); and

4.) Psychosocial support Sincerely yours,

Conveners:

Joseph M. Ajero

Mark Lester Mandar

Jamel Ann A. Caylan

FortunatoIII B. Quezon

For your financial and material donation, please refer to the following information:

Bank Account: BPI 9359-1900-82 Joseph Mariño Ajero

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