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To travel almost 11 hours one way...alone...at midnight...into a city plagued by misconceptions of Islamophobia was a feat in itself. People warned me about the dangers of travelling alone as a woman but I was not scared.
I knew I didn't have to be. The Islamic City of Marawi is hours away from where I live. Although it's basically in the same island, life is different there. It was slow moving. It was colder, greener, more conservative. Born and raised from a big city, it was a welcoming break. It was so different from what I was used to that it made me realize how beautiful my country is. How colorful, how culturally rich. How so Mindanao.
I was invited as a resource speaker in the 1st Lanao Youth Leadership Summit. The 1st LYLS is a 3-day summit that convened 50 youth leaders from all over Lanao del Sur. Delegates underwent series of lectures and leadership workshops, including interactive discussions that will revolve on five main areas, these are: Environment, Health, Youth Empowerment, Education and Peace. The end-product of the participants will be project proposals that will be screened by a panel of critics at the end of the summit. The ones that successfully go through the process will be given a budgetary assistance for implementation. I talked about Let's Do It Philippines Youth Davao, Eco-Tunza Generation, social media and communication as a vital tool in any advocacy. I was honored to even give some inputs about their project proposal. Although I went there to teach, I have learned more. There's so much potential in this city and I have high hopes that the new generation of youth leaders will not only wake the sleeping lady but empower her to make Marawi the great city that it already is. Here are some pictures of the place and the event. Credits to the Project Director Jalalodin Mustari and his team. Thank you for inviting me and the ever warm hospitality. Alhamdulillah, what a success! |
    
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thanks for sharing
Posted 06-02-2018 23:18
good report
Posted 06-02-2018 23:16
Sterotypes broken! Proud to know that you took 'the road less traveled' to have 'an experience like never before'.
Posted 04-05-2017 18:25
Hi Angel,
Such a lovely experience shared, thank you for sharing and for the the inspiration you are to others!
Congratulations
Posted 07-04-2017 17:11
Angel, thank you for your report. I cannot imagine what it would be like to be invited as a speaker. I am sure you are making big changes there. Keep going on!
Posted 06-04-2017 20:02
Thank you, you guys!
Posted 04-04-2017 23:27
Hi Angel! Thanks for sharing your experience.
It is amazing that you took part in the forum and gave speech!
Looking forward to hearing about your next action:)
Thanks again for the report!
Posted 04-04-2017 13:39
Hats off to your courage. Congrats for being the resource speaker and gracing the summit. I am sure you would have inspired the audiences with your awe and powerful talk. Thanks for sharing.
Posted 03-04-2017 00:34
Interesting report , thanks for sharing !
Posted 02-04-2017 22:23