Invest in Muslim youth volunteering for peace

KI is very excited to share with our supporters that our project was recognized by a top award.  Our Muslm Youth Volunteering program won 4th place at 2012 Intercultural Innovation award in Vienna, Austria which were announced in February 2013. KI hopes to use the award to expand the program into new areas of Mindanao...

We would like to thank all of you that donated last year. We raised an incredible $1400 with your help. These funds have been invaluable in providing support to our 10 volunteers in 2012.  They have assisted over 30,000 people in Mindanao, e.g.  by providing support to disaster victims, working on improving Muslim...

The year is coming to an end so fast and it is hard to believe that our current volunteers are nearly at the end of their placements.  We are all very excited with the historic news that a “Framework Agreement”  has been signed between the Philippines Government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front,...

Dear friends and supporters, Our 10 current volunteers are now halfway through their placements.  This is the story of one of them Ms Rohania Bazar is 22 years old and comes from remote town of Magsaysay which has, over the years, suffered from many armed conflicts. Her placement is with BirthDev Inc. a Christian led...

Dear Friends and Supporters, Thanks to you With your help, KI has been able to recruit 10 young Muslim volunteers who are now busy working in the community with their respective Host Partner organizations. The volunteers, consisting of 7 Women and 3 Men, were selected from over 70 applicants in January this year. They then...

On the night of 16th December 2011, Northern Mindanao was struck by Typhoon Sendong (International name Washi)  killing 1,472 people and injuring 1,748. There are also over 1,000 still missing.  Iligan City where KI is based, was hit by devastating flash floods which resulted in the deaths of at least 695 people...

Dear Friends and Supporters Be proud of yourselves! KI is happy to announce, due in no small part to your kindness and generosity, that we are able to start recruiting our 7th batch of volunteers.  We have started the recruitment process now and will begin selection and training in January 2012. We aim to have 10...

Dear Friends and Supporters, KI 6th Batch of 12 volunteers will soon be finishing their year of volunteering. Many of them will continue to use their newly gained skills and knowledge as they will be absorbed by their placement organizations. We are currently seeking support for our next batch of volunteers, so please keep...

One wet Saturday last March, Resque Abra, was one of a group of fifteen young people made up of KI 6th Batch volunteers and some members of an Interfaith volunteering group LYPAD-Min who journeyed to Barangay Putadon, a small remote community of the municipality of Nunungan, Lanao del Norte, to conduct their outreach...

Fahad Ali first encountered KI at the2009 Interfaith Youth Summer Peace Camp. He then became an active member of the Board of Lanao Youth for Peace and Development in Mindanao (LYPAD-Min), a youth organization promoting interfaith dialogue across the two Lanao provinces formed as a result of the Peace Camp. In 2010, Fahad...

KI volunteer Nabilah is currently served as a Hygiene Promoter, educating children and parents, in rural communities in Lanao del Norte, on personal hygiene. This involves Proper Hand Washing and using and maintaining latrines. Nabilah remarked, she enjoyed facilitating the community training workshop “The topics...