News from ROLMIN: September 2023

In the Davao Region-side of Mount Apo, the GIZ Project “Promotion of the Rule of Law in Mindanao (ROLMIN)” contributes to stabilisation and peacebuilding by reducing the potential for violence and conflict arising from land use and land distribution by supporting legal access for marginalized groups. The ROLMIN focuses on promoting conflict-sensitive land management, strengthening gender responsive informal mediation and formal alternative dispute resolution. It will also work with governmental complaint bodies to document violations of land rights and develop an appropriate referral system to properly address the cases documented. Go to Downloads for the ROLMIN September Newsletter. 

The Project’s target groups are the executive staff and administrative specialists of the local government units in charge of registering resource-use instruments (RUIs); and selected local leaders in the Davao Region involved in conflict resolution, such as members of select Barangay Councils of Peace, Alternative Dispute Resolution Officers, prosecutors, attorneys, representatives of indigenous cultural communities, and other authorities and associations, including organizations working for gender equality. In addition, the Project will also involve employees of the Barangay Human Rights Action Centers (BHRACs) and the regional Commission on Human Rights (CHR).

The final beneficiaries are the people of the Mount Apo Region. In particular, indigenous cultural communities and migrant population that are or could be affected by land use conflicts, taking into account the specific interests and possible disadvantages of women in relation to land use and conflict resolution.