There are two significant events that prompted the conduct of the study.
Read more: Why IAG conducted study on traditional Muslim schools in Mindanao?
A vast majority of traditional Muslim schools in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and adjacent regions struggle with limited resources for their operations and aspire for government recognition to get support.
Read more: Traditional Muslim schools in Mindanao yearn for government recognition, study says
DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya addressed the elephant in the room during Kusog Mindanaw's annual conference in Davao City last July 11, 2019.
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IAG's latest research aims to provide baseline information to promote the use of data and evidence in crafting public policies on traditional Muslim schools in the Philippines and in the evolving education system of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
Read more: IAG study on traditional Muslim schools in Mindanao out August 22nd
IAG has partnered with the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) to bring to the Philippines for the first time the Indigenous Peoples’ Constitutional Assessment Tool (IPCAT) to help IP leaders deepen their understanding of how the current legal regime promotes indigenous rights.
Read more: IAG, International IDEA conduct indigenous rights assessment workshop