MANILA TIMES March 2021- Towns Awardee for Education Bai Rohaniza Sumndad-Usman is the founding chief peace mission keeper of Teach Peace Build Peace Movement (TPBPM), a non-government organization with a mission to make every filipino child and youth a peace hero. Sumndad-Usman is also one of the Digital Peace Education Project leaders.
Manila Bulletin | February 4, 2021—The webinar is part of the Cyberpeace campaign, a local initiative by Google and NGO Teach Peace Build Peace Movement (TPBPM), that aims to educate Filipinos nationwide on how to use the internet in a safer and more responsible way founded on three values: critical thinking, internet safety, and digital kindness. Launched in 2019 with an initial goal of teaching at least 10,000 high school students, the campaign pushed through amid the pandemic using digital means such as webinars with the help of YouTube creators and youth volunteers reaching more than 416,000 netizens nationwide.
Manila Bulletin | Feb 11, 2021— Google launches a collection of spoken word poetry and animated videos on its local YouTube channel to teach digital responsibility and help Filipinos be better netizens and stewards of the internet. The content is developed by the youth volunteers of Teach Peace Build Peace Movement (TPBPM), an NGO which aims to build peace online and in vulnerable communities nationwide.
THE 8LIST Feb 11, 2021 – This exact mission caused Google Philippines to launch a collection of spoken word poetry and animated videos on digital responsibility just in time for Safer Internet Day 2020. Google partnered with Teach Peace Build Peace Movement (TPBPM), an NGO which aims to build peace online and in vulnerable communities nationwide.
ABS-CBN Feb 9, 2021 — MANILA – Google Philippines unveiled a collection of poetry and videos on the Google PH YouTube channel on Tuesday to promote “Cyberpeace”, a campaign for safe and responsible online practices.
Launched together with NGO partner Teach Peace Build Peace Movement, the spoken word and animated videos feature scenarios that aim to teach Filipinos online etiquette, and how to be a “cyberpeace hero”.
Adobo Magazine | February 2, 2020 — As the call for a safer internet in the country and around the world strengthens, Google takes a deeper look into what it really means to surf the web safely by conducting a study. Entitled “Google’s Digital Wellbeing of Families” report, the survey shows that 71% of Filipino households rely on digital technology to connect with their families, and 85% of parents said that they don’t feel comfortable with their child being exposed to inappropriate online content.
Manila Bulletin | March 2, 2020 —— In partnership with the NGO Teach Peace Build Peace Movement, Google will mobilize YouTube creators, teachers, employees and other volunteers beginning February 11 to teach at least 10,000 high school students nationwide through 2020 on how to use the internet in a more responsible and safer way. Using Google’s Be Internet Awesome curriculum,
Manila Standard | May 29, 2020 —– During this pandemic, many things prompted Saño to come up with the Darna mural. His organization, Teach Peace Build Peace Movement, started an FB Live series of wellness sessions that promoted inner peace while going through a crisis. They asked their participants to make greeting cards for frontliners and even for COVID-19 patients. He was also asked by a colleague to draw images of frontliners for a gratitude post to be made online.
Business World | June 8, 2020 —— In the time of COVID-19, peace education is most relevant for communities already under conflict and strife, for individuals battling against hatred, discrimination, and division, and for children who are the most affected by this multi-layered situation.
MindaNews| OCTOBER 12, 2019 —- Let me begin by saying, I carry with me the interfaith background and values of my parents that taught me the importance of compassion, love, acceptance, humility and empathy for all regardless of our differences, and the importance of going back to my roots as a Moro, as a Muslim and as a Filipino.
ABS-CBN News| November 7, 2019 —-Last month, Mindanao was rocked with three major earthquakes in the span of 15 days, which affected nearly 200,000 people, displacing 8,000, and killing six. Following images of broken buildings and children holding up desperate signs in Tulunan, Cotabato, many jumped to the aid of these families, from celebrities like Angel Locsin to private sector leaders under the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF).
Manila Bulletin | September 16, 2018
The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) presented the roadmap for the crafting of the National Action Plan for Youth, Peace, and Security (NAPYPS) during the recent National Youth Peace Table Summit held in Pasay City.
Manila Bulletin | September 2, 2018
COTABATO CITY — After the Mamasapano incident in 2015 that claimed the lives of 44 police commandos, 18 Moro combatants and other civilians, the Teach Peace Build Peace Movement (TPBPM) was one of the organizations who responded quickly to the call to provide services to children.
UNDP | August 30, 2018
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Asia and the Pacific and Google subsidiary YouTube are pleased to announce the video projects and YouTube Creators chosen to take part in the Creators for Change Academy Program as Fellows.
September 13, 2018 | PIA
Rauquel Correa and Walida Azis hosting the Marawi Kids for Peace program implemented by Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) under the Marawi Week of Peace in partnership with Save the Children, Bangon Marawi, Teach Peace Build Peace Movement, and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). (Roven Larroza/PIA10)
CNN Philippines | May 23, 2018
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 23) — Maranao princess and peace advocate Bai Rohaniza “Honey” Sumndad-Usman said some children affected by the Marawi crisis have moral confusion — and peace education is the way to combat it.
PEACE ED CAMPAIGN | May 16, 2018
“Fallen soldier’s kid marches with dad’s commander on graduation day”, came the headline of a Rappler story about a soldier of an Army engineer unit, involved in the construction of a peace center in the village of Tukanalipao, Mamasapano, Maguindanao, who was shot in cold blood on Tuesday morning, April 4, allegedly by a member of a radical armed group. Reading the news report evoked much harrowing emotion considering that the casualty was part of a community project dedicated to promoting peace and development in the area. Sad, but reality on the ground is painfully tragic.
Global Inquirer | February 22, 2018
Three “changemakers” in the Philippines were inducted as Ashoka fellows in Taguig City on Wednesday night, bringing to nine the number of people in the country who are part of the world’s largest and most prestigious network of social
Manila Bulletin | January 7, 2018
DURING THE FIVE-MONTH long war in Marawi City last year, most of the locals’ hopes and dreams that were built around the city were lost. Reports stated that up to 60 percent of those that were affected by the crisis were children innovators. READ MORE.
YOUNG STAR | December 13, 2017
“At this very moment, if someone’s talking about peace, another person is talking about violence. And that’s what you want to counter.”
By PTV News | October 8, 2017
Iligan City –The sea of people fleeing astounded Norman Musa, 24, when he and his family left Marawi for Iligan as terrorists invaded the Islamic City. “You can see the fear on their faces. I personally saw dead bodies. I thought, ‘This is it. The war of religion will begin,” Musa narrated.
TEAM TABAK | September 17, 2017
Personnel from the Office of Assistant Chief of Staff for Civil-Military Operation of Joint Task Force Marawi (OJTFM7) participated in the “I TEACH PEACE Facilitators Training Workshop” organized by Teach Peace Build Peace Movement on September 15-18, 2017 at Midway Beach Resort, Misamis Oriental. READ MORE
CNN Philippines | June 9, 2017
“Kids are most vulnerable to extreme situations such as armed confrontations and the trauma that comes with it may become long-term if not addressed in the proper time,” says artist AG Saño, a member of the board of directors of the Teach Peace Build Peace Movement.
ABS-CBN | July 19, 2017
This was the answer of some of the children in evacuation centers outside conflict-stricken Marawi City, when social workers asked them what they dream to become. “So 7 to 12 years old, may ganito nang narrative,” said peace advocate Bai Rohaniza Sumndad-Usman.. READ MORE
ABS-CBN | June 12, 2017
MANILA – When it comes to the influence of crimes, gangs and even extremism, the youth is always the most vulnerable, according to the leader of organization advocating peace education. READ MORE
ABS-CBN LIFESTYLE | Jun 12, 2017
With tragedy happening around the world, including the unfortunate turn of events in Marawi City, most people are on the verge of losing their faith in humanity—but not these Teach Peace Build Peace Movement (TPBPM) volunteers! Together, the group is helping restore our hope for the world as they make a difference through their creativity and kindness. READ MORE
Palaso: DLSU News | July 22, 2016
Last July 21, 2016, the Center for Social Concern and Action (COSCA) and the University Student Government’s Office of the Vice President for External Affairs (USG-OVPEA) organized a talk on “The Role of Children and Youth in Helping Build a Peaceful Society.” Bai Rohaniza Sumndad-Usman, Founder of the Teach Peace Build Peace Movement, related her own “peacetale” – the narrative that prepared her and hardened her commitment for peace. She also shared the journey of the Teach Peace Build Peace Movement and the many ways by which Lasallians may contribute to peace-building in their own spheres of influence
www.ucanews.com | January 21, 2016
A group of young Muslims is urging Filipino youth to use social media to help eradicate bias against Muslims. “If you have 3,000 or 4,000 friends in social media, let’s contradict those negative messages or barriers [between religion and culture],” said Bai Rohaniza Sumndad-Usman of the youth group Teach Peace, Build Peace Movement. READ MORE
March 2, 2016 | GNRC NEWS
GNRC Collaborates with Teach Peace Build Peace Movement (TPBPM) in Working Together to Build a Peaceful Society in Philippines
ABS-CBN NEWS | June 12, 2014 —- TPBPM collaborated with the POEA with the support of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) in painting the 120-meter long fence of the POEA building. The peace mural painting is dubbed as “Mga OFWs bilang mga Bayani ng Bayan,” the project highlighted the connection of peace to the POEA’s advocacy of protecting OFWs from illegal recruiters or human trafficking”.
The Philippine Star | June 23, 2014 —- TPBPM’s creative approach to peace building involves art as a means for cultural exchange where artists, volunteers, representatives of government, civil and private organizations come together to paint the countrys walls with colors of peace.
GMA NEWS | June 11, 2014 —- “Art, for us, is a language that transcends cultural differences,” said Rohaniza Sumndad-Usman, TPBPM founder and executive director. “We use this as a way to get our message across and this time, we are using it to honor the OFWs.”
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