BANGSAMORO ISTITUTE FOR DEMOCRACY IN MINDANOA PROFILE

NGO PROFILE

BANGSAMORO INSTITUTE FOR DEMOCRACY IN MINDANAO

(BID Mindanao)

A.   ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW, PURPOSE AND DIRECTION

1.    Organizational Overview / Background

In the past decades, having several development initiatives in the Bangsamoro societies, predominantly in the present Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, it was observed that governance is unworthy, unsatisfactory, pitiful and even described as contemptible. Thus, it is contemplated in the usual presumption of the stakeholders’ majority on the matter, either favorable or unfavorable, but what speak more are the realities prevailing in every segment of society or governance societal ethos, as cases of power distributions in decision making, the right of suffrage, the right of participation and above all the right for life.   

Along these idiosyncrasies in running the affairs of governance in the Bangsamoro society, now being synchronized in the ARMM, a group of CSO’s representatives converged and shared their sentiments, feelings and enthusiasms; joined their remaining strengths from several exhausted efforts exerted in the past assertiveness, born a new movement, collectively entrusted to a new devoted group, the “Bangsamoro Institute for Democracy in Mindanao”, bringing a banner and a sword of D E M O C R A C Y . It started raising the banner and a sword of democracy on a very significant day of November 15, 2010 at Cotabato City.

Initially, the BIDMindanao is a collaborative partnership of organizations in the ARMM and Central Mindanao provinces, namely: Alliance of Bangsamoro for Peace and Sustainable Development (ABPSD), Incorporated, Sindaw Ko Kalilintad Alliace, Bangsamoro Network and Development Center (NETDEV), Mindanao Integrity of Muslim Association, Inc. (MIMA), Special Union of Pre-Amateur Radio Modulators Association (SUPRA Base), Tarbilang Foundation, Inc., the Tawi–Tawi School of Arts and Trade Employees Association MPC (TRAC), Mindanao Youth Movement, Assembly in Mindanao (DYMAM), Neo-Iranon Multi-Sector Association (NIMSA), Incorporated. The legitimacy of BID had relied on the existing and operation the above-mentioned partner organization from the different provinces.

                                                 

The Bangsamoro Institute for Democracy in Mindanao is primary rallying on instituting democracy in the Bangsamoro society in Mindanao, hence to include the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and democratization of governance between and among the stakeholders / constituents in the Bangsamoro localities.  

2.    Philosophy and Guiding Principles

The formation of the Bangsamoro Institute for Democracy in Mindanao is inherently bonded from the essence of a maxim “Build your Shelter and your shelter will build you” which basically gives emphasis to “Holding one rope in common direction and aspiration within a setting of one roof for a decent and humane society”.

3.    Vision

The BID Mindanao envisions a democratic and humane society (UMMAH) with responsible constituency and harmonious environment.

4.    Mission

The BID Mindanao mission is a democratic society through wide range of stakeholders’ awareness and participation on rights and responsibilities exposition, fashioned from humane leadership, strong constituency, liberalized environment and widespread mechanisms for realization.

5.    Goals and Objectives

The BID Mindanao aims at building and instituting harmonized mechanism for solidified humane society atoned with the principles and spirit of democracy in Mindanao and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. 

Specifically, the Bangsamoro Institute for Democracy in Mindanao has the following objectives:

a.    To enhance the awareness and participation of ARMM and nearby regions’ constituents in a democratic environment fashioned by humane leadership and responsible commitments towards a realized society;

b.    To uphold social norms and structure that would build strong constituency and responsibilities mechanism on governance and humanity;

c.    To establish a learning environment that can sustain educative and compassionate efforts of deepening and internalizing essence of democracy in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and nearby others;

d.    To ensure the adoption of relevant and authentic research works for preserving solemn and deeper essence of democracy and further learning the citizens’ rights and responsibilities; 

e.    To uphold partnership, coordination and cooperation on upbringing democratic processes and procedural mechanisms of governance in the Bangsamoro society;

B.    MAIN PROGRAMS AND THRUSTS

1.    Constituents Rights Awareness and Responsibilities Exhibitions in Democracy (C-RARED)

This program deals on enhancing constituents awareness on their inherent and respective rights and take part in the conduct of public affairs both directly or indirectly by means of freely exhibiting corresponding responsibilities with legal and morale foundations and obligations enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Bill of rights and other national and local laws.

2.    Constituency Building for Social Sustainability in Democracy(CBSSD)

This program deals on establishing the avenues, venues, mechanisms and environment for social mobilization towards empowering constituents and societies basically founded in the rightful philosophy with relevant principles, particularly relative to democracy with relevance and respect to indigenous beliefs and traditions. 

3.    Center of Education in Democracy for Exemplary Governance (CEDEG)

This program deals on formulating or even stamping a structure and educational mechanisms that can provide an environment of acquiring the necessary managerial and technical skills in upholding continuous exercises of democratic and humane governance in the Bangsamoro societies.

4.    Educational and Institutional Research on Governance and  Development (EIRGD)

The BID program that deals on conducting significant research and documentary activities purposely for educational and institutional development, innovations and advancement relative to governance issues and concerns in the peripheral areas of Mindanao and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

5.    Liberalized Institutional Networking on Governance (LINOG)

It is a BID program that deals on working with other institutions contemplating openness and high nuances of democracy towards common aspiration on good and responsible governance, further provide the emphases of liberal norms of upbringing issues and concerns in a free atmosphere and sovereign environmental settings.   

C.  EMERGING PROGRAMS AND IMMEDIATE PROACTIVE INTERVENTIONS

(I)    BID Constituents Awareness Reaffirming Emancipation – ARMM (BID-CARE-ARMM)

(II)  BID …………………………………

(III) BID …………………………………

D.   INITIAL PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS

1.    Alliance of Bangsamoro for Peace and Sustainable Development (ABPSD), Incorporated,

2.    Sindaw Ko Kalilintad,

3.    Bangsamoro Network and Development Center (NETDEV),

4.    Mindanao Integrity of Muslim Association, Inc. (MIMA),

5.    Special Union of Pre-Amateur Radio Modulators Association (SUPRA Base),

6.    Tarbilang Foundation, Inc.

7.    Tawi–Tawi School of Arts and Trade Employees Association MPC (TRAC)

8.    Development Youth Movement Assembly in Mindanao, Inc. (DYMAM)

9.    Neo-Iranon Multi-Sectors Association (NIMSA),Incorporated

10. United Professional Development, Incorporated (UPDI)

E.    BID INTERIM BOARD OF DIRECTOR AND SECRETARIAT

Chairman                                     :  DR. PENDATUN PANGADIL

                                                         ABPSD – MAGUINDANAO / MINDANAO

Vice Chairman                           :  ROMIE M. GUIALEL

   SINDAW KO KALILINTAD – LANAO DEL SUR

Secretary General                      :  ARLENE S. AMING

   Tarbilang Foundation, Inc. – Tawi-Tawi

Treasurer                                     :  BADRUDIN  ABDULRASHID

   UPDI – Maguindanao 2^nd District

Auditor                                         :  ABDULATIP DIOCOLANO

   SUPRA Base – COTABATO CITY

Secretariat Personnel                :  NORODIN M. MANALAO

                                                               JOEL ROA CADELIÑA

                                                               HAMIA D. ANDI

                                                               SHABREEN E. PANGADIL