After my five weeks study tour in Illinois and Washington DC USA, where I attended the Philippine Youth Leadership Program (PYLP8) last April to May 2011, I had promised to conduct a community project that will strengthen the relationship of different minorities in our Province. "Adopt a School of Peace Project" is an intercultural and Interfaith Project where seven elementary schools will be given three component projects such as 1.) Training on Healthy Preparation of Snacks for Mothers; 2.) Culture of Peace Training for Teachers and 3.) Convergence of Services where each recipient school will receive free medical missions/medicines, bags, seedlings, feeding, tree planting and the erection of Peace pole with written word "peace" in four local languages. The source of funds is the Goldin Institute, Chicago and materialized by the Goldin Institute, Philippines and other partners of different offices in the ARMM like DepEd, DSWD, DTI, DOH, DA, 6th ID Phil. Army, Local Government Units and the PYLP8-Adult Leader. The Pilot School adopted is the Tenorio Elementary School located at Awang, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao and was implemented last July 20 to 26, 2011 . Second Piloted School is the Gambar Elementary School located at Kabuntalan, Maguindanao which was implemented last September 5 to 9, 2011. Right now, were on the 3rd piloted school which is the Pagalungan Elementary School which will be implemented this 3rd week of September.
