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Preservation of Indigenous
Maranao Language
towards Oratory skills
enhancement among
future local mediators

Project Title
Project
Proponent
Preservation of Indigenous Maranao Language
Towards Oratory Skills Enhancement among future
Local mediators
Reconciliatory Initiatives For Development
Opportunities (RIDO) Inc.
Project Location Lanao Province
Direct
Beneficiaries
No. of Direct
Beneficiaries
Project Cost
Date of
Implementation
Total Request
Budget
Local Mediators, Clan and Youth leaders of the
Sultanate of Madaya, Marawi, Radapan and Tara
clan.
12 Local Partner Mediators and 30
Selected Youth Leaders
July 1-December 30, 2010

Reconciliatory Initiatives For Development Opportunities (RIDO) Inc.
Email
pogie_atar@hotmail.com/rido2007@gmail.com
Name
Abdul Hamidullah T. Atar, 31 years of Age
Advisers
Profession
Sex
Ethnicity
Religion
Organization
RIDO BOT, Clan Elders and Local Mediators
Community Development Worker
Male
Maranao
Islam
RIDO Inc.
Organizational
address
Telephone 011-02-2254219
Door 1, Hidaya Apartment, Ceanury, Tominobo,
Camagaue, Iligan City, 9200 Philippines
Cell Phone 011+639186236493

Organizational Partner
(Co-Sponsor)
Name Contributions Benefits Other
Comments
Traditional
leaders of the
Sultanate of
Madaya,
Marawi,
Radapan and
Tara Clan
Presence during
interviews
Coaching
and direction
setting
The
interviewee
shall receive
only minimum
honorarium

REASONS FOR THE PROJECT
• Language is one of the symbol of our identity
as people having own tradition and rich
culture
• Proper using of Maranao language is one
way to preserve our culture
• Genuine Maranao Language is diminishing
because of acculturation and media impacts
• Learning Genuine Maranao language
enhances discipline and 7ks values among
Maranao
• Best tools to communicate and facilitate
conflicts
• Uniqueness and being proud of as Maranao
• Usage the indigenous language are
important to all social gatherings

General Situation
• Clan feuding is one among the prevalent
social phenomenon existing in Lanao
Provinces;
• Political Conflicts, Land Disputes, Debt , Illegal
drugs and cases related to woman are among
the triggering factors for clan feuding.
• Poor governance, values distortion, poor
education and poverty incidence are the major
causes of violence.
• Unequal distribution of resources, poor
monitoring and evaluation system and
negligence of responsibilities from Local and
Central government continue the cycle of
violence in the local area.
• Existence of war between Government and
Revolutionary Group increased the number of
victims, poverty incidence and other forms of
violence

General Problem
• Traditional structure and leaders
disempowered for many decades.
• Acculturation, assimilation and media
intervention fades the culture and
customary practice among Maranao.
• Identity crises always serve as main issues
among Moro-Maranao tribe as people.
• Few individuals knew the indigenous
Maranao language used for conflict
resolution and other social formal activities.
• No programs and supports of the
government and other institutions in
preserving the culture and values among
Maranao tribe.

Community Needs Assessment
-Only few institution are concerns for the cultural
preservation among Maranao tribe. Museum are
not available much more on the teachings of the
cultures and traditions.
-Few Numbers of Traditional leaders left who could
transfer the indigenous language among Maranao.
-Clan feuding is very rampant because of complex
reasons and thus the effective tools for its
resolutions are traditional mechanisms.
-One of the effective tools for traditional
mechanism is the usage of indigenous terms
and its protocol.
- The Youth today who are expected to transform
the community in present and future should be
trained on the Indigenous language for them to
become more effective future mediators.

Community Partners
1. Which community? Name it. Partner Local Mediators, Traditional
leaders, Clan Elders and Youth leaders
2. Why this community? Skillful and potentials for mediation
3. How many people? Selected 12-15 Mediators and 20 Youth
leaders
4. How many people? 35
5. How many women? 5
6. How many men? 30
7. How many people from minority
group or culture?
8. How many people from the
dominant group or culture?
One culture
Only Maranao Tribe
9. How many poor? Undetermined

SWOT
Internal Strengths
Internal
Weaknesses
External
Opportunities
External Threats
Passion and
commitment
Resources NIU Peace and
Order
Identified the
potential
sources of
information
Experiences
and established
mutual trust
Active
involvement of
the elders
Time
Constraints
Distance
Technical
Writing
Supports from
other Donors

Living in a transformed
community working
for the interest and
advancement for the
future development
that is based on the
needs of the people.

To develop young
peace advocates
who is committed to
promote social
change, justice and
harmonious
relationship through
the enhancement of
cultural values

Short Term:
• To come up the module for the Maranao
indigenous language that are effective
tools for local conflict resolution
processes.
• To increase the awareness and
appreciation among young ones for their
own cultures and history
Long Term:
• To establish an Institution that will teach
history, genealogies, cultural values and
practices and discipline.
• To actively involve the youth leaders for
conflict settlement as future peace
waivers
• To create a sustainable and quality
resource mobilization among clans to
ensure its sustainable operation

Project Description
• Documentation through focus group discussion and
interviews on the indigenous Maranao language use for
Local conflict resolutions processes among selected
local partners mediators and traditional leaders
• Research and translate important terms used for
different forms of speeches delivered during mediation
period.
• The data will be consolidated and serves as a module in
teaching oratory trainings for Maranao native language
particularly on conflict resolution in the future.
• There will be a pilot at least 20 selected youth leaders
from different clans to undergo one day training for this
module to learn and evaluate the outputs, impacts and
the affectivity of this module.

Type of Citizen Actions
• Development advocacy
• Strengthening participation of civil
society such as partner mediators and
clan members for democratic
processes in conflict resolution
processes
• Peace building through preservation of
cultural values and language

Objectives
• To enhance the skills and
knowledge among selected youth
leaders on the art of indigenous
Maranao language for traditional
mechanism on conflict resolution
• To improve the awareness and
appreciation among the youth on
the significant for the preservation
cultural values and practices
• To documents unfamiliar terms of
the Maranao language use for
Conflict resolution
• To increase the level of
confidence among the youth
leaders to participate mediation
and Conflict resolution processes

Expected Outputs
Expected Outcomes
• Come up a training module on
Oratory Maranao language
used for Traditional Conflict
Resolution.
• Listed and translated
unfamiliar indigenous terms
for better understanding
among readers.
• Improved the level of
appreciation and awareness
among the pilot youth leaders
who will be trained on the
module.
• Increased the confidence
among the youth leaders to
participate local conflict
resolution.
-A module for Indigenous
Maranao oration for local
conflict settlement is available.
-Reproduced at least 30 copies
for the output of the module.
-20 selected youth leaders
trained for Maranao Indigenous
language speaking particularly
on traditional local conflict
settlement.
-30 youth leaders involved
participated traditional conflict
settlement.

Values
Framework
The project anchored with
seven k’s values:
- Kanggiginawae: Friendship
- Kapamagongowa: kindness
- Kasusulae: Caring
- Kapamagadata: Respecting
- Kapoporowae: Honoring
- Kasisiyapa: Protecting
- Katatabanga: Helping
This Project is under the
State Department
Principles to uphold the
Participation of Civil Society
for democratic processes
through local initiatives for
conflict resolution processes

Action Plan
Objective: To mobilize selected traditional and local leaders for the briefing on the
concept of the project and generates commitments them.
Pre-Program Stage Strategies (1)
# Action (Strategies) Lead Person
Support
Person/s
Start Date Date Complete Comments
1 Verification for the
Downloading of
resources
2 Purchasing
Equipment such
as tape recorder
3 Contact Vehicle
for mobilizing
4 Draft and
reproduce the
Project concept
paper as well as
the questionnaire
5 Actual
consultation on
project concept
Sahira- RIDO
Finance Officer
Administrative
Officer
Fahad Salic
RIDO Staff
Abdul
Hamidullah Atar
Abdul
Hamidullah
Atar
Omai Marabur -
Administrative
Officer
July 1, 2010 July 1, 2010 Depends on the mode
of downloading of the
funds
Finance Officer July 3, 2010 July 3, 2010 Canvassing for the
cheap price but with
quality
- July 4, 2010 July 4, 2010 Signed the contract
with the owner of the
vehicle
- July 2, 2010 July 4, 2010 Outline of the module
should be drafted to
be consulted by the
elders
Fahad Salic
RIDO Staff
July 5, 2010 July 7, 2010 Depends on the
availability of time of
the elders. Generates

Action Plan
Objective: To conduct interviews by the selected traditional and clan leaders for the topics assigned on the
indigenous Maranao language used during mediation and final settlement of conflicts…
Actual Program Stage in Detail (2)
# Action Lead Person Support Person/s Start Date Date Complete Comments
1 Actual Interview
with the use of
tape recorder
2 Encode all the
answers by the
interviewee
3 Research the
translation for
the terms that is
unfamiliar
4 First draft for
the modules
5 FGD with
elders for
validation
6 One day
training for the
module with the
youth leaders
H. Atar Fahad Salic July 10, 2010 Sept 15, 2010 Flexibility of time
Fahad H. Atar Sept 15, 2010 Sept 30 , 2010 -do-
H. Atar Fahad Oct 5, 2010 Oct 30, 2010 -do-
H. Atar Selected two
elders
Nov 10, 2010 Nov 20, 2010 -do-
H. Atar Fahad Nov 25, 2010 Nov 25, 2010 -do-
H. Atar Fahad Dec 10, 2010 Dec 10, 2010 Optional, depends
on the availability of
the resources

Overall Timetable by Months
Overall Objective: Enhance the participation of the traditional and clan leaders in
the documentation of the Maranao Oral Indigenous Language used as tools for
effective resolution of conflicts.
# Action September October November December
1 Pre-Conduct
Stage
X
2 Conduct Stage
Itself
X
X
3 Post-Conduct
Stage
X

BUDGET REQUIREMENTS
Particular / Items Cost per Item x Quantity Cost
1. Pre-Implementation
Equipment (Tape Recorder and Batteries ) P 1,200 x 1 1,200
Vehicles for mobilization P 800/day x 2 days 1,600
Food and Snacks P 140/day x 2 days x 7 pax incl. the interviewee 1.960
2. Actual implementation : Personal Interviews and Tasking
Food and Snacks P 140/day x 12 days x 3 pax 5,040
Allowance of the interviewee P 12 speakers x 500 6,000
Transportation for mobilization P 800/day x 12 days 9,600
3. Focus group discussion for critiquing
Dissemination of Information P 1,600 1,600
Food and venue P 550 x 15 pax 8,250
Transportation P 300 x 15pax 4,500
Allowance of the participants P 500 x 12 pax 6,000
4. One day training with the selected youth leaders
Food with venue P 550 x 22 pax x 1 day 12,100
Transportation P 100 x 22 pax 2,200
Facilities and supplies P 2,000 2,000
Honorarium of the facilitator and documenter P 2,000 2,000
5. Reproduction P 150 x 30 Pieces 4,500
6, Administrative expenses
Supplies and materials 2,000 2,000
Supervision fee 10,000 10,000
Grand Total 75,790

Sources of Funding
NIU
Local
RIDO Inc
Total
Counterpart
58,590 6,000 11,200 75,790

Sustainability Plan
• Invite the selected youth leaders who attended the
training to witness every conflict to be settled by
RIDO Inc.
• Come up with pilot informal school of academy to
cater interested young and adult leaders who
wanted to learn indigenous Maranao Language
use for conflict resolution.
• The administrative expenses shall be paid by the
students.
• Consultation with the elders of the clan for the
other mechanism in the sustainability of the
project

Thank you so
much and may
Allah S.W.T Bless
us all !!!
Abdul Hamidullah Atar