School of Peace and Democracy-Bangsamoro
The Academy runs the course in partnership with UNDP, with funding from the Australian Embassy. Its graduation in December 2025 brought the number of graduates to 523.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
With UNDP, the Academy runs the School of Peace and Democracy-Bangsamoro, a short-term course for former MILF combatants, and has held workshops on community resilience, early warning and peace and development planning.
Partners since 2019.
What We Did Together
The Academy and UNDP have worked together on peace, livelihoods and planning in the Bangsamoro.
Courses for the graduates
Graduates took courses on food security through social enterprise, in coffee and water hyacinth production, and on virgin coconut oil production. UNDP then gave 32 graduates coconut production equipment and materials to start their own social enterprise.
Human rights and amnesty
After an outcome assessment of the School by the Academy and UNDP, the two ran a training of trainers on community human rights and amnesty awareness raising, in two batches in Davao City, with UNDP's Peacebuilding Team.
Community resilience and early warning
The Academy gave technical assistance to a community resilience workshop for employees of the Special Geographic Area Development Authority, and held a two-day early warning and early response workshop with UNDP, supported by the Government of Canada.
Peace and development planning
With UNDP's PROSPER Bangsamoro, the Academy facilitated a planning workshop for the officials of the eight municipalities of the Special Geographic Area, a first step toward its development plan for 2025 to 2028.
The Academy's strategic planning
In 2019, UNDP Philippines and the Australian Government supported the Academy's environmental scanning, the first phase of its strategic planning, facilitated by the Ateneo de Davao University.
Our Activities Together
School of Peace and Democracy-Bangsamoro graduation
December 2025, Cotabato City.
School of Peace and Democracy-Bangsamoro, fourth and fifth series
August 2025, Davao City.
Training of Trainers on Community Human Rights and Amnesty Awareness Raising
February 2025, Davao City.
Peace and Development Planning Workshop for the eight municipalities of the Special Geographic Area
September 2024, Davao City.
Outcome assessment of the SPD-B Crash Course in the Lanao provinces
September 2024, Iligan City.
Early Warning and Early Response (EWER) workshop
April 2024, Cotabato City.
SGADA Community Resilience workshop
January 2024, General Santos City.
Turnover of coconut production sets to School of Peace and Democracy-Bangsamoro graduates
January 2024, at the Peace, Security and Reconciliation Office.
Virgin coconut oil production course for School of Peace and Democracy-Bangsamoro graduates
December 2023, Davao City and Cagayan de Oro City.
Food Security through Social Enterprise course for School of Peace and Democracy-Bangsamoro graduates
November 2023, Davao City.
School of Peace and Democracy-Bangsamoro first graduation
June 2023, Cotabato City.
Environmental Scanning (DAB strategic planning phase 1)
August 2019.
Work with the Academy
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