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IPDM’s PMWC Women’s Eco Bazaar Open Until April 14th, Showcasing Women’s Entrepreneurship at MSU Marawi City

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MSU Main Campus - Marawi City > 16-Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions (SDG Goals) > IPDM’s PMWC Women’s Eco Bazaar Open Until April 14th, Showcasing Women’s Entrepreneurship at MSU Marawi City

Aliah P. Cali-Pascan, DPA, JD

MSU, Marawi City, – Following its successful opening, the Institute for Peace and Development in Mindanao (IPDM)’s PMWC (Philippine Women Council, Inc) Women’s Eco Bazaar will continue to welcome visitors and support women entrepreneurs until April 14, 2025. The vibrant event is being held at the IPDM Convergence Hall, Mindanao State University (MSU) in Marawi City.

The bazaar, which was inaugurated by ED Acram Latiph of IPDM, aims to highlight the crucial role of women in economic development, drawing inspiration from historical figures like the Prophet Muhammad SAW’s wife, Khadijah, a renowned businesswoman.

President Bai Norhata Alonto of PMWC emphasized the rationale behind the initiative, stating its intention to echo the significance of entrepreneurship and with future bazaars planned for Manila.

AO Esmail Kapampangan, representing the Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education (MBHTE)-TESDA Director Asnawi Bato, also highlighted the skills training and development opportunities available through TESDA to further empower women in their entrepreneurial journeys.

The PMWC Women’s Eco Bazaar at the IPDM Convergence Hall in MSU Marawi City provides a valuable platform for women entrepreneurs to showcase their diverse products and skills. It serves as a hub for economic activity and underscores the commitment to fostering women’s economic independence within the region.

MSU Constituents are encouraged to visit the bazaar before its conclusion on April 14, 2025, to support these budding businesses and witness the entrepreneurial spirit of women in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

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The institute for peace and development in Mindanao (IPDM) was created by the MSU Board of Regents during its 182nd Meeting on December 7, 2001. The institute assumed the functions of two defunct units: the Muslim Christian Center for Peace Studies and the Muslim Mindanao Development Institute. It is now the central coordinating unit for all existing peace and development programs of the campuses of the University. MSU was established on September 1, 1961 as one of the government responses to the so-called “Mindanao problem.” The problem includes a violent struggle of segments of the Filipino Muslim population to redress long-standing grievances and assert Muslim selfhood and identity in the face of real and imagined threats of cultural and spiritual assimilation by the majority Filipino Christian population. The University was mandated to accelerate the “integration” of the cultural communities in Mindanao into the mainstream body politic and to accelerate the development of its service areas through instruction, research, and extension. In the pursuit of these objectives, the University also seeks to infuse spiritual and moral values, national consciousness and solidarity, and mutual understanding among Filipinos, which are necessary for peaceful coexistence and sustainable development. IPDM was therefore, created with the expectation that it would contribute to the easing of tensions and the promotion of justice and peace between Filipino Muslims and Christian by expanding knowledge, improving understanding and heightening sensitivity in relations between the peoples of Mindanao in particular, and the Philippines in general.

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