Philippine Center for Islam and Democracy (PCID) - International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN)

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PCID - International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN)

About the Organization

The Philippine Center for Islam and Democracy (PCID) is a non-partisan, nonprofit organization based in the Philippines that is dedicated to the study of Islamic and democratic political thought and the search for peace, democracy, and development in Muslim communities.

First established as a Council in 2002, PCID was formed amid global and domestic challenges confronting Islam and Muslims. The PCID seeks to articulate the voice of the Bangsamoro and Muslims in the Philippines, enabling their meaningful participation in both the global discourse on Islam and democracy and the struggle for self-determination and development.

Moreover, PCID has been working with Muslim religious leaders since 2004 on peaceful resolution of conflict and human rights advocacy. The organization currently supports community-based ideas to prevent violent extremism and works with religious institutions to promote peacebuilding, democracy, and human rights.

ICAN’s Innovative Peace Fund has supported PCID since 2017.

Core Areas of Work:

Engaging Religious Communities and Leaders
Peacemaking
PVE, Deradicalization, and Reintegration

Where women are active and play a leading role, peace is sustainable and democracy lasts.

– Amina Rasul President, PCID, The Philippines

Stories & Features

The Odd Couple: Women Peacebuilders and Security Actors Bridging Positions, Building Trust

Trust between communities and the security sector is critical for effective governance and peace. So is a vibrant civil society. When women peacebuilders are recognized and engaged as independent, strategic partners and security actors—in their own right—the results are transformative. Twenty-five years on from the launch of the WPS agenda, women peacebuilders’ creativity and contributions to societal peace and security are not only timely, they are even more essential.

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ICAN and WASL in Manila: Forging Collaboration and Convergence for Advancing Women, Peace, and Security

Representatives from ICAN and the WASL network attended the International Conference on Women, Peace, and Security (ICWPS) in Manila from October 28-30, 2024.

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Bridging Positions, Building Trust:  Women Peacebuilders & Security Actors

ICAN, in partnership with the Permanent Missions of Norway, Sweden, and Canada, the United Kingdom Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (UKFCDO), the Ministry of Gender, Child and Welfare of South Sudan, the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC), and the National Transformational Leadership Institute (NTLI), convened a 1.5-day workshop to discuss how to strengthen community security as a localized, transformative approach for sustainable peace.

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Podcasting and Peacebuilding: She Talks Peace with Amina Rasul

ICAN’s Senior Program Officer, Stacey Schamber, and WASL member and President of PCID, Amina Rasul, in conversation about the She Talks Peace podcast, part of the global She Builds Peace campaign.

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She Builds Peace in the Philippines: PCID

The Philippine Center for Islam and Democracy (PCID), with the Philippine Commission on Human Rights, facilitated a virtual launch of the She Builds Peace campaign in December 2020.

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