𝐊𝐄𝐄𝐏 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 | 𝐌𝐢𝐝-𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩

With a quarter left in the implementation of the KEEP Peace Project, the Al Qalam Institute of the Ateneo de Davao University's administrators, staff and project stakeholders gathered for the 2023 Mid-Year Project Monitoring, Evaluation and Planning Workshop on June 26-27, 2023 in Kidapawan City. The workshop conducted at Elai Resort, Hotel and Recreation Center in Kidapawan City aimed to (1) review the KEEP Peace Project Objectives and Deliverables, (2) evaluate the project activities conducted from January -June 2023, and (3) plan-out the details of the remaining deliverables of the project. It was attended by AQI Administrators including Deputy Executive Director Kenny Lloyd Angon and Admin Associate Harlene Ugmad, KEEP Peace staff including GIZ-CPS Advisor Jan Patrick Stutz who attended online via Zoom and Admin and Finance Assistant Alnor Umpar as well Project Stakeholders from the Ateneo Islamic Studies (AIS) headed by Department Chairperson Sultan Ubpon, Mindanaoan Youth Development Center, Inc. (MYDC) headed by Board Member Prime Nover Deles and Central Mindanao Colleges-Official (CMC) headed by Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Mark Gennesis dela Cerna. After a 2-day intensive workshop, the group was able to specify the details in the conduct of its remaining activities such as but not limited to the MSummit and MPower Awards 2023, Al Iqra Peace Research and Peace Education Conference, Training and Simulation Exercises of Ateneo Muslim Formators and the #KabataPayapaan: Youth, Peace and Security Camp. _______________ The KEEP Peace Project: Empowering Mindanaoan Youth through Formation, Instruction, Research and Engagement is implemented by the Al Qalam Institute through a Local Subsidy by the GIZ- Civil Peace Service (CPS) #KEEPpeaceProject #AlQalamUpdates #PartnersForPeace #MPowerMindaYouth