PPA Philippines Programs Jan-Mar 2012

The Asia Foundation PPA with DFID CHASE is helping to address common challenges to peaceful state-society relations in fragile states, subnational conflict and post-conflict areas and transitional states at risk of renewed conflict. This activity represents programs in the Southern Philippines under the PPA during the period Jan-Mar 2012. These activities have the following objectives: 1) Formal peace processes and informal local peacebuilding efforts strengthened and more credible with conflict-affected populations; 2) Expanded community-level efforts to improve local security and relations with security forces (police, military);