GZO fundraising campaign

YWILPF Australia are fundraising to support GZO Peace Institute (GZO), a non-profit organization that works with youth, women, indigenous peoples and other marginalized groups towards building sustainable peace in the Philippines. At the moment, GZO is engaged in humanitarian action to support women affected by the Martial Law, declared in Mindanao on 23 May 2017. Due to the ongoing clashes in the Marawi City, an estimated number of 340,000 people have fled, most of them women and their children.

Why are we doing this?

YWILPF is running this campaign after one of our members, Barbara, witnessed some of the events first-hand. Barbara travelled to the Philippines in May-June 2017 for fieldwork and experienced the deterioration of security during her stay. After meeting and talking with GZO, it was concluded that immediate financial support is what is needed most to support the work of GZO.

What is the money for?

The funds raised through the campaign will go directly to GZO who has presence on the ground in the affected areas. The money will be directly transferred to GZO whose members are engaged in humanitarian action in Mindanao. They are ultimately best placed to assess what the women evacuees need most. At the moment, women and children need  basic livelihood support and relief items such as food, shawls, blankets, towels, underwear and medicines. Your support, however small or big will go a long way in supporting those who need it most in Marawi. Further information can be found here.