Bangsamoro Normalization Trust Fund

This project seeks to assist Moro Islamic Liberation Front former combatants and their communities to peacefully and inclusively achieve their desired quality of life. It contributes to developing the six previously acknowledged Moro Islamic Liberation Front camps with the end view of transforming these areas into peaceful and productive communities. The Bangsamoro Normalization Trust Fund is the formal mechanism and primary channel through which donors coordinate their support for the normalization process and socio-economic development in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Project activities include: (1) providing normalization technical assistance and capacity building to central regional and local government agencies; (2) providing grants for institutional and operational support to implement the normalization program; (3) providing grants for socio-economic support to Moro Islamic Liberation Front former combatants and communities such as providing unconditional cash transfers vocational training micro-enterprise promotion employment assistance; and (4) providing other socio-economic assistance and carrying out activities to improve Moro Islamic Liberation Front communities’ access to basic services including health and education small productive infrastructure connectivity and social enterprises.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased inclusion of women indigenous people and vulnerable groups in normalization projects; (2) increased investments in service delivery including health and education in former Moro Islamic Liberation Front camps; (3) reduced violent events involving Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces and Government of the Philippines’ personnel; and (4) reduced incidence of recidivism with former Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces combatants.