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Forty-plus participants from eight women cooperatives in Maguindanao joined a four-day Gender Champions learning exchange under the WFP–AGREA–AECID partnership in July 2026. Four days, one shared purpose From July 14 to 17, 2026, the Gender Champions Capacity Building and Learning Exchange brought together partners from the World Food Programme (WFP), local government units, the Cooperative and Social Enterprise Authority (CSEA), and eight women cooperatives from Maguindanao

The Matuber Women's Organization strengthened its financial management and record-keeping skills in a session under the AGREA–WFP collaboration in Maguindanao del Norte. The ledger as a tool for accountability A women's organization that cannot show its members where the money went will struggle to keep their trust. A livelihood enterprise that cannot calculate its costs will struggle to know whether it is actually earning. The Matuber Women's Organization in Datu Blah T. Sin

Forty-two members of the Safagayun Tom Kiluhanan Farmers' Cooperative joined a leadership and governance session under the AGREA–WFP collaboration, exploring leadership grounded in Indigenous tradition. A safe space to talk about power Leadership training often begins with a competency framework. This session began with a question about what leadership already looks like in the community. Forty-two members of the Safagayun Tom Kiluhanan (STK) Farmers' Cooperative gathered for