This program links a community or group in need of government or private agency who can respond with the particular services for them.
1. HARMONY ZONE - The movement encourages the formation of harmony zones; identified areas where Muslims and Christians live together and commit themselves to live in peace, harmony, and dialogue and are able to influence their neighbors to join the program and engage in activities for the good of the community. A Council of Leaders is formed who help in the identification of needs and resources of their respective zones. The members are given regular formation on the value of cooperative work, and motivated to promote dialogue, peace and development, and assist in emergency situations like crisis, fire and natural calamities.
2. FILIPINOS OVERSEAS FOR DIALOGUE AND PEACE (FODP) - This program extends assistance especially to the Processing Center of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)with the influx of Filipino deportees from Malaysia. In collaboration with the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) Regional Office IX in Zamboanga City, it assists in the value formation of applying overseas Filipino workers (OFW) through the pre-employment orientation seminar (PEOS) with values on the Culture of Dialogue, Path to Peace integrated. The goal is to inspire and challenge the OFW to become real heroes by their willingness to be instruments of dialogue and peace in the country of their employment. The program has also started offering ounseling services in its center for legal and psychological assistance.
3. INMATES WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
SPDS has a regular schedule in the city jail every week. Incollaboration with the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology of Zamboanga City Jail and the Parol and Probation Administration, both under the Department of Interior and Local Government, SPDS is able to conduct the following activities:
- Basic integrated theatre arts workshop (BITAW) training and orientation to a Culture of Dialogue for children in conflict with the law.
- Madrasah class and orientation to a Culture of Dialogue for Muslim women.
- Orientation to a Culture of Dialogue Seminar for Parolees and Probationers with special focus on personal transformation.
- Talents and skills enhancement for men (peace poster making, peace poem with choreography and original peace song composition, etc.).
- Trainers’ training to selected men and women in the city jail who will conduct seminars on the culture of dialogue, path to peace to their companions.
- Formation of character and language to non-violence.
4. ASSISTANCE TO REFUGEES
5. KAPIHAN SA SILSILAH (Filipino word meaning over a cup of coffee) are informal gatherings organized from time to time to discuss topics that are relevant and related to issues on dialogue and peace and bring them to the attention of the public. Thus the gatherings are held in a place accessible to the ordinary citizens. Also this aims to create a venue for wider discussion of issues affecting th community.
6. EMERGENCIES