THE Ministry of Social Services and Development in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MSSD-Barmm) is building a two-storey Kanlungan Center in Buansa village, Indanan, Sulu.
MSSD Deputy Minister Nur-Ainee Tan Lim said the facility aims to provide a safe space and temporary shelter for vulnerable women and children in need of protection or intervention in the province of Sulu.
Lim underscored the broader significance of the project, describing it as “a true measure of a community’s progress.”
“When we learn to honor the women through whom Allah granted us life, we also learn to nurture, uplift, and protect the very soul of our society,” Lim said.
The groundbreaking ceremony signaling the start of the construction of the facility was held last week which was attended by other officials of MSSD-Barmm of the province of Sulu.
Once completed, the center is expected to help address the urgent need for gender-responsive support systems in the province of Sulu.
The facility is the second of its kind in Barmm, following the first center established in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte, in 2023. (SunStar Zamboanga)