Darwisa Jamilon

Darwisa Jamilon, is a Tausug* from the island of Mindanao in The Philippines. Tausug is an ethnic group in the Bangsamoro. Tausug people are part of the wider Moro ethnic group. She is a community organiser at the Bangsamoro Development Authority (BDA), which leads relief, rehabilitation and development projects in areas affected by the conflict between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the Government of the Philippines.

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