The United States awarded six micro-grants to community groups composed of Marawi’s displaced citizens and their host families. Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Chairman Emmanuel Piñol joined US Agency for International Development (USAid) Office of Economic Development and Governance Chief Jeffrey Lehrer at the grants handover ceremony on January 15 in Iligan.
(Seated from left) MinDA Secretary Manny Piñol, USAid/Philippines Jeffrey Lehrer and Marawi Response Project Chief of Party Karina Nersesyan listen to the appreciation message of Nikki Macaraub, a beneficiary of the Marawi Response Project.