Faith & Community Project for the Southern Philippines
Conducted by Institute for Training & Development (ITD)
with in-country partner organization

University of Southern Mindanao (USM)

Jan. 13 - 23, 2009

Mr. Simon Samoeil participated in the conference as a member of the US Delegation sponsored by Institute for Training & Development "ITD". He gave a presentation “Finding Common Ground, Rediscovering Our Roots” at the University of Southern Mindanao (USM).

US delegates and ITD allumni in the Philippines.
Front row: American delegation to the conference, left to right:
Sami Catovic (Islamic Society of North America “ISNA”), Jonathan W. Hancock (Grace Evangelical Church, Chicago, IL), Mr. Simon Samoeil (Curator, Near East Collection, Yale University Library), Manius Sultan (Program Director, Faith and Community Project for Southern Philippines, Institute for Training and Development “ITD”), Megan Hughes (Interfaith Youth Core “IFYC”, Chicago, IL), Justin David (Congregation B’nai Israel “CBI”, Northampton, MA), Shamshad Sheikh (National Association of University and College Chaplains, New Haven, CT).
Back row:Alumni members of ITD from the Philippines, left to right:
Abdulmuhmin Alyakani Mujahid, Totop Capal Bacarat, Datumanong Tagitican, Casan Labay, Farida Panda, Jubaira Sali Said, Joy Gloria Sabutan, Sofia Gonsang Molao, Ismael Abubakar, Abdulaziz Ibong Kamal, Farouk A Dimacisil.

Mr. Simon Samoeil, Curator, Near East Collection, Yale University Library, gave the presentation “Finding Common Ground, Rediscovering Our Roots” on the International Conference on Faith Community.

Please go to the archive URL ITD photo archive in the Near East Collection picture libray on sharepoint sever to download the photos.