he Tri-Peoples’ Organization Against Disasters Foundation, Incorporated in Cotabato City began in 1989 when a network of NGOs and POs converged in Cotabato City to discuss about the alarming conditions of populations in disaster-stricken communities. A small center was then put up to respond to the demands of the incessant occurrence of natural and human-made disasters in Central Mindanao. Mindful of existing realities of tri-people in Mindanao, it is our mission to work with poor and vulnerable communities in implementing programs for effective and efficient disaster management with the tri-people of Mindanao using community-based, gender-sensitive, child-friendly and sustainable approaches.