Rights and Empowerment 91 D. The State shall support a community-based social protection scheme and develop social protection programs for women with disabilities through the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) in coordination with PhilHealth, SSS, GSIS, and LGUs. and organizations to conduct research and document women Indigenous Peoples’ (IP) traditional roles in marriage, family, community, political, and economic life to determine gender issues and concerns among indigenous cultural communities/IPs; 7. Right in relation to cultural identity and E. Remove stereotypes and discriminatory characterization of IPs and Moro women in educational materials; integrity (sec. 28) The State shall recognize and respect the rights of Moro and indigenous women to practice, promote, protect, and preserve their own culture, traditions, and institutions and to consider these rights in the formulation and implementation of national policies and programs. To this end, the State shall adopt measures in consultation with the sectors concerned to protect their rights to their indigenous knowledge systems and practices, traditional livelihood, and other manifestations of their cultures and ways of life: Provided, That these cultural systems and practices are not discriminatory to women.143 This is further elaborated under section 31 of the IRR of the MCW, which provides that ”the NCCA and NCIP in coordination with NCMF, Regional Commission on Bangsamoro Women (RCBW) -Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), and other concerned agencies shall ensure that women are consulted and shall participate in the development and implementation of policies and programs that aim to preserve their own cultures and traditions. These agencies among others shall: A. Protect the role of women as repository of indigenous knowledge and system on education and health B. Conduct studies and researches on the roles and contributions of women in the different ethnic and indigenous cultures; C Develop materials produced in indigenous languages containing information on the rights, programs, and services available to the indigenous women; D. Provide appropriate support for women’s groups 143 Sec. 28, Magna Carta of Women, F. Collaborate with CHED and DepEd to integrate in the educational curriculum the preservation and respect of indigenous rights, cultures and traditions, provided that they are not discriminator to women; G. Coordinate with CHED and DepEd to ensure functional literacy and numeracy programs for indigenous communities; H. Provide protection to women in the pursuit of their traditional livelihood and occupations; I. Ensure that indigenous and Moro women have access to information of all services in their own languages; J. Allow women’s manner of dressing in accordance with their cultural belief; K. Support women involved in “halal” industry; and L. Develop appropriate programs and projects to respond to gender issues and concerns 8. Right in relation to peace and development (sec. 29) This section provides for women’s participation in conflict prevention, management, resolution, and peacemaking. It provides for the increase of women participants in peace processes, ensuring the development and inclusion of women’s welfare and concerns in the peace agenda, the institution of measures to ensure protection of civilians in conflictaffected communities and the inclusion of peace perspective in the education curriculum. In order to implement the above provision, the IRR of the MCW requires the: CHR Gender Ombud Guidelines