Noraida is Mindanao Program Director at Community and Family Services International (CFSI) where she has worked for 18 years. In this position, she works to improve the resilience of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in conflict-affected areas, especially strengthening the reproductive health programs and services to alleviate issues associated with teenage pregnancies in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

She also a member of CFSI training team that trained 100 Para-Social Workers from the Social Welfare Committee of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on “Knowledge and Philosophical Foundation of Social Work for Social Service Catalysts in Bangsamoro Communities”.

Noraida has received several awards for her commitment and leadership in promoting the well-being of the IDPs, strengthening national capability in social work, and community service, including Voice of Courage, Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service, Social Justice and Social Change Award, and the most recent “Outstanding Social Worker in the Philippines” Award.

At the current, Noraida and her team are working on a project aimed at bridging the equity gap and lowering maternal mortality among indigenous people in Mindanao through strengthening local partnerships among key stakeholders, sharing evidence-based data and promoting innovative solutions, and fostering equity-focused actions to support the development of new leadership.