Over the past seven years Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP) has become a key actor in Mindanao, known for working alongside local peace and human rights workers in the most vulnerable, conflict-affected communities. In 2010, NP was invited by the peace panels of the Government of the Philippines and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace process- to become a member of the Civilian Protection Component (CPC) of the International Monitoring Team (IMT