The future beckons Calling at me Bidding me come Into what lies ahead Show me what’s in store I plead with her For a little peek into more Of what lies ahead
Yesterday you asked If I was done painting myself Unsure of that question I did not answer But today I can confidently reply Yes, I was done Painting myself for the day Today is a new day
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Dear Brothers and Sisters, Greetings in peace, joy and progress this New Year from Northwestern Mindanao, Philippines. We write on the possibility of your support to our people's desire to revive their cultures through the…
In the olden days, it was enough for farmers to plant crops and by harvest time, go to the village market to sell whatever they produce. But with the opening of a borderless economy under the ASEAN integration which is set…
“Transformation of invisible labour force in to a Change Maker”- Case study of some vibrant SHGs – Manbazar-II CS-01 Name of the SHG : Paisagora Bidhu Chadan Mahila Dal, Name of the Village - Paisagora Date of formation : 25…
“Now let us hold hands with the persons at our sides”, a voice from the loudspeaker blares . A few minutes, our group numbering more than 130 composed of women and men, village leaders, institutional partners and funding…
Today. the Philippines is reportedly the 2nd fast performing economy in Asia , second only to China. In addition, the country is cited to be friendliest to women having the smallest gender gap in Asia according to the World…
2nd of a five-part series At the church, the children who dressed in red sat on a pew as they witnessed a stream of their grandmother’s friends and colleagues came to honor her leadership and friendship. Maria, the gladiola-…
4thof a five-part series I did not plan to be at the funeral. I knew about her murder. I heard it over the radio. The day Siche Gandinao was to be buried, I was on my way to pay my overdue water bill when I chanced upon some…
"Come join us and celebrate the holiday with a group of people like you, are advocating for the rights of people with disability" Art called me days after the New Year. For some unforseen reasons I was not able to meet this…
A story of strong woman facing hurdles, obstacles, hardship in her life. A mother of 6 daughters and wife of drugs addicted husband who is not happy on her giving birth to only female gender and showing hatred towards his…
The disability organization I am helping is in need of office equipments to establish a functional office to start "a normal workday". At the moment they have no real office and no equipment to use for their daily activities…
Gender-based violence (GBV) and persistent paradigm of human being; shall we change it and when..? ----------------------------------------------------------------- Today I heard from the women priest in the Women Worship…
A woman, in her 20s, seated at the edge of the concrete bed inside her cell, kept on rocking herself, her hands clasping so tightly the hem of her blouse by her crotch. A woman in her late 20s, pregnant with her fourth child…
The riveting saga of Mary Jane Veloso has hogged the headlines in the mainstream and social media lately. Every major international network ( Time , The Guardian , Aljazeera , BBC , Washington Post ) and Philippine national…
Gender Education on Human Rights to create livelihood skills towards Family wellbeing and Gender Equality ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Learning is a long life…
Prevent Domestic Violence and Create Living in Peace and Harmony towards Happiness! ================================================ Most people want happiness in life and people say, happiness is in yourself! One story…
Abeth Buling is a typical woman in the rural areas in the Philippines, who raises hogs as sort of a piggy bank. As a piggy bank, the pig upon selling, gives no profit but serves as ready source of cash. It is something that…
Abeth Buling is a typical rural woman in the rural areas in the Philippines, who raises hogs as sort of a piggy bank . As a piggy bank, the pig upon selling, gives no profit but serves as ready source of cash. It is…
In March 27th-28th, 2015, INSTITUT PEREMPUAN (WOMEN'S INSTITUTE) attended the Regional Consultation "Strengthening the AICHR's Protection Mandate by Exploring Strategies to Protect Women and Girls from Violence in ASEAN"…
INSTITUT PEREMPUAN Indonesia is an archipelago country with 240 million people spread in more than 13,000 islands, living in 3 time zones, with 34 provinces and hundreds of districts/cities. It is one of the largest social…
The Community Peacebuilding and Cultural Sustainability (CPCS) Initiative provides research for critical challenge alerts, and support for collaborative problem solving and community education initiatives which seek to…
I'm so angry. Just totally pissed. It's my son's 13th birthday on Tuesday and my family has comletely isolated me from him, he hates me. My abusive, controlling domineeing Mother is the instigator. She ambushed me with my…
Time to move from Women Empowerment into Gender Empowerment --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gender Equality was launched in 2000 by United Nations as the ultimate goals of…
