by Admin | Feb 11, 2021 | Impact Stories
RIGHTS IN CRISIS AND EMERGENCIES Radio program bridges the language gap to deliver health information By Datu Raid Salik(Translation to English by Mikhaela Dimpas) Wahida Samsudin, 40, is one of the many who can only understand and fluently speak one language:...
by Admin | Oct 16, 2019 | Human Rights, Impact Stories
HUMAN RIGHTS RosaGraduate of the Diocese of Caloocan’s Salubong program ‘Here I am; I’ve changed’ It wasn’t her plan; she just wanted to get away from it all.In fact, Rosa* was so discreet about her drug use that no one but her children knew she had been taking it at...
by Admin | Oct 16, 2019 | Human Rights, Impact Stories
HUMAN RIGHTS ‘Regine’ Graduate of the Diocese of Cubao’s Ugnayan ng Barangay at Simbahan (UBAS) program Admin Regine* is 50 years old, but you would never guess it at first look.At the culmination activity for the Diocese of Cubao’s Ugnayan ng Barangay at Simbahan...
by Admin | Oct 16, 2019 | Human Rights, Impact Stories
HUMAN RIGHTS Elena Sison Graduate of Batch 1 of the Diocese of Novaliches’ KKDK program ‘I never thought I could change’ Elena Sison stopped using drugs two years ago, but she’ll never forget the night that pushed her to give it up.It was a typical evening at home....
by Admin | Oct 16, 2019 | Human Rights, Impact Stories
HUMAN RIGHTS ‘Rico’ Graduate of Batch 1 of the Diocese of Manila’s Sanlakbay program ‘We used to be troublemakers, now we’re the watchmen’ “Dati kami po ang pasaway dito sa barangay namin. Hinahabol kami ng mga barangay tanod, ngayon po kami na nanghahabol,” Rico*...
by Admin | Oct 16, 2019 | Development Consulting, Impact Stories
DEVELOPMENT CONSULTING What are parents saying about the Child Car Seat Law? The urgent need to protect children on the road initiated the advocacy that led to the signing of Republic Act No. 11229, otherwise known as the Child Safety in Motor Vehicles Law.Parents...
by Admin | Oct 16, 2019 | Economic Rights, Impact Stories
ECONOMIC RIGHTS Solidarity in invisibility: The women in banana farms start to rise A farmer cuts bananas from the peduncle. By Mikhaela Dimpas A great divide between men and women has always been seen. Men and their sons are expected to work, while the women and...
by Admin | Oct 16, 2019 | Economic Rights, Impact Stories
ECONOMIC RIGHTS Something plagues our banana farms A farmer carries banana crates on his shoulder. In Compostela, a 13.5kg box of bananas can sell for as little as $3.00 (P150). The cost of inputs like pesticide and fertilizer are further deducted from this. Four men...
