Since 1991 advocates for women’s rights all over the world have marked November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women to December 10, Human Rights Day, of each year as the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. It is used as an organizing strategy by individuals and organizations around the […]
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Zonta Club Cebu II’s “No To Violence” Campaign Ends
Members of the Zonta Club Cebu II lifted their collective voice in saying “No to Violence Against Women” in a series of events from Nov. 23 to Dec. 10 this year in observance of the annual “18 Days of Activism”. The campaign ended with a visit to women incarcerated in the Mandaue City jail. “The increasing […]
Zontians, Mandaue LGU unite against gender-based violence
The Zonta Club of Cebu II and the Mandaue City LGU say no to gender-based violence with a day-long symposium held at Bai Hotel in Mandaue City. The symposium was held to help the public understand more about the evolution of gender and to expound on how to shy away from any wrongful gender stereotyping, which is […]
Zonta Club of Cebu II calls for unity against HIV/AIDS
In celebration of World AIDS Day, the Zonta Club of Cebu II called for “unity” against the epidemic that has infected nearly 60,000 Filipinos and killed almost 3,000. “The commemoration of the World AIDS Day is a celebration of unity. If we unite as one people, then we can combat this disease head on,” said […]
IN FOCUS: ENDING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Human trafficking victimizes around 700,000 people worldwide each year. “In the Asia Pacific region, 43% are used for forced commercial sexual exploitation of whom 98% are women and girls,” revealed Atty. Katrina Legarda, a women’s rights advocate, in a symposium held last Oct. 20 in Mandaue City. Over 70 people attended including Zonta Club Cebu 2 […]
There’s Joy in Life, a Project for Children in Conflict with the Law
In a report by the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council, there are over 11,000 Filipino children in conflict with the law. From this number, most of them are accounted from the National Capital Region and the Western and Central Visayas where Cebu belongs. “These children lost their way because their community or family did not guide them,” […]
There’s Joy in Life, a Campaign Against Teenage Pregnancy
The Philippines has one of the highest cases of teenage pregnancy in Asia . One of the major causes of this is the lack of proper education among others. Teens already go through numerous daily troubles that is why they must be equipped with the proper knowledge and life skills to help them. The proper education can […]