The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) , in collaboration with the New Zealand Embassy, the UP Center for Women’s Studies Foundation, Inc. (UPCWSFI), Bayi, Inc., the Women’s and Gender Studies Association of the Philippines (WSAP), the UP Diliman College of Human Kinetics (CHK), Australia Global Alumni, and the Australian-New Zealand Chamber of Commerce (ANZCHAM) Philippines, Inc., invites everyone to attend the event, SPORT: A Platform for Tremendous Possibilities Empowering Women, on 12 May 2023 (Friday), 2:00-4:00 PM at the Varsity Training Center, University of the Philippines Diliman.

TV presenter and former volleyball player Gretchen Ho will be the event’s roundtable discussion moderator. Senator and sports advocate Pia Cayetano will be the keynote speaker.

Resource persons include sports journalist and reporter Rizza Diaz, professor and sports mentor Eloisa Hernandez, and former UP Softball Team player and courtside reporter Paula Erika Reyes.

Eight-time UAAP Cheerdance Competition champion, UP Varsity Pep Squad, will open the event. Former UP Varsity Pep Squad Team Captain Maegan Cabrera will be hosting the event.

Admission is free. However, we only have limited slots. Register through the link to secure your spot: https://bit.ly/SPORT2023.

For questions, please call or message the event’s point person, Vince Hermoso of the UPCWGS Training, Extension, and Outreach Program, at 09953422151.

Presenting the panel speakers for the afternoon session of the Kapihan ng mga Peminista 2023:

H.E. Anke Reiffenstuel
Ambassador
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Manila

Dr. Juan Alfonso Leonardia
Regional Program Coordinator
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Dr. Sylvia Estrada-Claudio
Chair of the Board
Likhaan Center for Women's Health

Dr. Junice L. Demetrio Melgar
Executive Director
Likhaan Center for Women's Health

Atty. Krissi Shaffina Twyla A. Rubin
Head
Center for Gender Equality and Women's Human Rights
Commission on Human Rights

Mayen Juico
Human Rights Advocate and Former Councilor
Local Government of Quezon City

The afternoon session of the Kapihan ng mga Peminista 2023 is happening on 15 March 2023 (Wednesday), 2:00-4:00 PM at the UPCWGS Conference Room.

All sessions will also be streamed live on our Facebook page.

Due to the limited number of slots, please message Vince Hermoso of the UPCWGS Training, Extension, and Outreach Program at 09953422151 to reserve your seats for free.

Presenting the panel speakers for the morning session of the Kapihan ng mga Peminista 2023:

Beatriz Torre
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
College of Social Sciences and Philosophy
UP Diliman

Jaclyn Marie L. Cauyan
Associate Professor
Counselor Education Area
College of Education
UP Diliman

Mikaela Singson Ortega Mendoza
Former Board Member
Provincial Government of Ilocos Sur

Alyssa Balite
Gender and Human Rights Researcher
Master's in Women and Development Program
College of Social Work and Community Development
UP Diliman

The morning session of the Kapihan ng mga Peminista 2023 is happening on 15 March 2023 (Wednesday), 10:00 AM – 12:00 NN at the UPCWGS Conference Room.

All sessions will also be streamed live on our Facebook page.

Due to the limited number of slots, please message Vince Hermoso of the UPCWGS Training, Extension, and Outreach Program at 09953422151 to reserve your seats for free.

As part of its celebration of this year’s International Women’s Month, the University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS), in collaboration with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Philippines and the Pacific Island Countries, and the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Manila, invites everyone to the back-to-back face-to-face sessions of Kapihan ng mga Peminista 2023 on 15 March 2023 (Wednesday), 10:00 AM – 12:00 NN (morning session) and 2:00-4:00 PM (afternoon session) at the UPCWGS Conference Room.

This year’s sessions will engage empowered feminist and women’s empowerment advocates, leaders, and activists, who are also experts in their respective fields, to discuss various challenges and issues faced by women, and collectively come up with ways to move the conversation forward.

Due to limited slots, please contact Vince Hermoso at 09953422151 to reserve your seats in advance.

Please wear or bring something purple, and your own coffee mugs.

As part of its celebration of this year’s International Women’s Month, the University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS), in partnership with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Philippines and the Pacific Island Countries, the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Manila, and supported by Gyud Food Market, invites everyone to Mga Awit, Tula, at Kwento ni Dakila: An International Women’s Month Advocacy Concert on 24 March 2023 (Friday), 6:00-10:00 PM at Gyud Food Hub, UP Diliman.

The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) and the UP Center for Women’s Studies Foundation, Inc. (UPCWSFI) are jointly organizing a Seminar Workshop on Harmonized Gender and Development (GAD) Guidelines (HGDG) for Local Government Units (LGUs) on 27-28 February 2023 at the University Hotel, UP Diliman, Quezon City.

Training fee is P6,500 (early bird) / P7,000 (regular) for food, materials, kit, access to the UPCWGS DaKILa Learning System, and certificate.

To participate, kindly register here: https://forms.gle/xjRgQED9xvhjtbeXA on or before January 27 (early bird registration) or February 20 (regular registration).

For further inquiries, please contact [email protected] / [email protected] / +632-89206950 / +632-89818500 (VoIP 4226).

[NOTE: The deadline for application for the Social Solidarity Economy as an Alternative Pathway to Sustainable Development online training course is extended until 9 January 2023.]

The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) and the Asian Solidarity Economy Council (ASEC) have collaborated in offering an online training course entitled Social Solidarity Economy (SSE) as an Alternative Pathway to Sustainable Development. This will run from 14 January to 25 February 2023 through the Data, Knowledge, and Information Launcher (DaKILa) online learning platform of the UPCWGS. The course will be offered for a modest fee of USD100 for foreign participants and PhP5,000 for Filipino participants. Certificate of Completion will be provided to successful trainees.

Who May Apply

• Trainers, organizers, and advocates belonging to organizations seeking to promote and practice SSE;
• Willing to attend seven (7) three-hour sessions online, with each session scheduled on Saturday morning;
• Willing to do readings, exercises, and other activities through the DaKILa Online Learning Platform or other alternative modalities of learning;
• Endorsed by their respective organizations that will require commitment from the trainee to echo or rollout the course to the organization’s chapters and communities.

Interested applicants may register through the link https://bit.ly/SSE2023 or through the QR code embedded on the poster.

Deadline for application is on 3 January 2023.

For questions and other related concerns, please get in touch with Vince Hermoso of UPCWGS through mobile number 09953422151 or email address [email protected]

The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) and Lunas Collective, in observance of the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence against Women (VAW), invite everyone to a webinar, The Power of Pleasure to End Gender-Based Violence (GBV), on 12 December 2022 (Monday), 10:00-11:30 AM via Zoom. Resource speaker is Prof. Sabrina Laya S. Gacad, Chairperson of the Department of Women and Development Studies, College of Social Work and Community Development, UP Diliman.

Register here: https://forms.gle/pM2aHdL6cnDWrboDA.

The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) and the Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA), in observance of the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence against Women (VAW), invite everyone to a webinar, Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the Digital World in the Philippines: Services and Responses, Gaps and Challenges, on 9 December 2022 (Friday), 9:00 AM – 12:00 NN via Zoom.

Register here: https://forms.gle/2zDLw81Ck4aFERJq5.