Category Archives: Announcements

Mga Awit, Tula, at Kwento ni Dakila: An International Women’s Month Advocacy Concert

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.

Seminar Workshop on HGDG for LGUs

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).

Call for Applications: Social Solidarity Economy as an Alternative Pathway to Sustainable Development Online Training Course

[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 Power of Pleasure to End GBV

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.

GBV in the Digital World in the Philippines: Services and Responses, Gaps and Challenges

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.

Seminar Workshop on HGDG for LGUs

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 Guidelines (HGDG) for LGUs on 28-29 November 2022 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 via this link: https://bit.ly/3D9ziyU on or before November 4 (early bird registration) or November 21 (regular registration).

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