SPORT: A Platform for Tremendous Possibilities Empowering Women

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.

Kapihan ng mga Peminista 2023: Afternoon Session Panelists

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.

Kapihan ng mga Peminista 2023: Morning Session Panelists

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.

Kapihan ng mga Peminista 2023

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.

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.

Creative Workshops with the Young Adults Cluster in Negros Oriental

The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS), in partnership with the Pambansang Koalisyon ng Kababaihan sa Kanayunan/National Rural Women Coalition (PKKK), conducted the creative movement, visual, and life stories workshops in a hybrid online and in-person mode with the Young Adults Cluster last November 2021 in pursuit of the arts-based research project. The arts-based research project aims to pioneer a more innovative, engaging, and accessible approach to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and gender-based violence (GBV) prevention discourse through its feminist arts-based methodology.

This method can be more effective than traditional approaches in recontextualizing SRHR as more than a health and women’s concern and casting it more as a personal issue regardless of social standing and gender, and in producing and helping other organizations produce more effective and engaging knowledge products.

The video highlights were developed and produced by the Feminist Media Lab for the UPCWGS and OXFAM Philippines.

You may view the video highlights of the workshops here.

Creative Workshops with the Older Person Clusters in Olongapo City

“‘Yung pangangailangan ng babae, ‘yung pangangailangan ng lalaki na kailangan mo rin malaman para magkaroon ka ng sapat na pag-unawa tungkol sa pangangailangan ng bawat isa,” one male participant shared during the creative workshops with older persons last November 2022 in Olongapo City.

The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS), in partnership with the local government unit of Olongapo City, conducted the creative movement, visual, and life stories workshops with the Older Person Clusters in pursuit of the arts-based research project. The arts-based research project aims to pioneer a more innovative, engaging, and accessible approach to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and gender-based violence (GBV) prevention discourse through its feminist arts-based methodology.

This method can be more effective than traditional approaches in recontextualizing SRHR as more than a health and women’s concern and casting it more as a personal issue regardless of social standing and gender, and in producing and helping other organizations produce more effective and engaging knowledge products.

The video highlights were developed and produced by the Feminist Media Lab for the UPCWGS and OXFAM Philippines.

You may view the video highlights of the workshops here.

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).