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  • In Payatas, a sewing facility employs drug war widows and orphans

    Portia Ladrido

    October 29, 2019 |

    CNN |

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    Response Location: Philippines, Quezon City

    The drug war in the Phillipines is leaving behind widows and orphans struggling to support themselves. After providing aid in various forms, Project SOW developed a source of income for those who have lost breadwinners. A seamstress was hired to train the women to sew items like rugs, wallets, and tissue holders to sell for profit. Project SOW also provides counseling services.

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  • In Palawan, reproductive health remains a top concern

    Portia Ladrido

    July 27, 2018 |

    CNN |

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    Response Location: Philippines

    Roots of Change provides reproductive health education to young people in the Philippines. Despite resistance from the conservative government, they’re working to educate young people about sex to cur down on high maternal mortality and teen pregnancy. They train residents in rural areas, so that people outside of big cities have access to correct information about their bodies.

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  • When tokhang takes your children away

    Portia Ladrido

    March 27, 2018 |

    CNN |

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    Response Location: Philippines

    Community groups and organizations are helping women deal with the deaths of their sons due to a drug war that has killed thousands in the Philippines. One of those organizations is Baigani, which takes family out of town for a family therapy event. “The women share their skills, their strengths, and together, attendees and counsellors, suggest plausible livelihood and jobs that they could take on.”

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