Stronger Advocacy against OSAEC

As schools remain closed in the Philippines, our team in Siquijor (one of the identified high-risk communities) partners with local community leaders to gather children and teach them how to be safe online. The team was also invited by the local government to present plans for the distribution of OSAEC (online sexual abuse and exploitation of children) information booklet. The pandemic has made the occurrences of OSAEC worse with the loss of sources of livelihood and the surge of online activities.

In Manila, community leaders themselves joined in distributing the OSAEC information booklets in households.

 

 

An organization working in poor communities in the northern part of the Philippines also inquired about the OSAEC materials and was able to reach out to 330 families. Most of the families we are reaching out to are from impoverished situations, with access to the Internet, and are extremely vulnerable to cybersex trafficking.

The increased involvement of leaders and advocates in this fight against OSAEC and human trafficking encourages us to continue pushing forward.

 

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EDUCATE GIRLS | PHILIPPINES | PHILIPPINES - MANILA SLUM PROJECT

Outreach Initiatives and Partnerships for Manila Slum Program

Last May, Tim, a senior manager of Unionbank, initiated an outreach for the beneficiaries of our Manila Slum Program. His group helped us encourage the children to go to school. Tim’s influence in the company grows as more branches of Unionbank reach out to us because they also want to help.




HONOR 1000 - MICRO FINANCE PHILIPPINES | PHILIPPINES

Selling Rice Cakes for a Living

Geraldine is part of our microfinance program in the Philippines. With all four of her children studying, Geraldine ensures her made-to-order rice cakes stand out from the rest. She has shown that rice cakes, which are typically plain in color, can also be fun and exciting. These are just some of the designs that she's made.Read the full article...




PHILIPPINES | STOP CYBERSEX CRIME

Empowering Children to Protect Themselves

We recently conducted an online safety seminar and distributed OSEC information and activity booklets to the 146 beneficiaries of the Manila Slum Program.




PHILIPPINES | PHILIPPINES - MANILA SLUM PROJECT

Scouting to Help More Manila Slum Program Beneficiaries

Our field partner in the Philippines, HONOR 1000, interviewed another batch of beneficiaries for our Manila Slum Program. To identify the second batch of beneficiaries, we visited two schools near the area. One of the Principals, Dr. Ryan, was very eager to partner with us especially when he learned that we are helping families from Ronas Garden....




HONOR 1000 - MICRO FINANCE PHILIPPINES | PHILIPPINES

Lieza Expands Her Store

Lieza is a Filipina mother of three children under 10 years old. She joined our microfinance program in the Philippines last year because their second child is about to start school and she knows that it would mean an increase in their family's expenses. She currently owns a small store where she sells snacks and other food...




PHILIPPINES | STOP CYBERSEX CRIME | STOP HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Barangay Council Meeting

With the progress we are making in the Philippines towards child protection, our field partner Honor 1000 was invited to be part of Loyola Heights’ Barangay Council for the Protection of Children (BCPC).