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Title of Project: Advancing the Rights and Voices of Women in Political Spaces
The Advancing of Rights and Voices of Women in Political Spaces is an offshoot project from the Women’s Legal and Human Rights Bureau (WLB), a previous Voice influencing project that focused on strengthening the capacities of women facing exploitation and abuse, women in disaster situations, indigenous women, and young women in demanding the state’s obligation to address systemic discrimination against women, especially marginalized women. Two of the three people’s organizations they worked with partnered in this project to continue strengthening their capacities and claiming their political space in their respective local governments. Specifically, the project: 1) Increases the knowledge of women and advocates in Samar and Zambales provinces on the topics of violence and discrimination by pushing for programs and policies that will end these forms of abuses while increasing livelihood and reproductive health services; 2) Expands the membership of both organizations in their respective areas to strengthen support for programs and advocacies; 3) Identifies additional champions from the community who will lead / support in advancing women’s issues, especially in relation to ending violence; and 4) Develops knowledge on accessing the Gender and Development budget of the local government unit and continue to strengthen inquiries and arguments in relation to its utilization through continuous dialogue.
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