WLB, together with ACE Mabateños, conducted several informal discussions in three identified Barangay in Masbate namely, Barangays Alas and Tagpu in Mandaon, and Barangay Panubigan in Balud. Two groups from each community were met: (1) adult support group which...
The Women’s Legal Fund (WLF) is a cross-cutting program of WLB which aims to strengthen women’s access to justice for a range of violations of women’s human rights. WLF promotes feminist legal advocacy, practice and methods that proceeds from women’s rights norms and...
Human Rights and Policy Advocacy (HR and Pol-Ad), as one of the core programs of WLB, aims to achieve the goal of increasing women’s access to justice and demanding accountability from the State for violations of women’s human rights. HR and Pol-Ad adopts a range of...
Accessing the law and the legal system is often one of the last options of Filipino women to address violations of her human rights, if considered at all. Women’s lack of information about these rights, the law and where to seek help, and costs of legal services that...