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[5-minute read] It’s time to rethink the common Filipino belief that puts immense pressure on children to succeed and provide for parents and siblings.

Read this commentary by our Executive Director published last month on the Inquirer: https://opinion.inquirer.net/176274/the-role-of-kids-in-filipino-families

𝑱𝒐𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎!

We are currently looking for a Finance Assistant who will be responsible in managing the organization's finances, including tracking expenses, handling cash, and ensuring accurate cash flow records.
His/her responsibilities also include facilitating the organization’s registration and renewal with the Bureau of Internal Revenue Office (BIR), managing the monthly and annual submission of withholding taxes, including the corresponding alphalist to the BIR, as well as handling program staff liquidation of funds, among others.

Please click on the link for the complete job description and application requirements and procedures: rootsofhealth.org/job-opening-finance-assistant

Our community health advocates connect hundreds of women and young people in communities to Roots of Health’s reproductive health services and information. With their leadership, we are able to change lives for the better.

“𝐈 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐈’𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧; 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐈𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭, 𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐃-𝟏𝟗 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜.
𝐈 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐮𝐭𝐲 - 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬.”

𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗵𝘂𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗳 𝗧𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗴
𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 (𝗖𝗛𝗔) 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮
𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆-𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗜𝗩 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗖𝗕𝗦) 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿

Roots of Health is seeking a Project Assistant for a fixed period of six months to support the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) team. Reporting to the Senior MEL Officer, the Project Assistant will fulfill tasks relating to project monitoring and data management.

The Project Assistant will be responsible for encoding various types of health-related data, including contraceptive services, prenatal services, community advocate checklists, training assessments, and outreach data. He/she will ensure data accuracy, log changes, and maintain backups. Additional tasks include data collection, filing documents, and regularly updating the database.

To know more about this opening, kindly check out this link: https://rootsofhealth.org/job-opening-project-assistant/

Steady consistent efforts in the fight against HIV yield significant results! 🙌 🥰

Congratulations to the local government unit of Puerto Princesa City on its Outstanding Achievement in Policy and Service Delivery citation, received at the culminating activity of the Communities Operationalizing People-centered HIV Response (COPE) Project.

The award recognizes the success of the amended HIV Ordinance No. 1241 which strengthens and invests in Puerto Princesa's HIV response and establishes a dedicated Local AIDS Council for it. Roots of Health played a pivotal role in this development, leading efforts to lobby for and ultimately secure the passage of the enhanced HIV ordinance.

Aside from strengthening government policies and systems, our HIV program focuses on reducing HIV infections and fostering a supportive community for people living with HIV(PLWH) in Palawan. By partnering with organizations like Tandikan Puerto Princesa Inc., a grassroots organization empowering communities by raising awareness for rights-based HIV-related services, we are reaching more people with essential services like free condoms, screenings, and vital medical care.

We believe that small but persistent efforts pave the way toward a future free from HIV.

We are deeply grateful and proud to be part of this recognition. Every acknowledgment fuels our commitment to continue supporting our communities and protecting all against HIV.

Thank you for standing with us on this important journey!

August is National Family Planning Month. Read today's PDI commentary by our Exec Director Amina Evangelista-Swanepoel on the nexus of social protection and family planning services in easing the socio-economic pressures endured by our children.

Today's Inquirer Commentary (Aug. 24, 2024).

READ MORE: https://inqnews.net/Comm0824
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August is National Family Planning Month. Read this commentary by our Exec Director Ami Evangelista Swanepoel on the nexus of social protection and family planning services in easing the socio-economic pressures endured by our children.

The role of kids in Filipino families Carlos Yulo’s rise to fame as a double medalist at the Olympics, and the ensuing social media kerfuffle involving his family, struck a sensitive chord in the Filipino collective consciousness. It

𝐋𝐄𝐓'𝐒 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐇 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓

Atty. Lorna Kapunan was right to enlighten Senator Robin Padilla on marital consent during the recent Senate hearing on s*xual harassment, stressing that both spouses have the right to refuse s*x, even within marriage.

While this may seem like common sense, many Filipinos share Senator Padilla’s view as shown by our analysis of the 2021 Young Fertility and Sexuality Study (YAFS5) by the University of the Philippines Population Institute. Over 30 percent of young people – males and females aged 15 to 24 – in the four regions we work in believe “it is the wife’s duty to have s*x with her husband whenever he wants it”.

Instead of getting lost in outrage, we must focus on how to address this troubling mindset.

Roots of Health has been providing free s*xual and reproductive health information and services in Palawan for 15 years. Our research shows that a significant percentage of first s*xual encounters among young people in the province are unplanned, and many are coerced. This has serious consequences, contributing to high rates of teenage pregnancy, single parent households, abortion, and the rapid spread of s*xually transmitted infections, including HIV.

The YAFS5 and our own Youth Survey indicate that young people often turn to social media, family, and friends for information on s*x and relationships. Unfortunately, many older generations, including figures like Senator Padilla, lack accurate knowledge themselves.

As an NGO committed to improving awareness and behavior around s*xual health, we conduct community sessions and create digital platforms like malayaako.ph, and the I Choose and Usapang K pages, to reach young people with credible, non-judgmental information in the Tagalog language. Consent is one of our most popular topics.

However, our efforts alone are not enough. We need the Department of Education (DepEd) to implement comprehensive s*xuality education as mandated by the 2012 Reproductive Health Law and the 2018 DepEd memo. Teachers need proper training to confidently and effectively teach these essential topics.

The recent controversy around Senator Padilla should serve as a wake-up call. We all have a responsibility to understand and promote the importance of consent, especially to our children. We call on the Philippine government, particularly DepEd, to fulfill its mandate and roll out comprehensive s*xuality education now.

August is International Youth Month. No one should be coerced into s*x, whether in a long-term relationship or not. Let’s work together to guide young people in making informed decisions about their s*xual and reproductive health and rights, so they can develop and thrive. # # #

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*Press Statement by Roots of Health, 17 August 2024
*To know more about our advocacies, visit www.rootsofhealth.org

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Join our team! 💗 Roots of Health is seeking a Communications Officer who will be based in Puerto Princesa, Palawan.

The Communications Officer will assist the Media Manager in boosting our online and offline media presence. They will help create and implement communications strategies that will raise public awareness on our s*xual and reproductive health advocacies. raise our organization's profile, and increase our impact.

Their duties include helping in the creation and publication of digital and print media, such as reels, photo stories, social media posts, presentation decks, brochures, posters, and others.

Full description responsibilities and benefits, as well as application requirements here:

JOB OPENING: Communications Officer - Roots Of Health Roots of Health is seeking a Communications Officer who will assist our Media Manager in boosting our online and offline media presence. The Communications Officer will help create and implement communications strategies that contribute to improving the impact of the organization’s work, increase ...

"𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙛𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙭 𝙚𝙙 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙭𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙗𝙚𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙧. 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝙨𝙚𝙭 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨."

Our public school teachers need training to implement Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) and effectively provide information to our students!

Learn more on this op-ed piece by our Executive Director Amina Evangelista Swanepoel: https://ashoka.rappler.com/627/marcos-angara-must-help-teachers-teach-s*x-ed/?fbclid=IwY2xjawEetshleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHRbHbU6OF-QUkfhx0F7La8brZVbAD_ZaJsUlmRcpHw1-kwBipXgnGNsAYA_aem_FcO3kph3DRjACmjlP6ozqw

Marcos, Angara must help teachers teach s*x ed The President and DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara must prioritize teachers’ professional development in comprehensive s*xuality education (CSE).

[OP-ED] Hope springs today, as the new school year starts. We have a new DepEd secretary and the President just announced upskilling programs and benefit packages for public school teachers.

But will they train teachers to rollout comprehensive s*xuality education?

Read this piece by our Executive Director Amina Evangelista-Swanepoel that discusses why this is crucial for all Filipino learners today and for generations to come.

CLICK HERE: https://ashoka.rappler.com/627/marcos-angara-must-help-teachers-teach-s*x-ed/

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“𝗜 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜’𝘃𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺. 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴.

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗶𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝘅𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲, 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆. 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.

𝗪𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀. 𝗜'𝗺 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱. ”

-Danver Paalan
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager

It is with profound sadness that Roots of Health mourns the passing of Karen Puertollano, who served with us as a midwife from February 2018 to March 2019.

Karen was a wonderful colleague and an incredibly beautiful person inside and out. She was gentle and kind and had a nurturing way about her. Everyone loved Karen – our colleagues, community volunteers, and clients, especially the young ones that she cared for.

Karen’s faith in God was a guiding light in her life, and she consistently uplifted those around her with her positivity and belief in the power of prayer.

We are devastated by this loss, as Karen was a beloved member of our Roots of Health family. We extend our sympathies to her loving husband and her family in this time of grief.

We believe that empowering women to take charge of their reproductive health is crucial for a brighter future. 💪✨

Our advocacy for gender equality and women empowerment is essential for sustainable development for all peoples. Empowering women to make informed decisions about s*xual relations, contraceptive use, and reproductive health care is key to achieveing this goal.

In our 15-year journey, we have served 127,800 women through our free clinical services and outreach programs. We protected 60,780 women from unplanned pregnancies and provided prenatal care for 4,200 women. 🤰❤️

Beyond our services, we continuously gather data and insights from the field to better understand the challenges and deliver the best solutions to our clients.
We commemorate World Population Day and advocate for a world where every woman has the right to shape her own future.

Learn more about our work and how you can be part of it!

Building healthy relationships is essential to women’s reproductive health.

Our Young Couples Communication program in the Philippines is centered on effective communication and consent, nurturing the foundations of positive and respectful partnerships. 💑

Support more young couples and their families now.

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🌈✨Puerto Princesa City came alive on June 30 with the colors of Pride! Over 450 participants including Roots of Health marched to show support to the LGBTQIA+ community.

Marching throughout the city to end at the City Coliseum, the parade featured colorful outfits and a festive energy. The Coliseum hosted booth activities, a costume competition, a moving candlelight memorial, and drag performances by our youth advocate queens.

The Roots of Health booth was a hit, with a mirror selfie activity, brochures on our s*xual and reproductive health services, giveaway stickers, and over 200 free condoms. We treated the crowd to prizes through a game show that shared tidbits of information on contraceptives, HIV, and healthy relationships.

Roots of Health is incredibly proud to be part of the PPC Pride event again this year. We remain committed to supporting the LGBTQ+ community through our clinical outreach and community-building efforts.

Join us on KeriTogether as we continue to advocate for and uplift each other!

We celebrate the power of informed choices and women taking control of their futures.💪🏼

Our clinical team visited Bahai Arugaan ni Maria, a reproductive health and birthing clinic in Aborlan, Puerto Princesa and happily served 63 women in the community by giving them access to contraceptive implants.

We partnered with Palawan State University-College of Nursing and Health Sciences to also provide women with proper knowledge in family planning. This proved to be successful as the participants showed keen interest in learning about various contraceptive options, particularly the implant. They were impressed by its efficacy and convenience.

We’re happy to see that women are more empowered to make informed decisions when they have the right knowledge, access, and support. 🌸

If you’re passionate about providing high quality and non-judgmental reproductive health (RH) services to women and girls, then this job is for you!

Roots of Health (Ugat ng Kalusugan) is seeking a Registered Nurse or Midwife who will work with our clinical team to fulfill tasks relating to clinical service delivery including administering contraceptive counseling and services, prenatal and postnatal check-ups, pap smears, pelvic and breast exams, and other procedures. The Nurse and Midwife will also be responsible in providing RH information through online content creation and community-based classes for women and teens in Palawan.

Join our team! To know more about the terms of reference and application procedures, and requirements, click on the link in our bio!

If you're passionate about providing high quality and non-judgmental reproductive health (RH) services to women and girls, then this job is for you!

Roots of Health (Ugat ng Kalusugan) is seeking a Registered Nurse or Midwife who will work with our clinical team to fulfill tasks relating to clinical service delivery including administering contraceptive counseling and services, prenatal and postnatal check-ups, pap smears, pelvic and breast exams, and other procedures. The Nurse and Midwife will also be responsible in providing RH information through online content creation and community-based classes for women and teens in Palawan.

Join our team and click on the link below to know more about the terms of reference and application procedures, and requirements: https://rootsofhealth.org/job-opening-registered-nurse-or-midwife-2/

🎉 Exciting News! 🎉

We are thrilled to announce that the Roots of Health clinics have once again achieved accreditation from both the Department of Health (DOH) and Philippine Health Insurance (PhilHealth). 🏆

This accreditation reflects our commitment to excellence, as we successfully passed a meticulous process of documentation, rigorous inspection, and strict compliance to meet the high standards set by DOH and PhilHealth.

With this recognition, our two clinics can continue offering high-quality, trustworthy, affordable reproductive health services to our clients.

At Roots of Health, we remain dedicated to delivering the highest quality reproductive health services to our community. Thank you for your continued support! ❤️✨

Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈

Here at Roots of Health we stand in solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ community. We embrace everyone for who they are and empower others to do the same everyday.

Roots of Health offers non-judgemental s*xual and reproductive health services to all. We partner with LGBTQIA+ organizations, increase access to free clinical services and contraceptives, train health workers on non-discriminatory community-based HIV screening, and provide comprehensive s*xuality education to young people.

While this month is dedicated to the celebration of pride, our celebration continues everyday of the year. Join us as we continue to fight for everyone’s freedom to be their most authentic selves.

Through our comprehensive s*x education sessions, we have learned that a lot of girls believe that period blood is dirty 😓

We’re determined to debunk this belief and equip girls and boys with the right knowledge about menstrual health!

Exciting news! We recently had the chance to bring free ligation and vasectomy services closer to Palaweños through our partnership with DKT Philippines Foundation !

Permanent family planning methods in the Philippines can cost almost 4 times the monthly income of an average Filipino. The cost, coupled with misconceptions, make these an unpopular choice for most.

To ease concerns and encourage more people to avail of these services, Roots of Health conducted an information campaign on ligation and vasectomy online and in-person. Our clinical team provided comprehensive guidance to interested women and men during a pre-screening event at our clinic. They also ensured that those who were interested in the procedures were medically assessed to ensure safety and suitability. We supported the clients from the initial consultation, through the operation, and into the postoperative stage.

We’re happy to share that 25 clients (21 female and 4 male) availed of the procedures and are now worry-free against unplanned pregnancies!

We look forward to conducting more of these activities with our partners and empowering more Filipinos to plan their families by providing a range of contraceptive options, including permanent ones.

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It's Month, but young people still find it difficult to access s*x ed.

We’re working closely with educators and youth leaders to ensure that essential information on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH) reaches young people in schools and communities.

Our team constantly creates age-appropriate and localized resources for teens to learn more about ASRH. We also work with the Department of Education to mainstream our resources and teaching methods into the public school system.

Young people deserve accurate and comprehensive ASRH information designed for them, so they can make healthy decisions about s*x and relationships, now and in the future 💪✨

Explore our resources:
https://ugatngkalusugan.org/