How can small producers get back in the game?
Monday, May 6th, 2013 Posted in Agriculture and Fisheries, Bloggers, Grow, Reflections, Rural Women | No Comments »This opening remarks is delivered by Dante Dalabajan, Oxfam Mindanao Programme's (OMP) Building Resilient and Adaptive Communities and Institutions in Mindanao (BINDS) Project Manager, during the Back in the Game Briefing Paper Launch and Roundtable Discussion held last April 17. ...
Casiguran March for Justice: Walk for Land, Water and Forest Daily Updates
Wednesday, November 28th, 2012 Posted in Grow, Land Use, Poverty, Rural Women | No Comments »Oxfam in the Philippines is supporting and closely monitoring developments of the ongoing march of Casiguran farmers, fishers and indigenous people against the Aurora Pacific Economic Zone. We will be continuously posting updates on this page. CASIGURAN MARCH Wrap-Up Day 5 (November ...
Rural women needs immense support from government
Wednesday, October 17th, 2012 Posted in Creative Solutions, Grow, Resources, Rural Women, Women's Empowerment, Women's Market | No Comments »In the second day of the 4th Women's Market, members of the Pambansang Koalisyon ng Kababaihan sa Kanayunan (PKKK) held a Rural Women Development Partners Forum. It served as a venue for rural women to give a situationer of their ...
Women farmers demand more support for local women’s produce, 4th Women’s Market held at Quezon City Hall Plaza
Wednesday, October 17th, 2012 Posted in Agriculture and Fisheries, Grow, Rural Women, Women's Empowerment, Women's Market | No Comments »Manila, Philippines (16 October 2012) — Women farmers and fishers from various regions of Luzon came together on World Food Day calling on government to establish social enterprises that focus on women and support local products in the rural areas. ...
Manila’s famous chefs, foodies call everyone to “Grow. Cook. Eat.” as Steph Zubiri, Oxfam launch 2013 Food Heroes Calendar on International Rural Women’s Day
Wednesday, October 17th, 2012 Posted in Agriculture and Fisheries, Celebrities, Creative Solutions, Grow, Rural Women, Women's Empowerment | No Comments »Manila, Philippines (15 October 2012) — Manila’s famous chefs, foodies, bloggers recently graced the launch of Steph Zubiri and Oxfam’s “Grow. Cook. Eat. Food Heroes 2013 Calendar” at Milkyway Restaurant in Makati City. The launch coincides with the celebration of ...
Video: how to climate-proof a beautiful island
Friday, June 1st, 2012 Posted in Climate Change, DEPENSA, Poverty, Rural Women, Videos, Women's Empowerment | No Comments »The Philippines is famed for its breathtaking coastlines of sugar-fine white sand and pristine waters. Home to more than 7,000 islands, it boasts of rich marine biodiversity and natural marvels like lagoons and exquisite rock formations. This short film, An ...
A babysitter’s diary: girl power & hope in the age of the open market
Monday, May 14th, 2012 Posted in Bloggers, Grow, Rural Women, Women's Empowerment | 6 Comments »By Glenn Maboloc Spring had begun in Istanbul when we arrived last April, a break from the summer that was starting to test people’s patience in Manila. We had traveled more than 13 hours to reach the former capital of Turkey for ...
Women at the forefront of change
Wednesday, April 25th, 2012 Posted in Bloggers, Grow, Rural Women, Women's Empowerment | No Comments »Zenaida 'Zeny' Mansiliohan is the vice president of the National Rural Women Congress, an organization supported by Oxfam in the Philippines to advance the rights of women from the countryside who produce half of the country's food. Under its campaign GROW, which ...