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Asliah Lomangco works on her sewing machine. She is part of the Creating Spaces Project which supports single mothers like Asliah who survived child, early and forced marriage. (Photo: Ferdinandh Cabrera/Oxfam)

Lanao Del Sur women campaigns to end child, early force marriage practices

In 2017, Asliah and her family lost almost everything in a huge fire that gutted their house and dozens others in Campo Ranao, Marawi City, Lanao del Sur.In 2017, Asliah and her family lost almost everything in a huge fire that gutted their house and dozens others in Campo Ranao, Marawi City, Lanao...

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We’ll be supporting four local journalists in producing news features that look deeper into societal inequalities experienced by Filipinos during the pandemic. Local, regional and national Filipino journalists are invited to send two story pitches each.

Realyn Rapatan manages the Tuba "coconut wine" business of the Marigold Women's group. The formation of self-help groups is part of the SHARPER Project of Oxfam, SIKAT, and partner organizations. (Photo: Alren Beronio/Oxfam)

Self-help groups allow women in Yolanda-hit town to earn a living, prepare for the next storm

Julie Chenido could think of other important uses for her P25 but it’s an amount she’s willing to contribute to her community organization, especially since the money will be used to ensure the safety of her family and other residents of the island village of San Isidro, in Dolores, Eastern Samar.

Restituta Benaso and Jenne Rose Benaso, survivors of Typhoon Yolanda in 2013, are among those who received disaster preparedness training through Oxfam Pilipinas and partner organizations’ Strengthening Harmonized Action for Disaster Risk Reduction, Preparedness and Early Recovery (SHARPER) Project. (Photo: Alren Beronio/Oxfam)

Coastal village once devastated by Yolanda, now equipped against disasters

When Super Typhoon ‘Haiyan’ (local name: Yolanda) struck the town of Lawaan in Eastern Samar in the early morning of November 8, 2013, the residents of Barangay Guinob-an were shocked not just by the sheer amount of devastation but also the realization that they had nowhere safe to go to.

Juanday Esmael, (Maguindanao Alliance of Youth Advocates) MAYA president, fixes the Child Early and Forced Marriage info material before the session in Guindulungan, Maguindanao. MAYA is supported by the The Creating Spaces Project, which is funded by the Government of Canada through Global Affairs Canada and implemented by Oxfam Pilipinas, United Youth of the Philippines-Women (UnYPhil-Women), Al-Mujadilah Women’s Association (AMWA) and other partner organizations. (Photo: Princess Taroza/Oxfam)

The Future of BARMM: Students stand up against child marriage

Juanday and Farhana are childhood best friends who grew up in Guindulungan, Maguindanao. They were classmates from elementary until college, and both were student leaders. Since grade school, Juanday and Farhana witnessed early child and forced marriages and violence against women in their...