Roots of Health is an award-winning reproductive health organization providing education and services to underserved Filipinos since 2009.
Puerto Princesa, Philippines
Joined March 2010
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The goal of CSE, which will be integrated at all levels of education, is to “develop” the skills of young people for them to “make informed decisions.” rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/thi…
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Another group, Roots of Health, cites a UP study that found that 30% of people aged 15 to 24 still believe "it is the wife’s duty to have sex with her husband whenever he wants it," and calls for the urgent need to teach people about the importance of consent. rappler.com/philippines/cons…
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In our financial lit project with rural Palawan mothers via @rootsofhealth,we discovered that debt from predatory loans severely impacted incomes & quality of life.Hard for them to assess a loan scheme bec they couldnt +, -, x, ÷. Lack of numeracy fuels intergenerational poverty.
Karol Mark Yee, executive director of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II), shared the commission's findings on the learning gaps of students during DepEd's national learning camp.
Yee said that the estimated learning gap among Filipinos is about 5.5 years — a problem that requires the Department of Education to tap other agencies for help through a cabinet cluster.
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Read #AshokaFellow Amina Evangelista Swanepoel’s latest op-ed on Rappler
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FOUR DAYS LEFT until the official Zine launch for Florilegium 2024! 💐📆
This 2024, all sales from this Zine is in fundraising efforts for Ugat ng Kalusugan, or Roots of Health.
Florilegium will be opening orders soon, blooming soon near you. 🌻
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Potted plants flourish in a Bajau resettlement site and partner community of our non-profit @rootsofhealth during our visit yesterday. An insistence on life and dignity amidst the subhuman living conditions they were forced into by market-driven urban development in Palawan. – at Quezon City, National Capital Region
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Join us in honoring the remarkable women-led organizations who are leading the charge for #SRHR and choice. Today we celebrate @rootsofhealth in the #Philippines for World Contraceptive Day! #WorldContraceptiveDay #Contraception #Equality
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Join us in honoring the remarkable women-led organizations who are leading the charge for #SRHR and choice. Today we celebrate @rootsofhealth in the #Philippines for World Contraceptive Day! #WorldContraceptiveDay #Contraception #Equality
Learn more: hubs.ly/Q023nCB50
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Breakthrough ACTION supported @rootsofhealth, a champion of women and teen health, to develop teen-appropriate content about COVID-19. Read WHO’s latest COVID-19 Situation Report for the Philippines to learn more. who.int/philippines/internal…
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This case shows the potential of integrating sexual & reproductive health & rights in #DRRM plans & the crucial role of women in grassroots preparedness & response. Excited to help plan for more initiatives in long-term contraception & DRR with @rootsofhealth very soon 💜
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Odette destroyed community health center(in photo) & washed out community's contraceptive supplies. @rootsofhealth promptly sent pills & condoms. Knowing women would be busy with recovery, volunteers Nikki & Raquel proactively went house to house to deliver ontraceptives.
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Sexual & reproductive health & rights (#SRHR) NGO @rootsofhealth
(where I serve on the board) started clinical services, educational programs & contraceptive distribution during start of pandemic. When Typhoon Odette struck the area in Dec'21, community already embraced SRHR
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Unplanned pregnancies can place heavy financial pressures on women &families affected by Covid lockdowns & Odette/Rai. But 1yr after the typhoon struck the fisherfolk of Brgy Langugan in Palawan, there are only 3 pregnancies in the community,all planned💜 How did this happen?
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So proud of @rootsofhealth Exec Director @amievangelista for representing women & girls' voices & experiences at the PH Senate today. Kumare ko yan! Looking forward to the institutionalisation of measures to further assist women in living safe, empowered & fulfilling lives.
🔴 LIVE NOW! Senate Committee Hearing on the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention bills.
Our Executive Director Amina Evangelista-Swanepoel will speak about our insights and recommendations having worked to reduce teenage pregnancy in Palawan for 14 years.
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"Let's separate sexual from reproductive life. Sexual rights are one thing, and reproductive rights are another." @LifshitzLisel, Mujeres Aliadas
@MakingCentsIntl @YPLearning @USAID @rootsofhealth @SoulCity_SA @phinahkodisang
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Let's be the guardians of young people and give them a better world. - Phinah Kodisang, @SoulCity_SA
@MakingCentsIntl @YPLearning @USAID @LifshitzLisel @rootsofhealth @phinahkodisang
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To care for each other during #COVID, we take into account everyone's different life circumstances--having children, older parents, medical conditions, or the like. At the same time, we realize that we share experiences; most of us have suffered #GBV. @LifshitzLisel
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"To communicate w/youth during #COVID, be consistent & emphasize key take-aways. There is a magic when people are in person, but you have to adapt. So we've been doing hybrid events, where some people are live and some online." - Aika Pagusara, @rootsofhealth @YPLearning
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Some post-COVID reflections by @SoulCity_SA
- Young people have lost so much, given that 50% of families in #SouthAfrica have single parents.
- We are using videos to challenge the normalization of rape and #GenderBasedViolence. Society is held back by oppression of young women.
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Join #YouthPower's gender community of practice here: youthpower.org/group/gender-…
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