The DSWD Men on the MOVE was there!

The DSWD Men on the MOVE actively participated in the MOVE RUN TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN [VAW] which was organized by the MOVE Philippines and conducted in the City of Makati on December 6, 2009.

The MOVE RUN TO END VAW is an advocacy run initiated by the MOVE Philippines and MOVE organizations from various agencies and institutions in line with the 18-Day Campaign to end VAW.

Fresh from the DSWD MOVE National Consultation Conference it has completed on December 2-3, 2009 at the DSWD Central Office, the DSWD Men on the MOVE participated in the MOVE RUN TO END VAW to illustrate yet another form of commitment to the advocacy campaign to end violence against women and affirm its solidarity with the MOVE Philippines and the other MOVE organizations.

The DSWD Men on the MOVE intends to continue its planned advocacy activities and participate in various events that will be conducted by the MOVE Philippines to support advocacy to stop violence against women in the country and elsewhere. 

The DSWD Men on the MOVE intends to work towards a gender fair institution.

DSWD Men on the MOVE Condemn the Maguindanao Massacre!

No to Violence!
No to Warlords!
No to Private Armies!


Yes to Justice!
Yes to Freedom of Speech!
Yes to Human Rights!

DSWD Men on the MOVE: Our Vision of a Gender-Fair Society

DSWD MOVE Gender Sensitivity Training, 11/13/09


Members of Workshop Group No. 1 illustrate their vision of a gender-fair society:

Pagkakaisa;
Unity in the family;
Palakihin ng maayos ang mga bata;
Walang awayan;
Equal rights to education and medical services;
No discrimination and equal rights/opportunity to exercise profession;
Healthy workplace and environment;
Laws must apply to all otherwise not at all.

Members of Workshop Group No. 2 draw their vision of a gender-fair society:

Justice;
Sa batas, pantay-pantay ang lalaki at babae;
Fair opportunity in politics;
Fair opportunity for all to join and contribute para maging mahusay at maunlad ang bansa;
Pantay na lipunan;
Bigyan ang mga kababaihan ng pantay na oportunidad

Members of Workshop Group No. 3 work on their vision of a gender-fair society: Timbangan; Pagkakapantay-pantay; matibay na pundasyon; magkakasama at nagkakaisa sa pag taguyod ng pagkaka-pantay-pantay; "Kung ano ang kayang gawin ng lalaki kayang gawin ng babae at kung ano ang kayang gawin ng babae, kayang gawin ng lalaki."

 

Members of Workshop Group No. 1 complete their masterpiece - their vision of a gender-fair society: Malusog na tahanan; binubuo ng tatay bilang haligi at nanay bilang ilaw. Nagsisikap na mapaganda at maging maayos ang bahay at buhay; Pinangangalagaan ang kalikasan; May pantay na karapatan at malayang pagpapahayag; may pag-iibigan; Lahat ng tao pantay-pantay sa karapatan; May proteksiyon sa kalikasan.

 

The DSWD Men on the MOVE

For many years now, various women’s groups, the academe, private sector and government have addressed the issue of violence against women (VAW) in different ways. Quite a number of intervention programs on services, advocacy, policy development and capacity building among others, have been developed and implemented. However, a great majority of these approaches focus on women victims and potential victims. For years, one component of the VAW equation, the men-either as the main perpetrators of or advocates against VAW- have been overlooked.

The National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW), the policy advisory body to the Office of the President on women and gender concerns, has initiated a number of anti-VAW advocacy activities involving men, such as fora, exhibits and public information and education campaigns. These undertakings generated support from a number of prominent Filipino men namely, the Former Chief Justice Hilario G. Davide Jr., Former Senate President Franklin M. Drilon and Vice President Noli De Castro. Likewise, the male-dominated agencies such as the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Department of National Defense (DND) actively participated in the mentioned activities.

To sustain and institutionalize as well as to systematize these efforts, the NCRFW formally launched the “Men Opposed to Violence Against Women (VAW) Everywhere or MOVE” during the commemoration of the 18-Day Campaign to End VAW. The launching of MOVE on November 27, 2006 was one of the highlights of the campaign.

MOVE is an organization of men who committed themselves to be actively involved in the elimination of VAW. It is also a group of caring, pro-active and principled men who are dedicated to the cause of making the Philippines free from VAW. MOVE members are men from various organizations, including the government, private sector, academe and non-government organizations.

MOVE specifically seeks to: a) speak out against VAW; b) examine, propose and formulate total male involvement and actions in the elimination of VAW; c) form partnerships and linkages with similar groups working on VAW, locally and internationally; d) organize and conduct researches, studies and fora in recognition of the social effects of VAW for policy and program development; and e) establish resource network on VAW.

Since its creation in 2006, MOVE is able to formulate its plans for 2007, participate in a number of advocacy activities, both local and international, initiate capacity building undertakings and establish its organizational structure and internal mechanisms.

As the leader in social protection that responds to the needs and welfare of disadvantaged women, the DSWD through its Social Technology Bureau [STB] organized the MOVE at the DSWD Central Office on March 20, 2009. The group aptly called itself The DSWD Men Opposed to Violence Against Women Everywhere, hence the DSWD Men on the MOVE.