Third World Movement Against the Exploitation of Women
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Third World Movement Against the Exploitation of Women (TW-MAE-W) started on Human Rights Day
, 10 December 1980, led by Sister Mary Soledad Perpinan.
It is directed towards the liberation of women from all kinds of oppression and exploitation based on sex, race or class.
In the Philippines
, it is engaged in direct services for survivors of incest, rape
and the sex trade.
It spearheaded the protest against Japanese sex tours on Human Rights Day, December 10, 1980, its foundation date.
The programme really got going after Brother Andrew, head of La Salle University, offered scholarships to learn computer work to a mama san (brothel manager), her daughter and two bar girls.
From this small beginning, TW-MAE-W created seven dropin centres and three homes around the country, run by 35 female staff members. In addition, the Bethany Transition Home in Quezon City, Manila, houses 10-20 women, all of whom have outside jobs.
In 2007 they held an Anti-Human Trafficking workshop.
and exploitation
.
They offer Drop-In Centers and Growth Homes and Transition Homes to victims.
Other income-generating projects include beekeeping (honey production), candlemaking, catering, and massage.
, Subic
, Cebu City
, General Santos City, and Angeles City
. Here, women and children survivors of the sex slavery trade are befriended and dealt with by trained staff and fieldworkers to avail of programs and services at the center.
Human Rights Day
Human Rights Day is celebrated annually across the world on 10 December.The date was chosen to honor the United NationsGeneral Assembly's adoption and proclamation, on 10 December 1948, of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights , the first global enunciation of human rights...
, 10 December 1980, led by Sister Mary Soledad Perpinan.
It is directed towards the liberation of women from all kinds of oppression and exploitation based on sex, race or class.
In the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, it is engaged in direct services for survivors of incest, rape
Rape
Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse, which is initiated by one or more persons against another person without that person's consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority or with a person who is incapable of valid consent. The...
and the sex trade.
History
By 1981, TW-MAE-W had initiated a number of demonstrations in the Southeast Asian capitals to gain momentum and support.It spearheaded the protest against Japanese sex tours on Human Rights Day, December 10, 1980, its foundation date.
The programme really got going after Brother Andrew, head of La Salle University, offered scholarships to learn computer work to a mama san (brothel manager), her daughter and two bar girls.
From this small beginning, TW-MAE-W created seven dropin centres and three homes around the country, run by 35 female staff members. In addition, the Bethany Transition Home in Quezon City, Manila, houses 10-20 women, all of whom have outside jobs.
In 2007 they held an Anti-Human Trafficking workshop.
Programs & Services
The programs and services of TW-MAE-W are geared towards the sector of children and women survivors of sexual abuseSexual abuse
Sexual abuse, also referred to as molestation, is the forcing of undesired sexual behavior by one person upon another. When that force is immediate, of short duration, or infrequent, it is called sexual assault. The offender is referred to as a sexual abuser or molester...
and exploitation
Exploitation
This article discusses the term exploitation in the meaning of using something in an unjust or cruel manner.- As unjust benefit :In political economy, economics, and sociology, exploitation involves a persistent social relationship in which certain persons are being mistreated or unfairly used for...
.
They offer Drop-In Centers and Growth Homes and Transition Homes to victims.
Livelihood Projects
Handbags are made by their women using materials from different sources which are then sold.Other income-generating projects include beekeeping (honey production), candlemaking, catering, and massage.
Belen drop-in Centers
The drop in centers have been opended at Pasay City, Quezon City, Batangas CityBatangas City
- Foreign Rule :The first Spanish missionaries arrived in Batangas City since 1572. Finally on 1581 Spanish authorities governing the Philippines created a pueblo in the area which included the hill where the present Provincial Capitol of Batangas stands after the formal end of the Coumintang...
, Subic
Subic
Subic can mean any of the following:*House of Šubić, a noble clan from Dalmatia.*Subic Bay, in the Philippines.*Subic, Zambales, a municipality in the Philippines.*Subic Bay Freeport Zone , an economic free trade area in the Philippines....
, Cebu City
Cebu City
The City of Cebu is the capital city of Cebu and is the second largest city in the Philippines, the second most significant metropolitan centre in the Philippines and known as the oldest settlement established by the Spaniards in the country.The city is located on the eastern shore of Cebu and was...
, General Santos City, and Angeles City
Angeles City
The City of Angeles , located within the province of Pampanga in the Philippines, is locally classified as a first-class, highly-urbanized city. Its name is derived from El Pueblo de los Ángeles in honor of its patron saints, Los Santos Ángeles de los Custodios , and the name of its founder, Don...
. Here, women and children survivors of the sex slavery trade are befriended and dealt with by trained staff and fieldworkers to avail of programs and services at the center.