18 Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women and Children – November 2023 “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”                                                      Lady Liberty, New York “I eat death…

Women’s Month Talks at DFA by MCCC Hernandez, 26 March 2024 As March is Women’s Month, the Department of Foreign Affairs and other government agencies have been quite busy with a wide menu of Gender and Development-related events and talks. Among these are two Project Urduha initiatives: A talk on Red Flags in Relationships and…

Assistance to Filipina-Palestinians from Gaza by MCCC Hernandez, 30 December 2023 On 17 December 2023, Cecelia of Project Urduha delivered hygiene products to the women of the Filipino-Palestinian families recently repatriated from Gaza and temporarily housed in dormitories in UP Diliman. We hope to follow this up with a livelihood project for the mothers, as…

Project URDUHA Launch at DFA – 28 March 2023 Article by MCCC Hernandez, photos by DFA-OPCD, posters by Diplomatic League Project Urduha launched on 28 March 2023 at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Pasay City with a talk on psychological resilience and a physical self defense activity. A joint project of DFA- Office of…

Our Vision: A community of empowered survivors and advocates changing perceptions and upending grim realities for women everywhere. Our Mission: Create, Educate, and Advocate for a culture of holistic self defense. In line with the above, we are creating a hub of reliable resources for women empowerment through holistic self defense. This hub will include…