Cindy Cruz-Cabrera and Darlene Caramanzana worked with the Center of Women's Resources, a non-profit organization that conducts research and training for women, particularly grassroots women, as their fieldwork at the Department of Women and Development Studies at the University of the Philippines College of Social Work and Community Development. This presentation covered the first half of their fieldwork for the second semester AY2012-2013 - research on violence against women for Darlene, and the literacy and numeracy program for grassroots women for Cindy.

1. MIDTERM
FIELDWORK SHARING
Darlene Marquez-Caramanzana WD280
Cindy Cruz WD 281

2. Fieldwork Placement

3. Center for Women’s Resources
 founded In 1982
 Marcos dictatorship and
martial rule
 social and political unrest
 unstable economic condition
 civil and political repression
 many women actively
involved and engaged
themselves in the Oust
Marcos Movement

4. The Birth of CWR
 The Center for
Women’s
Resources was
born of the womb
of women’s
struggle for
liberation.

5. The Birth of CWR
 active involvement in various
political and social
movements
 the need to document and
consolidate women’s
experiences and stories of
courage and militancy.
 a need to put into writing the
struggles and stories of
sufferings that women have
to endure at a time of
repression and oppression

6.  Empowers women through
education work, part of
which is production of
modules for women.
 Produces modules on
Women’s Orientation.
 Helps in the consolidation
of data and experiences of
women in the context of an
intensifying repression.
30 Years of CWR

7. CWR Organizations
 assisted in facilitating the
birth of yet another
organization that will play a
major role in the history of
the women’s movement in
the Philippines –
GABRIELA (1984).
 paved the way for the
formation of SAMAKANA
(Samahan ng Malayang
Kababaihang Nagkakaisa),
a national organization of
women in the urban poor
communities.

8. CWR’s Mission
 To promote full participation of Filipino women in the
genuine development of Philippine society;
 To respond to the specific needs of women from
different sectors, particularly the grassroots women
by working with institutions, community and
voluntary groups concerned with programs for
people’s development.
 To popularize knowledge on women and
development through research and publications in
order to effect change in the consciousness of the
larger public; and
 To promote growth and consolidation of regional
women’s centers and sectoral women
organizations.

9. Programs and Services
Education and Training
 coordinates the “Paaralang Lisa Balando” (PLB),
an education training school for women in the
grassroots
 develops education modules and manuals and
training aids
 conducts instructor trainings, seminars and
discussion groups on women’s conditions and
issues.
 convenes the inter-organizational educators
consultation
 coordinates the annual education campaign for
March 8, the International Women’s Day.

10. Programs and Services
Advocacy and Publication
 Ensures that its research is packaged,
printed and disseminated in popular forms
 Organizes a yearly ULAT LILA forum on
women’s situations
 Produces various publications such as
Piglas Diwa, Usaping Lila, Ulat Lila and
Marso 8.

11. Programs and Services
Research and Data Bank
 conducts participatory research and
surveys on women’s conditions in the
different sectors and areas
 gathers macro and micro data on
sectoral, national, and global
developments and issues affecting
women.
 consolidates data gathered to produce
studies and situationers on women, which
are released in the Center’s various
publications.

12. Partners
 The organization serves
grassroots women –
peasants, workers, urban
poor and professionals
and students whom they
also encourage and
mobilize to help them in
their advocacy work.

13. CWR Activities
2nd Semester 2012-2013

14. The First of Many Meetings

15. Move to Mob:
One Billion Rising - UPLB

16. CWR 30th Anniversary

17. Move to Mob:
One Billion Rising – UPD, Trinoma

18. More to Come!

19. WD 280 – FIP I Work Plan
Darlene Marquez-Caramanzana
 PART I: Objectives of the Field Instruction
Program with CWR
 PART II: Participation in CWR Activities
 PART III: Other Output
 PART IV: Status of Objectives, Activities and
Deliverables

20. Principal Objective
 To participate in and reflect on women-
centered research and processes and its
contribution to grassroots women
empowerment

21. Specific Objectives
1. To make a Review of Related
Literature on State-Instigated Violence
Against Women.
2. To conduct a review of CWR’s
previous researches on women and
human rights (UNICEF and Research
Report on Human Rights) focusing on
conceptual framework, methods,
findings and recommendations.

22. Specific Objectives
3. To design a Concept Paper on Research on
Women and Human Rights Violations
(forms, impact, resistance) with particular
focus on State – Instigated Violence (e.g.
military rape, sexual harassment, seduction,
etc)
4. To gather initial data through Life Stories or
Semi-Structured Interviews on women and
their experiences on human rights violations
(Montalban, Tanay or Southern Tagalog,
Lakbayan from Mindanao)

23. Participation in CWR Activities
Objective: To participate in Other CWR activities
and reflect on the contributions and processes of
a women’s non-government institution in
advocacy and movement building such as:
1. CWR Anniversary
2. VAW Campaign
3. One Billion Rising – February 14, 2013
4. Ulat Lila (Fact Sheet) – January – February 2013
5. International Women’s Day
6. Voters’ Education – January to February
7. Orientation on CWR/Education sessions/Meetings

24. Other Output
 Review of Related Literature on Human
Rights and State-Instigated Violence Against
Women
 Report on Review of Researches made by
CWR on Women and Human Rights
Violations
 Concept Paper on a Research on Human
Rights Violations and Women
 Preliminary Findings of Focused Group
Discussions or Semi-Structured Interviews
with Human Rights Victims
 Reflections for Part 2 (CWR Activities)

25. Status of The Field Work Plan:
What Has Been Achieved So Far?
Expected Output Current Status
 Review of Related
Literature on Human
Rights and State
Instigated Violence
 Have reviewed two
(CWR) researches on
Women and Human
Rights
 Have reviewed some
journal articles on human
rights and sexual
violence against women
in times of conflict/war

26. Status of The Field Work Plan:
What Has Been Achieved So Far?
Expected Output Current Status
 Report on Review of
Researches made by
CWR on Women and
Human Rights Violations
 Concept Paper on a
Research on Human
Rights Violations and
Women
 The review has been
made; report will form
part of the Review of
Related Literature.
 IN PROCESS !!!!

27. Status of The Field Work Plan:
What Has Been Achieved So Far?
Expected Output Current Status
 Preliminary Findings of
Focused Group
Discussions or Semi-
Structured -Interviews
with Human Rights
Victims
 IN PROCESS
 Had a brainstorming
session with Ms. Jojo
Guan regarding the
Interview Questions.

28. Status of The Field Work Plan:
What Has Been Achieved So Far?
Expected Output Current Status
 Participate in and reflect
on CWR Activities
 Preparatory works for
CWR’s 30th Anniversary
last December 15, 2012
as registrar and (self-
assigned) photo
documentor. Cindy and I
also prepared CWR’s
photo exhibit during the
anniversary

29. Status of The Field Work Plan:
What Has Been Achieved So Far?
Expected Output Current Status
 Participate in and reflect
on CWR Activities
 Mobilization on
International Day of
Women Human Rights
Defenders
 Briefing and Preparatory
meeting on Ulat Lila
 Have Finished the First
Draft of the Ulat Lila
Assignments

30. Status of The Field Work Plan:
What Has Been Achieved So Far?
Expected Output Current Status
 Participate in and reflect
on CWR Activities
 Orientational Education
Sessions: Basic
Women’s Orientation and
Violence Against Women
 Launching of One Billion
Rising in Quezon City
and V-Men.
 Reflections are made
part of my inputs in the FI
Journal.

31. Total Number of Hours rendered
as of February 2, 2013
112 hours

32. WD 281 – FIP II Work Plan
Cindy Cruz
 PART I: Objectives of the Field Instruction
Program with CWR
 PART II: Participation in CWR Activities
 PART III: Other Output
 PART IV: Status of Objectives, Activities and
Deliverables

33. Principal Objectives
 To develop critical analyses of the
situation of women and men
 To implement interventions; and
 To develop specialized skills in
organizational and program
management and other aspects of
development work

34. Specific Objectives
1. To write a Review of Related Literature on
Literacy and Numeracy Training as a
Method of Empowering Grassroots Women
2. To evaluate CWR’s existing Literacy and
Numeracy or LITNUM modules –
achievement of objectives and revisions on
exercises and activities
 Materials: Assessing existing LITNUM modules
 Experience: Conducting separate FGDs with
former LITNUM participants and LITNUM
parateachers

35. Specific Objectives
3. To conduct a Literacy and Numeracy
training program (LITNUM) for urban poor
women, formerly teenage mothers (Module
3)
4. To create a draft of a continuation module
(Module 4)
5. To make recommendations for the future
conduct of the program and the
development of current and future training
modules (Modules 4 and 5)

36. Participation in CWR Activities
Objective: To participate in Other CWR activities
and reflect on the contributions and processes of
a women’s non-government institution in
advocacy and movement building such as:
1. CWR Anniversary Celebration
2. VAW Campaign
3. One Billion Rising – February 14, 2013
4. Ulat Lila (Fact Sheet) – January – February 2013
5. International Women’s Day
6. Voters’ Education – January to February
7. Orientation on CWR/Education sessions/Meetings

37. Other Output
 Review of Related Literature on Literacy
and Numeracy Training as a Method of
Empowering Grassroots Women
 Evaluation Paper on LITNUM Modules 1,2
and 3
 Draft of LITNUM Module 4
 Recommendations for Future Training and
Module Development
 Reflections

38. Status of The Field Work Plan:
What Has Been Achieved So Far?
Expected Output Current Status
1. To write a Review of
Related Literature on
Literacy and Numeracy
Training as a Method of
Empowering Grassroots
Women
 Research in progress
 Journal articles
 Tracking adult literacy and
numeracy skills
 Adult literacy and
development
 Improving adult literacy
instruction / perspectives
on adult learning needs
 Women, love, literacy,
empowerment

39. Status of The Field Work Plan:
What Has Been Achieved So Far?
Expected Output Current Status
2. To evaluate CWR’s
existing Literacy and
Numeracy or LITNUM
modules – achievement
of objectives and
revisions on exercises
and activities
 Materials: Assessing
existing LITNUM modules
 Experience: Conducting
separate FGDs with
former LITNUM
participants and LITNUM
parateachers
 Ongoing study/reflection:
LITNUM modules 1-3
 FGDs to be organized
after finding past
participants and
parateachers

40. Status of The Field Work Plan:
What Has Been Achieved So Far?
Expected Output Current Status
3. To conduct a Literacy
and Numeracy training
program (LITNUM) for
urban poor women,
formerly teenage
mothers (Module 3)
 Ongoing; have had 3
meetings
 Preliminary meeting with
community organizers /
leaders, former LITNUM
parateachers and Ms.
Jojo Guan
 Preliminary meeting with
Dr. Judy Taguiwalo

41. Status of The Field Work Plan:
What Has Been Achieved So Far?
Expected Output Current Status
3. To conduct a Literacy
and Numeracy training
program (LITNUM) for
urban poor women,
formerly teenage
mothers (Module 3)
 Reading, Writing, Math
improvement
 Request: English
 Collaborative approach
to coverage
 Constant consultation
and feedback to aid in
curriculum design

42. Status of The Field Work Plan:
What Has Been Achieved So Far?
Expected Output Current Status
4. To create a draft of a
continuation module
(Module 4)
5. To make
recommendations for
the future conduct of the
program and the
development of current
and future training
modules (Modules 4 and
5)
 Ongoing
 Level of current group ≠
third module level
 Ongoing

43. Status of The Field Work Plan:
What Has Been Achieved So Far?
Expected Output Current Status
 Participate in and reflect
on CWR Activities
 Assisted and participated
in One Billion Rising in
UPLB (December 7,
2012)
 Did preparatory work for
CWR’s 30th Anniversary
last December 15, 2012
 registration
 photo documentation
 CWR’s photo exhibit and
venue decor

44. Status of The Field Work Plan:
What Has Been Achieved So Far?
Expected Output Current Status
 Participate in and reflect
on CWR Activities
 Attended the briefing and
preparatory meeting on
Ulat Lila
 Working on Ulat Lila
Assignment
 Mobilization on
International Day of
Women Human Rights
Defenders

45. Status of The Field Work Plan:
What Has Been Achieved So Far?
Expected Output Current Status
 Participate in and reflect
on CWR Activities
 Attended and
participated in
Orientational Education
Sessions: Basic
Women’s Orientation and
Violence Against Women
 Writing reflections (FI
Journal)

46. Total Number of Hours rendered
as of February 4, 2013
126 hours

47. Reflection and Challenges
 Enriching experiences and immersion
 Refreshing balance in guidance and
confidence
 Ulat Lila: Factsheet on Migrant Women
Workers
 Developments in the LITNUM program
 Level of current group vs. next module to be
created
 Evaluation of past modules vs. past
participants