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UP Center for Women's and Gender Studies

Creative Workshops with the IP Cluster

“Yung pinaka-paborito ko po ay yung malaman kung paano mag-handle ng emotion, kung paano po i-express ang sarili gamit po ang action or movement na ginagawa namin at natutunan. Yun po yung tumatak sa akin,” Jacquilyn, a young Ati woman, shared her experience after going through the creative movement.  Last 31 March to 2 April 2023, […]

Creative Workshops with the Muslim Cluster 

“Nung una nag-dadalawang isip ako sumali [sa creative workshop] dahil nung nalaman ko na tungkol ito sa family planning at GBV, baka sensitibo ito so baka wala rin akong masabi… pero nung pag-kapasok ko dun, ‘di rin ako aware sa ganitong mga bagay until nalaman ko ngayon yung mga nararanasan ng kapwa ‘kong babae,” Hijara, […]

Creative Workshops with the Children Cluster

When asked how the SRHR workshop for the children cluster was designed, Teacher Buboy shared that, “Paano isi-simplify ang language, kailangan namin maging bata.” Last 11-12 February 2023, the University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) conducted the creative movement, visual, and life stories workshops with the children cluster in pursuit […]

Creative Workshops with the Persons with Disabilities Cluster

Mersey, one of the participants of the SHE Project creative workshops shared that, “ang masasabi ko lang happy, nakikita ko iyong ibang deaf, kung ano ang nararamdaman nila. We collaborate with each other and it’s fun.” Last March and April 2022, the University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) conducted the […]

Creative Workshops with the Young Adults Cluster in Negros Oriental

The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS), in partnership with the Pambansang Koalisyon ng Kababaihan sa Kanayunan/National Rural Women Coalition (PKKK), conducted the creative movement, visual, and life stories workshops in a hybrid online and in-person mode with the Young Adults Cluster last November 2021 in pursuit of the arts-based […]

Creative Workshops with the Older Person Clusters in Olongapo City

“‘Yung pangangailangan ng babae, ‘yung pangangailangan ng lalaki na kailangan mo rin malaman para magkaroon ka ng sapat na pag-unawa tungkol sa pangangailangan ng bawat isa,” one male participant shared during the creative workshops with older persons last November 2022 in Olongapo City. The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS), […]

Creative Workshop with the Adolescent Cluster in Quezon Province

Last September, the University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) Sexual Health and Empowerment (SHE) Project Team conducted its 6th arts-based sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) research workshop with the Adolescent Cluster in Quezon Province. The arts-based research project aims to pioneer a more innovative, engaging, and accessible approach to […]

Arts-Based Method: Creative Workshop Video Highlights

Last year, the University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) conducted the creative movement, visual, and life stories workshops with the LGBTQIA+ cluster and the North Luzon group in pursuit of the arts-based research project. The arts-based research project aims to pioneer a more innovative, engaging, and accessible approach to the […]

UPCWGS Presents Second Batch of Angat Bayi Fellows

The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) and the UP Center for Women’s Studies Foundation, Inc. (UPCWSFI), with the support of the Embassy of Canada in the Philippines through the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) and the Office of the Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines through […]

Project Kalinga: Before and After

The UP BS Interior Design Class of 2020 presents to you Project Kalinga: Nurturing Spaces for the Future. The past months, the team behind Project Kalinga dedicated their services to the University of the Philippines’ own Kalinga Day Care Center (KDCC), under the UP Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS). The batch chose KDCC […]