Monday, October 29, 2007

CBCP office addresses women’s concerns

THE Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines’ Office on Women (CBCP-OW) has recently organized a three-day seminar-workshop for Women’s desk in Cagayan de Oro archdiocese to train diocesan coordinators in the task of assisting women and children in crisis situations.

The various problems women and children experienced were discussed in the program. Strategies were also laid out on how to address the issues. The 3-day seminar likewise trained the potential counselors with sufficient knowledge and skills on basic counseling, networking, net bonding and organization.

Dr. Zenaida Rotea, M.D. CBCP-OW executive secretary and Catholic Women’s League (CWL) National consultant discussed the “Dignity and Equality of Women,” providing a global, regional and local perspective on the current plight of women. She also spoke on the various types of violence inflicted on women, such as, physical, social, emotional and psychological.

Marita Wasan from Pro-life Philippines gave a talk on “Sexuality of the Youth,” explaining how media play a great role in influencing the sexual behavior of young people today.

On the third day, Rotea discussed with the participants strategies focusing on the problems of women especially in the areas of education, family/migration and poverty.

CBCP-OW teamed up with Catholic Women’s League (CWL) in organizing the training seminar.

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