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Chan Yuen Ting: Thriving in a Male-dominated Field

Recognizing a female trailblazer is commending the efforts of exceptional women who amidst all odds have defied stereotypes and created paths for others to follow. These women can be found in any part of the world and in all sphere of life. Ranging from one profession to another, they make their mark through persistence and achieve outstanding success. In this article, we will be looking at the story of Chan Yuen Ting the first woman to coach a men’s professional association football team to the championship of a nation’s top league. This is very strange but true because a passionate lady refused to give up on her dreams. Chan Yuen Ting was born on the 7 of October 1988, from her childhood days her heart was craving for football, her parent thought it was wise to let her explore her passion since she was only a child and they had…

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Eleanor Pinugu: Giving Affordable Education to the Poor

Eleanor Pinugu is an education hero from Manila in Philippine, whose humanitarian path was affected by an incident that happened at a point in her life. She is the co-founder and owner of Mano Amiga (which means “Helping Hand”) an affordable K to 12 schools with international standards which started in Zomeyucan, Mexico in 1963 providing scholarships and sustainable livelihood for the poor. Mano Amiga Academy has over 30 schools distributed around seven countries including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Mexico & Venezuela), with more than 17,000 students and parents undergoing formation. The mission of the school is ached with a burden to empower low-income families to break out of poverty. However, the vision of the school for the Filipino branch started long ago in the heart of a young lady called Eleanor Pinugu during her junior year in college at the Ateneo de Manila University. She was born…

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Governance in Heels

The Role of Women Leaders in Ending Child Marriage

Today in most developing countries, there is a conscious effort towards curbing child marriage. As world leaders seek workable methods to bring this practice to an end, women in government and top executive positions have a role to play in ensuring that children are safe and have a secure future. Choosing who to marry and when to marry are parts of the fundamental rights in the life of any human being. Considering the importance of this activity(marriage), it must of necessity be done with full consciousness ̶ with the individual fully aware of the import of such a decision. A few days ago, news making the rounds was the completion of the drafting of the bill that will put an end to child marriage in the country of Zimbabwe. Not only is it heartwarming that the outlawing of this age-long practice that has held so many countries spellbound is near…

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Gender Resources

Quality Education as a Solution to Ending Child Marriage

Following major world conferences and engagements, the strategy of keeping girls in school as the solution to ending the girl-child marriage in the world seems very apt.

Statistics show that each day, 41,000 girls marry before they reach the age of 18 (equivalent to 15 million girls every year).

Child marriage no doubt has a dangerous effect on the girl-child, her children, her family, and her society.

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Health & Personal

Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy: an entire family affected

According to experts in the medical field, facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy is a disorder characterized by muscle weakness and wasting (atrophy). This condition gets its name from the muscles that are affected most often: those of the face (facio-), around the shoulder blades (scapulo-), and in the upper arms (humeral). The signs and symptoms of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy usually appear in adolescence. Living with this disease just like with many other terminal diseases comes with huge challenges. In this article, we will be reading about a 34 year-old lady who suffers from this terrible disease together her mother and elder sister. Here is her story: My name is Daniela Chiriac. I am 34 years old, and a member of a family of three, including my mother and my elder sister. All of us are suffering from progressive muscular dystrophy. I was diagnosed with Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy in 2010, after…

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Happenings

UNICEF Works to Protect Pregnant Women, Newborns from Life-Threatening Diseases

UNICEF Philippines and the global movement Nutrition International (NI), have begun a nationwide three-year initiative to reduce risks of maternal deaths for pregnant women and protect newborn babies from life-threatening diseases. Working with the Department of Health, the ‘Right Start Initiative’ will provide an iron folic acid supplement to pregnant and post-partum mothers, promote optimum iron-folic young child feeding practices, and provide micronutrient powder for 91,000 pregnant women and 142,000 children 6-23 months old. “UNICEF Philippines congratulates Nutrition International for the launch of this very important initiative. We welcome and recognise the ‘Right Start Initiative’ as a significant milestone that contributes to improving the nutritional status of Filipinos – especially the women and vulnerable children,” says Lotta Sylwander, UNICEF Philippines Representative. The initiative will cover 45 cities and municipalities nationwide. Of these, UNICEF will roll out the programme in five municipalities: Basud, Mercedes and Capalonga in Camarines Sur; Leon Postigo…

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