Regular meetings of the officers and members of the women’s organizations which are
partners of the Women’s Resource Center of Visayas, Inc. continued to be held monthly in the
first quarter of 2023.
The meetings discussed the project activities and planned on their
smooth implementation as well as assessed them after they were implemented
The different committees, namely, health and education committee, livelihood and
finance committee and disaster and violence against women and children (VAWC) committee
also met once a month. Each of these committees is headed by two of the officers of the
organizations.
In Minglanilla, the monthly meetings highlighted the impending Minglanilla Reclamation
Project where the women expressed their fears of losing their houses and their livelihood and
their anxieties on how to cope with such loss. Thus, the women in the four organizations
realized that they need to work together to oppose the project.
The monthly meetings were also welcome opportunities for the members to share their
problems in their homes, on how they are coping with the rising cost of basic needs due to the
series of oil price increases and the needs of their children who are now having face to face
classes after two years of home-based classes due to the pandemic