AWCF shares on GE in gender and youth congresses

AWCF Executive Director Ms Salome A. Ganibe was a resource speaker at the “Gender-Youth Congresses” of the MASS-SPECC Cooperative Development Center (MASS-SPECC), held May 1, 2014 in Madapo, Davao City, Philippines. She spoke on gender equality (GE) mainstreaming in co-ops. The other resource speaker was Mr. Perfecto Rom Jr. who is a democratized agriculture advocate.

MASS-SPECC is a federation of co-ops in the Mindanao region, PH. It is a leading force in the co-op movement as well as in GE advocacy. It established the Gender Equality Resource Center MASS-SPECC (GERC MASS-SPECC) in 2013, along with a number of gender-fair co-ops in Mindanao, to further institutionalize gender in its own organization as well as to assist other co-ops in their GE-related needs.

MASS-SPECC's Gender-Youth Congresses were attended by 114 participants (74 women and 30 men) from 37 co-ops in Mindanao.

On May 2-3, 2014, MASS-SPECC next held its “45th Co-op Leaders’ Congress” and “40th General Assembly” in Lanang, Davao City.

Ms Ganibe (right) at the gender and youth congresses of MASS-SPECC, May 1, 2014, Philippines.