#child rights advocate

[alicenowonderland]

STORY TIME !! 🖊

Unlike any other people, I have an idea what a Social Worker is. Pero ang alam ko lang ay taga-bigay sila ng relief goods kapag may kalamidad, taga-tulong sa mga nangangailangan lalo na sa mga kinapos sa pambayad sa ospital at mag-bigay ng edukasyon sa mga Mangyan.

Both my parents are community organizers and community developers. Kaya siguro hindi gaanong bago sa akin ang magtrabaho kasama ang mga nasa laylayan ng lipunan at mga considered “vulnerable” sectors.

I finished my degree after 5 and a half years. Hehe 😅 Oo, hindi ako on time grumaduate. Sobrang pressure pa noong Board Exam dahil mag-isa akong nag-take sa school namin, so it 0% or 100%. Pero syempre hindi ako na-pressure, nag-inom ako 😂😅

Matapos ang exam, pag-uwi sa Calapan, nag-volunteer ako bilang community profiler sa Conservation Innovation Philippines. Noong pumasa ako ng board exam, kinabukasan nag-apply kaagad ako sa mga field na interesado ako. Pero naka-set talaga noon ang mind ko na sa Province ako mag-wowork.

Kasama ng ilang mga Social Workers kong naging kaibigan sa Luna Goco (hindi ako don graduate pero naging friends ko sila) nag-apply kami ng trabaho sa probinsya. Hanggang sa nakapasok ako bilang Medical Social Worker sa MMG Hospital sa amin. After 3 months, tumawag ang Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office.

Naaalala ko pa noong nag-aapply ako sa PSWDO, pinasulat ako ni Mam Zarah kung alin sa tatlong method ng Social Work ang strength at weakness ko. Syempre, strength ko ang community organizing at weakness ko ang Case Work. Bakit? Siguro dahil mas nababad ako sa komunidad. Mula sa mga magulang ko, hanggang sa mga gawain sa simbahan, pulos pag-oorganisa. Isa siguro sa dahilan kaya ako mahina sa Case Work ay dahil tamad akong mag-sulat (nang hindi literary fiction) at medyo hindi fruitful ang experience ko during my Field Instruction 1 and 2. Nahirapan ako sa Case Work.

Surprisingly, inilagay ako ni Mam Zarah sa Bahay Kanlungan. Isang temporary shelter para sa mga abused and neglected women and children. In other words, maraming Case Work. Maraming Case Management. Tamad na tamad ako nung una pero pipilit kong mag-trabaho. Ina-apply ko iyong mga mga bagay na napag-aralan ko. May times pa na kapag uuwi ako matapos kong gumawa ng Case Study Report ay masusuka ako o lalagnatin dahil sa stess sa mga cases na nababasa at napapakinggan ko. Sa kakapilit ko sa sarili ko, sa kakapush nila Ate Net at Ate Mira sa akin, sa tiwala nilang tatlo ni Mam Zarah at nang mga kasama namin sa BK, masasabi kong nag-improve ako sa pag-gawa ng CSR at Case Management.

Habang nasa BK, naranasan ko rin na maging taga-balot ng relief goods at mag-monitor ng bagyo. HINDI KA SOCIAL WORKER PAG HINDI KA NAKARAMAS NG RELIEF OP! HAHAHAHA!!! Naranasan kong pumasok ng 2pm to 10pm para dumuty sa pier para mag-bigay ayuda sa mga Locally Stranded Individuals noong kasagsagan ng Pandemic.

Nag-part time ako bilang Research Assistant sa project ng USAID at Ateneo de Manila tungkol sa epekto ng illegal drugs sa relasyon ng mga substance abuse users at sa kanilang mga pamilya.

Sa BK ko naranasan maging Nanay, Ate, Tita at maging warrior rawr 😂 Nang-aaway nang mga guardian na nagpapa-urong ng kaso ng mga bata. Sa BK ko nadevelop ang marami kong skills tulad ng courage, patience... OO PATIENCE na laging paalala ni Ate Nen dahil mainitin ang ulo ko at ang Integrity. Always na paalala ni Mam Zarah at kahit saako makarating naririnig ko ang bilin niyang INTEGRITY. 😇 Blessed to have a boss like her. Blessed to have colleagues like them.

May part time din ako noon na counseling. May bata akong na basic counseling cause she seems like lost. She has plans for herself, hindi niya lang ma express and I am happy to see that she is okay now. She is vocal and an achiever sa school 😭🥰

After almost 4 years sa Bahay Kanlungan, I tried new venture. I worked at TeleCPU. A project by Child Protection Network (#AkoParaSaBata) and Unicef. 🩵 A Multi-disciplinary team na ang focus din is crisis intervention to abused children. Child Protection Unit (CPU) is a "one stop shop" for the children victims of abuse. Dream job ko ang Philippine General Hospital (PGH) but knowing na mataas ang standards nila, I did not go for it at balak ko nga sa Province lang mag work, but then, God really has plans. God really knows our greatest desires. Pinagtrabaho niya ako sa PGH-CPU. 💙 A dream job. A dream team (SHOUTOUT MGA WENGWENG!) Dito ko na experience kumausap sa mga Barangay Officials at Barangay Workers. Na-experience makipag deal sa mga tao, sumagot ng helpline calls at maging MASTER TYPER sa APSB 😂 🧡 Naranasan ko rin tumulong mag-organize ng big events, gumising nang maaga at matulog ng late 😂 kahit na tinulugan ko si Doc at si Papi nung sinabi kong tutulong ako 😂 BEST BOSS SI DOC MARIANNE. 🤍 Natutunan ko maging organized (medyo) at mas maging professional sa working place. FOCUS kung FOCUS. Higit sa lahat natutunan kong respetuhin na may iba't iba tayong working styles at working phase. 🥰

Pero sabi ko nga, may plano si Lord. AT syempre, darating ang time na kinakailangan kong umuwi ulit sa province dahil ni Tala. Kung pwede ko nga lang siyang dalhin sa Manila eh. Honestly, ito na yata ang pinaka-challenging na trabaho para sa akin. After almost 5 years of working with child abuse cases, sea abuse naman 😅

I am currently employed at Malampaya Foundation. Isang napaka-generous na NGO. Wala akong masabi, bigay talaga sila ng incentives sa employees. Hindi ka tatamarin ng work, sa halip ma momotivate kang pataasin ang incentives at bonus mo. 🤣 #MukhangPeraWithAHeart Isa naman akong community organizer dito. Ang funny noh? Ang sabi ko ang strength ko ay COMMUNITY ORGANIZING pero heto ako ngayon sobrang nag-aadjust at hirap na hirap 😅 Kaya ko naman. I know I can pero dumarating talaga tayo sa career life natin na nalilito tayo at nahihirapan sa ginagawa natin. I am convincing myself to strive, to be better. Alam kong kaya ko and I am doing my best to help the communities na maiangat iyong livelihood nila at matulungan sila sa Marine Conservation kahit na basic lang ang alam ko.

Siguro isa sa kalakasan ko iyong adventurous akong tao. Tuwang tuwa ako noong nag-training ng Mangrove Assessment, wala man akong naintindihan sa terms pero noong practical na super go na go ako. Nag-enjoy akong mag-lakad sa putik at mag-sukat ng mangroves. Na-eenjoy ko na tuwing pupunta ako ng communities ay may mga kwento sila at naka-ngiti ko silang iiwan matapos ko silang matulungan kung paano nila matutulungan ang mga sarili nila. ❤️💙💛 Sa trabaho ko ngayon nahahasa ang resource mobilization skills ko at ang mediation skills.

I have a looooong way to go.

Marami pa akong gustong field na maranasan.

Ang pangarap ko talaga ay maging doctor. Pero one way or another, na realize ko na nanggagamot din ako, hindi man ng lagnat o anumang pisikal na sakit, pero nakakagamot ako sa kalidad at estado ng buhay ng mga tao. Nakakagaling ako ng mga emosyonal na sakit.

Masaya akong naging Social Worker ako.

Kahit minsan, litong lito na ako sa buhay ko.

HAPPY WORLD SOCIAL WORK'S DAY 💜 Maligayang Araw sa atin mga Manggagawang Panlipunan 💜 Nag-iba ka man ng landas, successful o nagiging successful ka pa lang

ARAW NATIN 'TOH! 💜🌻

#HappySocialWorkMonth

#HappySocialWorkersDay

[byjove]

The argument around elective abortions for fetuses with profound disabilities are like “I aborted my deeply wanted and loved child because the quality and quantity of their life would be abysmal and I could not stand the idea of giving birth to a child I could never take home who would spend their short existence hooked up to innumerable machines and pumped full of medication.” and antiabortion activists hear this and say “You killed your child because you couldn’t stand the idea of having a disabled kid. You evil eugenicist fuck. The doctors could have been wrong and they could have been fine but you’re such a bad parent you gave up on them before they were even born.”

[ivygorgon]

👰‍♀️Say NO to Child Marriages in America! Implement Standardized Marriage Age Laws

AN OPEN LETTER to THE PRESIDENT & U.S. CONGRESS; STATE GOVERNORS & LEGISLATURES

2 so far! Help us get to 5 signers!

I am writing to express my deep concerns regarding the discrepancies and alarming loopholes in marriage age laws across the states and to advocate for action towards implementing a standardized marriage age of 18 nationwide, with strict provisions that prohibit underage marriage below 16 and set an age of consent not below 16. Additionally, I recommend setting a consent age gap provision that is no more permissive than at least 14 years old and up to five years older, further ensuring the safety and well-being of our youth.

It is alarming to note that four states—California, Mississippi, New Mexico, and Oklahoma—currently have no official minimum age for marriage but require parental consent or court approval. This inconsistency in laws creates dangerous loopholes that could be exploited by individuals seeking to harm or exploit minors. Allowing underage marriage below the age of 16 poses serious risks, including increased vulnerability to exploitation and abuse.

I urge you to take immediate steps towards implementing a consistent and protective legal framework by advocating for standardized marriage age laws across the nation.

Thank you for considering this urgent matter. I strongly believe that uniform marriage age laws are essential to safeguarding the rights and safety of young individuals and preventing potential harm.

Together, we can say NO to child marriage and child exploitation!

📱 Text SIGN PQDHSX to 50409

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[trickstarbrave]

i did not have "casey anthony comes online to posit herself as an lgbt and women's legal rights advocate" on my 2025 bingo card im not going to lie.

[fightaers]

sleepy thoughts rn but people tend to overlook iruka so much because he’s incredibly ordinary and in a world filled with characters who have enhanced ability, iruka is clearly mediocre and average at best and yet people better not be forgetting that my man CONSISTENTLY was voted top 10 each time they had a pole bc iruka is THE HEART of the story. specially because he is naruto’s HEART. every condition that the shinobi world rejected, he embodied so openly and thoroughly: he is compassionate, he is caring, he’s not without flaws as we see him angry and easily snapping at people even @ jōnins above his level, and yet there is care and an inherent kindness driving the act. he was never malicious, and while many in their world would consider it a huge flaw: iruka wore his heart on his sleeve, consistently. proudly.

[voice-of-all]

Welcome to Voice of All,

I’m Solara, a 17-year-old, passionate human rights advocate. This page is dedicated to shed light on various human rights issues such as women, immigrants, neurodivergent, children, LGBTQ+ rights and many more. I am deeply motivated by personal experiences – from a young age, I’ve witnessed and experienced first hand how unfair the world can be. I aim to help shape a world where everyone has equal rights, equal respect, and autonomy and independence for all. Here, you’ll find insights into issues, resources for people in need of help and support, and links to donate for serious issues such as the Israel vs. Hamas war, the Russo-Ukrainian War, and more.

Thank you for being here with me to support these important causes. When we work together towards one goal, we can make a difference!

Love,

Solara 

09.13.24 

[my-thoughts-and-junk]

Anyway I think the twist being the main character was what they despised all along fucks actually

[thetimelordbatgirl]

Soooo wait a minute.

Royalists get a-hold of a video of Meghan as a child pouting at her dad and instantly insult a then-child-Meghan and also still drag her literal children constantly nowadays...

...But when a video of William as a toddler gets brought up to show he had clear temper issues even as a child, suddenly we need to leave children alone???

Oh the double standards are truly strong...

[tentacle-therapissed]

The more I get into the mental health field and the more my own mental health has worsened the more it astounds me how many people- who 100% believe themselves to be mental health advocates- would rather have a society in which people who are more likely to harm others as a result of untreated mental illness are tortured and/or killed instead of, yknow, treated. Some of yall are so obsessed with dispelling the stigma that mentally ill people are inherently more dangerous, you wrap back around to straight up ignoring that severe untreated mental illnesses can and sometimes do explain awful and often criminal behaviors. You don’t have to have sympathy or compassion for ANYONE who is mentally ill if they’ve done terrible things but if you’re more interested in supporting systems that punish abusers and perpetrators than systems which support the victims— who in our current society are given very minimal resources in comparison to the resources put into our punital systems— maybe you should re-evaluate what your priorities actually are. When all the evidence shows that rehabilitation, reform, and mental health treatment are most notably and consistently effective at lowering crime and re-offence rates, it genuinely baffles me how anyone could actually be against these systems while continuing to believe they’re truly on the side of bettering society and supporting mental health. I’ve seen so many people say ‘yall support mental health symptoms until they’re not palatable’ and ‘abusers deserve to suffer and die’ in the same breath, like where is the self awareness?? I totally understand such extreme emotional responses on a small, personal scale to those who have wronged you but if you’re allowing your own unhealed wounds to inform your genuine beliefs about society and capital punishment as a whole you seriously should work on that.

[fosteringinsc]

SC Out of Home Abuse and Neglect (OHAN)

In your foster care training you may have heard about OHAN. Over the years I have always been told it isn’t IF, but WHEN you get investigated by OHAN. That is why documentation is extremely important for foster parents and social workers alike. You can read the importance of documentation in one of my other articles, but here is what OHAN is. Sounds scary doesn’t it? The Out of Home Abuse and…

[pharawee]

Marriage Equality Achieved!

Today, January 23, the marriage equality law officially takes effect. Thailand now recognizes the right of all couples, regardless of gender, to legally register their marriage.

At 6.15am, the first couple, 33 year old Ploynapas Jirasukon and 32 year old Kwanporn Kongphet arrived, hand in hand, to register their marriage. Together for 17 years since high school, the Bangkok-based couple radiated joy as they became Thailand’s first officially recognised LGBTQ+ married couple.

Ploynapas shared her excitement, “We’re thrilled to be the first couple to register our marriage. It’s a proud moment, but there’s still more to achieve, like equality in child custody and legal titles.”

Sumalee, 64, and Thanaporn, 59, became the first same-sex couple to register their marriage at Bang Rak today.

Traveling all the way from Phetchabun, they chose Bangkok's "district of love" for this special occasion.

Permsap and Puangphet, the second couple to register their marriage in Pathumwan District, shared that they had waited 17 years for this moment, calling it a meaningful achievement.

Although they could have registered in Pai, they chose Pathumwan to express pride in exercising the same legal rights as other Thais. They wore traditional Tai Yai attire from Mae Hong Son, reflecting one partner's heritage, to make the occasion special.

They described the milestone as a collective success for the LGBTQ+ community, achieved through shared efforts.

They hoped future legal changes would address honorific titles for transgender individuals, ensuring fairness for all. The couple encouraged others to stay determined in the fight for equality, believing that persistence leads to success. They also urged countries without equal marriage laws to continue advocating for change.

Reflecting on a past accident, they shared the difficulties caused by the lack of legal recognition. Despite being together for eight years at the time, one was unable to sign medical consent due to the law, underscoring the need for equal marriage rights.

Source: Thai Enquirer, Thairath & The Thaiger

[snekdood]

can we talk about what seems to be a concerted effort by a lot of leftists in my life, conscious or not, to prevent me from having love, literally the only thing I want and need and have wanted and needed ever since I was a child, literally the only thing that would "fix" me in a way to actually be helpful to society and how im apparently not supposed to think ppl doing this are just fucking evil

[nastasya--filippovna]

reblogging again with @aq2003 's tags bcs they're literary fire

I know that Richard2Shakespeare is played as an obnoxious little twink for political and drama reasons (you’re telling me a queer coded this tragedy etc) and to let the actors chew the scenery a bit, and the indecisiveness is a tragic flaw that sets him apart from the clear penetrating masculinity of eg Bolingbroke etc etc. it’s great that there is a whole play about “the deserved downfall of cunty little maximalist who changes his Starbucks order 3 times with a huge line behind him.” However, I have forgotten what I was great revelation I was going to write here, so here are some richard2shakespeares I found while trying to remember

[mariacallous]

Democrats in the U.S. Senate on Monday evening blocked a Republican-led attempt to enshrine discrimination against transgender athletes in federal law. The lawmakers rejected the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act. The bill, part of a more considerable conservative effort to roll back LGBTQ+ rights, failed to garner enough votes needed to advance.

After senators voted to confirm President Donald Trump's pick for education secretary, professional wrestling magnate Linda McMahon, the upper chamber considered moving forward with the anti-trans legislation. The bill was stopped by a cloture vote, which is a procedural motion that requires 60 votes to end debate and move forward. The vote was 51 to 45.

The legislation, introduced in the House of Representatives by Florida GOP Rep. Greg Steube and passed by Republicans earlier this year with the support of two Democrats, sought to rewrite Title IX protections by defining sex in athletics solely based on “reproductive biology and genetics at birth.” If enacted, the bill would have effectively barred transgender women and girls from participating in federally funded school and college sports.

The bill also called for federal studies on the impact of transgender inclusion in women’s sports and potential “adverse psychological and developmental effects” on cisgender athletes. There is no evidence that transgender athletes are a danger to cisgender peers. While it did not mandate physical examinations to determine an athlete’s sex, critics warned that its enforcement could lead to intrusive scrutiny of all female athletes.

The bill’s failure comes amid a broader, coordinated effort by Republicans to legislate transgender people out of public life. Just last month, Trump signed an executive order titled “No Men in Women’s Sports." Trump used the signing ceremony as an opportunity to spew inflammatory rhetoric, falsely claiming that men have “invaded” women’s sports and that male athletes are “beating up and injuring” women—a claim that has been debunked time and time again.

Human Rights Campaign president Kelley Robinson applauded the Senate’s rejection of the bill, emphasizing the damaging impact of such policies. “Every child should have the opportunity to experience the simple joys of being young and making memories with their friends. But bills like these send the message that transgender kids don’t deserve the same opportunities to thrive as their peers simply because of who they are. And they are impossible to enforce without putting all kids at risk of invasive questions or physical examinations just because someone doesn’t look or dress like everyone else,” Robinson said in a statement to The Advocate.

Trump’s executive order, which threatened to strip federal funding from schools and colleges that failed to comply with his ban on transgender athletes, has already triggered legal challenges. Civil rights advocates and legal experts have pointed out that executive orders cannot override federal civil rights protections, including those under Title IX, and the order is expected to be tied up in court for months.

“We should want all of our kids to have the chance to be on a team, problem solve with others, learn valuable skills, and find places to belong,” Robinson said. “Thank you to the leaders who stood up today, pushed back against those playing politics with young people’s lives, and declared that ours should be a nation where every child feels valued.”