RATIONALE & IMPETUS:

 “When women are healthy, educated and free to take the opportunities life affords them, children thrive and countries flourish,  reaping a double dividend for women and children.”

– Kofi Annan, UN Secretary General, 1997 – 2006

“When you protect, empower and respect the woman/mom,

you protect, empower and respect the child.” – SAM / Rayla Melchor Santos 

“There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.”

Socrates (469 BC - 399 BC), from Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers

“Knowledge is power.”

Sir Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626), Religious Meditations, Of Heresies, 1597

“If you have knowledge, let others light their candles at it.”

 

Margaret Fuller (1810 - 1850)

 

“Prevention is better than cure.” – Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536)

 

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”-  Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

 

It may be a life spared of pain and suffering,

a life not wasted and time appreciated as a gift.

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The IamSAM PREVENTION PROTOCOL KIT for WOMEN (PPK4W) 

shall contain the 4 components of the Prevention Protocol:

• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
• The UN Convention for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (UN CEDAW), The UN Convention for the Rights of the Child (UN CRC) & Philippine Laws for the protection of women and children
• Abuse 101
• Self-worth – Resource: What is Your Self-Worth ?  by Cheryl Saban

  

The IamSAM PREVENTION PROTOCOL KIT for Women (PPK4W) shall be contained in a box that includes:

• Handbook – binder
• Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
• Women’s and children’s rights – UN CEDAW and UN CRC &

      Laws that protect women and children:

• RA 9262 – Anti-violence against women and children
• Family Code, among others
• Abuse 101 – types of abuse, what to do, what organizations to approach/whom to approach, checklist for marriage
• Self-worth – Reference: Cheryl Saban
• Pocketbook - 4 components (stand alone materials)
• Poster series
• Women’s and children’s rights – CEDAW and CRC: Philippine Laws pertinent

• • RA 9262 – Anti-violence against women and children
  • Family Code
  • Abuse 101 – types of abuse, what to do, what organizations to approach/whom to approach (c/o Sam), checklist for marriage
  • Self-worth – Reference: What is Your Self-Worth? (Cheryl Saban)

• Video
• Women’s and children’s rights – CEDAW and CRC: Philippine Laws pertinent (PPT from Sam)
  • RA 9262 – Anti-violence against women and children
  • Family Code
  • Abuse 101 – types of abuse, what to do, what organizations to approach/whom to approach (c/o Sam), checklist for marriage
  • Self-worth – Reference: What is Your Self-Worth? (Cheryl Saban)