Likhaan

Likhaan
Linangan ng Kababaihan
Formation1995
FounderDr. Junice Melgar
Dr. Sylvia Estrada-Claudio[1]
PurposePrimary Health Care Services for Women, Women's Rights, Reproductive Health
Location
  • Philippines

Likhaan is a non-government organization (NGO) engaged in providing direct health care services to women in marginalized communities.[2][3] Dr. Junice Melgar is its director and one of its co-founders.[4] These services also allow Likhaan an entry point to organizing grassroots women in health care advocacy. Likhaan is an acronym for Linangan ng Kababaihan. Likhaan, a Filipino phrase which means "A Place for the Honing or Development of Women".[5] Reproductive Health and Rights is a major focus of Likhaan's programs, reflected in its clinical services, education work and advocacy. The organisation works for a humane and non-hierarchical health care system. They are also identified by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines that is pushing for the legalization of Abortion in the Philippines.[6] The group is also one of the supporters of the Reproductive Health Law and has stated that they will make the electoral campaign of politicians that voted against the bill difficult.[7]

  1. ^ Sheker, Manini (23 November 2011). "Smaller families planned". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  2. ^ Mirsky, Judith; Radlett, Marty (2000). No Paradise Yet: The World's Women Face the New Century. ISBN 9781856499224.
  3. ^ "Likhaan Center for Women's Health". Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Likhaan and the struggle for reproductive rights in the Philippines". Canadian Women's Health Organization. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  5. ^ Chandiramani, ed. Geetanjali Misra, Radhika (2005). Sexuality, gender, and rights : exploring theory and practice in South and Southeast Asia. New Delhi [etc.]: Sage Publications. p. 157. ISBN 0761934022. {{cite book}}: |first1= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Exposed: Three pro-RH groups backing legalized abortion". CBCP for Life: Online Resource Portal for Family and Life. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  7. ^ Diola, Camille (12 December 2012). "Pro-RH cooks 'electoral campaign' vs anti-RH solons". PhilSTAR.com. Retrieved 27 August 2014.