Women and Children Protection Program

The Women and Children Protection Program (WCPP) provides technical and management support to ensure that Women and Children Protection Units (WCPUs) are established and operational as mandated under Section 40 of Republic Act 9262. This program aims to provide medical assistance to violence against women and their children (VAWC) survivors and increase cases appropriately managed in health facilities. To achieve this, the WCPP focuses on the primary prevention and response through establishing and ensuring the functionality of WCPUs, strengthening management structures, capability building of public health workers and hospital staff, health promotion, and advocacy.

Policies and Laws
Objectives
Goal
The goal of the WCPP is to increase the number of VAWC cases appropriately managed in health facilities. To achieve this goal, the WCPP should focus on the primary prevention and response through establishment and ensuring the functionality of WCPUs, strengthening management structures, capability building of public health workers and hospital staff, health promotion and advocacy.

Type of Service

Trainings

  • 4Rs (Recognition, Reporting, Recording and Referral)
  • Multidisciplinary Team Training (MDT) on Handling Violence Against Women and Children for Frontliners in the Community
  • Enhanced Training on Handling Violence Against Women and Children (EnTHAWC) for Hospitals
Partners Organization

National/Government

  • DILG
  • DSWD
  • PCW
  • CWC

Local/Youth/CSOs, NGOs

  • UP-CPH
  • Social Watch Philippines

International Partners

  • WHO
  • UNICEF
  • USAID
  • UNFPA