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Concepción Felix Roque (9 February 1884 – 26 January 1967) was a Filipina feminist and human rights activist.She established one of the first women's organizations in the Philippines, Asociación Feminista Filipina, as well as one of the first humanitarian NGOs, La Gota de Leche, aimed specifically at the well-being of mothers and their children.
The organization of the Baguio and San Pablo YWCAs took place in 1946-47 and the first YWCA National Convention was held in 1948. This led to the recognized need for forming an umbrella organization, which consequently became the YWCA of the Philippines, conceived to serve as a coordinating body for organized local clubs that had begun to ...
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is a United Nations organization that contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. Volunteerism is a powerful means of engaging people in tackling development challenges, and it can transform the pace and nature of development. Volunteerism benefits both society at large and ...
www.guardianangels.org. The Guardian Angels is a non-profit international volunteer organization with the goal of unarmed crime prevention. The Guardian Angels organization was founded on February 13, 1979, in New York City, by Curtis Sliwa. Since then, it has expanded to more than 130 cities and 13 countries worldwide.
Zonta International's Young Women in Public Affairs Award honors young women aged from 16 to 19 with a scholarship. [30] Awardees are selected from applicants who demonstrate a commitment to leadership in public policy, government and volunteer organizations, [38] [39] particularly on behalf of women and girls.
League of Women Voters of South Australia(1909–1979) Lyceum Club (Australia), founded 1972. Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors, founded 1902. National Council of Women of Australia, founded 1888, affiliated with the International Council of Women. National Council of Women of Queensland, founded 1905.
In 2009, Republic Act No. 10072 or the Philippine Red Cross Act of 2009, was signed into law by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.The law is an affirmation of the country's "conformity with the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their additional protocols, and the Statutes of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement", as well as a confirmation of the PRC's stand as a "voluntary ...
The IBON Foundation is a non-profit research, education and information-development institution with programs in research, education and advocacy based in the Philippines. It provides socioeconomic research and analysis on people's issues to various sectors (primarily grassroots organizations). It aims to contribute to people's empowerment ...