CAPIZ FORUM
Sapian NHS backs GAD program
BY GERTRUDES PATRICIA MAZEL G. ACEVEDO
Teacher III
Sapian National High School GAD Focal Person
SAPIAN, Capiz — A school here is supporting the Gender and Development (GAD) of the national government.
The Sapian National High School (SNHS) conducted a two-day training on GAD that aimed to inform the teachers on the concept of the program and to become advocates on gender responsiveness not only to the students and parents but in all sectors of society.
GAD refers to the development perspective that recognizes the equal contribution of men and women in all aspects or sectors of development. This program aims to give chance to women to be full and equal partners of men in nation building. Gender equality means the equal empowerment and participation of both sexes in all spheres of public and private life.
Under Executive Order No. 273, otherwise known as the Philippine Plan for Gender-Responsive Development, the period of implementation started way back in 1995 and will end on 2025.
It has the following visions: gender equality and equity, women’s empowerment and self-determination, sustainable development, peace and social justice, democratic participation, and respect of human rights.
The training was held on October 28–29 at the SNHS Cultural Gym with the following topics: GAD Mandate, Women’s Situationer, Understanding Sex and Gender as well as Sex and Gender Roles, Gender Mainstreaming in Education, pertinent Laws on Women, Anti -Violence Against Women and their Children Act and the Rights of the Women.
The activity was attended by the principal, four department heads and 56 teachers as part of their In-Service Training.
Resource speakers were Dr. Jimmy B. Billones, SNHS principal; Gertrudes Patricia Mazel G. Acevedo, SNHS GAD Focal Person; and Bienvenido F. Acevedo Jr., GAD Provincial Technical Working Group member of Capiz.
Billones stressed: “It is necessary to have a Gender Mainstreaming in Education especially in high school in order to make the institution more gender-sensitive.”/PN
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