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The Difference Roots of Health Made in 2011
To give you an idea of our priorities, programs, financial summaries and impact of our work please see our 2011 Annual Report. It’s easy on the eye and your time. In other words, there are plenty of...
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Population Dictators: Is the RH Bill Really About Population Control?
The Senate President of the Philippines, Juan Ponce Enrile has regressed to one of the earliest arguments against the Reproductive Health Bill currently being debated in Senate and Congress, by saying,...
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Teaching Versus Preaching
“Teach abstinence”, said the rather quiet man in the back of the crowded classroom. “Teach abstinence and don’t even let students know about contraception – knowing will just encourage promiscuity!” I...
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Roots of Health is Hiring Teachers for our High School and College Programs!
Roots of Health /Ugat ng Kalusugan is a nonprofit organization focused on improving the health of women and girls, and their communities, in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, in the Philippines. We aim to...
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Roots of Health Featured on Catapult
Puerto Princesa City, PHILIPPINES – Roots of Health, a nonprofit organization working to improve the health of women and girls and their communities, will be featured on Catapult, the first online...
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Planting Seeds for Tomorrow (Town and Country Article)
When she was in her second year at Palawan State University, Rhealyn Paliza faced a problem, a growing one. “I got pregnant and I was about to give up my education. Dr. Susan Evangelista, one of my...
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Roots of Health in Cosmo Philippines!
Ami Evangelista Swanepoel is Cosmo Philippines’ “Fun, Fearless Female” for the month of October. The “RH Freedom Fighter” is being featured for her work with Roots of Health and her advocacy for the...
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Student Health Advocates Challenge Stereotypes
A single mother, an education major, a former male sex worker, a bisexual student, a scholarship awardee and a student government president: These are the faces of Roots of Health’s Student Health...
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RH Bill Voting: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Reproductive Health Bill that has been languishing in the House of Representatives for the last 15 years has finally been voted on! The vote came after the second reading and the Bill will now...
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How To Save a Life
When we arrived for our weekly mother’s session and clinical services at Aplaya*, we were told that Janine**, one of the neighborhood women, had given birth to her 8th child two hours earlier. Another...
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Voter Education: Notes from the Field
“Wala akong karapatan bumoto.” (I don’t have a right to vote). I stood in the hot, meeting area in Aplaya, our community by the sea, in the middle of an education seminar, surrounded by 30 women and a...
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Play for a Cause
Last week Hong Kong Development Committee members Cristen Bauer, Katie Berroth, Marissa Needles and Sarah Ng participated in a bartending competition at Play nightclub for Roots of Health. It was a...
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Friday Session for the Philippines
Come and join us for a Friday Night Warm-up Fundraiser for Roots of Health! Featuring Hop Leaf Beer, House of Fine Wines, Catering by Delicious and Charity Pong. What’s not to love? Friday June 21st...
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Cooking Class with Melanie Cecilio
Come learn how to cook dishes from South East Asia with Filipino chef Melanie Cecilio while supporting an organization dedicated to improving the lives of women in the Philippines. Melanie has cooked...
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Pay It Forward: On the Rocks
Join Weil for a night of friendly competition to benefit a good cause! Senior restructuring stars will show off their skills behind the bar competing for the titles “Best Bartender” and “Best Signature...
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Teaching Versus Preaching
“Teach abstinence”, said the rather quiet man in the back of the crowded classroom. “Teach abstinence and don’t even let students know about contraception – knowing will just encourage promiscuity!” I...
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Roots of Health is Hiring Teachers for our High School and College Programs!
Roots of Health /Ugat ng Kalusugan is a nonprofit organization focused on improving the health of women and girls, and their communities, in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, in the Philippines. We aim to...
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Roots of Health Featured on Catapult
Puerto Princesa City, PHILIPPINES – Roots of Health, a nonprofit organization working to improve the health of women and girls and their communities, will be featured on Catapult, the first online...
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2012 Annual Report
When you make a donation to Roots of Health, you’re not just supporting the organization. You’re also supporting hundreds of women and young people in Palawan who benefit directly from our programming....
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July Update: Visitors, Volunteers and Cooking Classes
July was a very interesting and busy month for Roots of Health. Our Board of Directors held successful events in New York, and the month was full of happy welcomes to guests, visitors, and volunteers...
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