Last March, DSWD-ICTMS conducted a mapping workshop called MAPAbabae, a fusion of mapa (map) and babae (woman), to celebrate the Women’s Month.

Starting October 2018, we are having a series of mapathons entitled: MAPAbabae II: Mapping Violence Against Women and their Children (VAWC) Desks and Centers. It aims to create a VAWC Desks and Centers Information Map which will be made accessible and available to everyone, to be launched during the 2018 18-Day Campaign to End VAW on November 25 to December 12, 2018. Through the Map, we want to raise public awareness that these facilities exist and they can always call for help.

VAW-free community starts with me! is the official theme for the 2016-2021 Campaign to End VAW. We encourage everyone’s participation in this mapping activity.

The first mapathon for MAPAbabae II was done on October 25, 2018 at the DSWD Central Office Boardroom, and attended by DSWD employees and IACVAWC representatives. We have mapped 74/82 Department of Health-Women and Children Protection Units (DOH-WCPU).

Mapping VAWC desks and centers with DSWD and IACVAWC representatives!

We had an extended mapathon through MapaTime! last Saturday, October 27 at Co.lab Pasig City. MapaTime! is an activity initiated by MapAmore Initiative, and happened every last Saturday of the month. We thank GeoLadies and Erwin of MapAmore for facilitating the event, volunteer mappers and lightning talks presenters, as well as PRC-VCAD for the venue! Through MapaTime!, we have mapped 122 VAWC facilities.

MapaTime! presents MAPAbabaeII attendees pose for a #VAWfreePH. More photos here and Lightning Talks presentations.

Help us map VAWC facilities through MapContrib! Kindly read the instructions carefully. If you have any questions, you can message here or on telegram (@arnaliee). Thank you!

Map for a #VAWfreePH!

Edit: We had a mini-mapathon last November 7-9 at Chalet Hotel, Baguio City. This was an extra activity during the our GIS Training with DSWD FO CAR. We have mapped a total of 56 facilities in CAR.