Comments for CERD Blog 2009

Comment on CERD Phased Out in Calbayog, Samar Sea by Gerry Ocenar

Gerry Ocenar — Sat, 09 May 2009 11:18:48 +0000

Congratulations to the men and women of CERD,Inc.

Job well done. More power!

Comment on “Community Dorf” Knowledge Fair at the 9th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 9) in Bonn, Germany from May 15-28, 2008 by Some Thoughts and Reflections: Celebrating CERD’s 30th Anniversary « Fleeting Thoughts

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:59:59 +0000

[…] now we learned that CERD has also developed and utilized new forms: posters presented in local and international conferences, video documentation, and yes, tapping on the potentials of the internet by creating CERD’s own […]

Comment on CERD 30th Anniversary Celebration by Some Thoughts and Reflections: Celebrating CERD’s 30th Anniversary « Fleeting Thoughts

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:18:57 +0000

[…] Hotel (formerly PCED Hostel), located inside UP Diliman, to join former colleagues in celebrating CERD’s 30th anniversary and to attend the launching of a book published by CERD, its new livelihood program, and CERD’s […]

Comment on Towards a Framework for Gender-Integrated CBFM by Gaynor

Gaynor — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 08:40:12 +0000

Hi Chris,

Thanks for your comment. :0)

On your question why mangrove areas are a domain of women, here are a few information:

- Women use resources in the coastal zone that are located nearshore, or adjacent to the land. This is primarily because of the reproductive work that women perform, and the traditional division of labor in fisheries, where in most communities, men’s domains are within the nearshore as well as further offshore, and women’s domains are generally the nearshore. But in the Philippines, this does not discount the fact that many fishermen’s wives go with their husband on a fishing trip in a regular basis. Also, there is a certain community in the Visayas where women do participate in commercial fishing.

- Mangrove areas, by their nature (nearshore) is usually where women go to gather fish, shellfishes, and other marine resources (such as fry). Mangroves were also used as firewood. However, because of the massive denudation of mangrove forests in the Philippines (which were converted to fishponds since the 70s) have also displaced women in their own fisheries.

- Other zones in the coastal areas that women use for their subsistence (food, income, health) are seagrass beds, reef flat areas, and beach areas. Again, because of the “development” happening in the coastal areas, women are also being displaced in these zones. The proliferation of tourism in coastal areas is one clear example where conflict in the use of the coastal zone has severe negative impacts on women depending on fisheries for livelihoods.

Regards and welcome back!

Comment on CERD was chosen a finalist in the Equator Initiative by chrispforr

chrispforr — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:49:13 +0000

You go CERD!
(and congrats also to Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha of Bangladesh for bagging the Asia prize…)

Comment on Towards a Framework for Gender-Integrated CBFM by chrispforr

chrispforr — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:40:52 +0000

Hi Gaynor,
WOW, excellent paper! This provides both a theoretical framework and also an â€œaction list.â€ Without knowing anything else about the topic, I hope that those involved in this field can see this and make good use of the ideas.
Thereâ€™s one thing I donâ€™t understand: why is it that mangrove areas in particular are a domain of women in coastal communities?
Thanks for being a part of CERDs effort to empower women in coastal zones.
Chris

Comment on Did You Know? Facts and Figures About Wastewater by Gaynor

Gaynor — Sat, 12 May 2007 06:49:21 +0000

Just to note that the above article was shared by Agnes Balota through the Water Supply Sector Roadmap group.

Comment on Did You Know? Facts and Figures About Wastewater by Jovy

Jovy — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 08:17:18 +0000

In relation to our work in facilitating access to potable water, I realized (after reading the above facts on wastewater…) that a comprehensive framework and practice should be undertaken by CERD so as to help address the issue of access to clean water. Infrastructure support to PO partners/ communities and community management are not enough intervention. We should also mind the source of the water adn how to help maintain and sustain its supply (not contaminated). Contamination is not limited to the water table but also goes to the sea where we do the rehabilitation work.

In our future efforts, maybe we could start looking at these issues and challenges.

Comment on Natives Using Modern Technology to Protect their Environment by chrispforr

chrispforr — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:45:50 +0000

That Brazil story is amazing… so good to see that near-cutting-edge technology is being used to preserve a natural environment, instead of just to exploit, as usual.
I also love the picture of the European guy dressed “native” with the full body tatoos.. I guess he’s experimenting with “their” technology.

Comment on Formal and Substantive Equality by Gaynor Tanyang

Gaynor Tanyang — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 05:08:44 +0000

Mayette posted the following at www.cerd.ph/blog:
—————–
Last week one of our NGO partners (WiseAct) hosted a workshop on
gender mainstreaming. In particular, it is about developing toolkits
on mainstreaming gender in different themes, e.g. Sustainable
Agriculture, Food Security, Indigenous Peoples, Micro Finance, Urban
Development, Human Rights and Violence Against Women.

Among the interesting topics discussed were the concepts of formal and
substantive equality. Formal equality believes recognizing the equalty
of men and women would translate to “same treatment”. However, same
treatment approach assumes women and men have the same status and
structure regardless of biological and socially-constructed
differences. Substantive equality, on the other hand, takes into
account the biological and socially constructed differences of men and
women to eliminate the disadvantages to women.
—————–

And since the Philippines ranks 6th in the world gender equality
survey, it is always a good opportunity to reflect, are we Filipino
men and women REALLY ahead of other countries in this respect?

That’s a rhetorical question, actually.

What I’m concerned at the moment–since i’m drafting a Manual on
Gender-Responsive Education Strategies in CBCRM–is your own thoughts
about equality.

To stir the discussion, please answer the following questions. Please
do not feel limited by them. Our collective ideas will be included in
the manual. Since, we always talk of gender issues, I’ve framed the
question in the positive (appreciative inquiry baga). You may also
answer in your language, but please explain them for the monolinguals.

Sex: M/F Designation: Management/Supervisory/Rank & File

1. What to you, as a person, is gender equality–in your own terms?
2. Have you personally felt being of equal status with the opposite
sex? How?
3. How is gender equality being achieved in a coastal community? What
are the specific instances or events?
4. What is the role of men in achieving gender equality?

Eager to hear YOUR OWN THOUGHTS.