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                      CAPSU Burias campaigns to end violence against women

By Kient Jerwin Tungala and Farah Villeza

With the aim to encourage everyone to put an end to violence against women and to actively participate in a collective effort to achieve a VAW-free community, Capiz State University - Burias Campus joined the 18-day campaign of stopping VAW, from November 25 to December 12, 2021, headed by the GAD Focal Person, Prof. Salve M. Ferrer and GAD Focal Person Assistant, Prof. Joan Rae L. Lantoria.

In align with the theme "A VAW-Free Community Starts with Me," the faculty, staff, students, and stakeholders of CAPSU Burias took part to the said campaign by hanging a VAW tarpaulin in front of the administration building, wearing VAW T-shirts or any clothing with a shade of orange, and through featuring empowering stories made by young filmmakers that urge women to seek help and break free from the cycle of violence.

Moreover, the officers of the SSC and FLP student organizations facilitated the One Billion Rising and Zumba Dance,  an artistic uprising of using body movements as their call to end the violence against women, on December 1, 2021 with the participation of selected students and participants from each college department. With the song, "Isang Bilyong Babae Ang Babangon," they were able to highlight the significance of women and their extraordinary roles in the society.

This year's campaign and support of CAPSU Burias emphasized the importance of individuals, particularly young people in combating violence against women and girls in many institutions as it focused on primary prevention in reducing VAW events, which can be accomplished by enabling individuals to understand and assert their rights, as well as educating them on where to ask assistance in the event of cruelty.