Berchmans Foundation

Babae ka, hindi babae lang.

Ang kariktan mo'y namumukadkad hindi dahil sa mala-rosas na kolorete ng mukha, hindi dahil sa ikli o haba ng saya. Nasa 'yong pananatiling mapagkalinga sa gitna ng mapang-abusong patriyarkal na lipunan, nasa 'yong paninindigan laban sa bawat inhustisya, nasa 'yong mga kakayanan at abilidad na hindi matatawaran.

Ngayong Marso, ating gunitain ang Women's Month sa pamamagitan ng pagbibigay pugay sa lakas, talino at yumi ng kababaihan—mula sa ating mga ina, kapatid at kaibigan, hanggang sa mga minoryang sektor, mga babaeng manggagawa at mga magiting na rebolusyonarya ng ating kasaysayan.






Art by F.C. Hutalla | TPA

Here is a collection of pictures taken directly from their page: Talikala, Inc.

All pictures have been approved by the institution with the help of our CSLP Coordinator, Sir Paul Gelvosa.

Talikala, a non-governmental association/organization in Davao City, is helping and assisting trafficked women and girls and it is their mission that they get to provide and enhance the opportunities, rights, and worth of prostituted women and children in today’s society.

Not many people know about Talikala and that’s probably the main or, at least, one of the reasons why the institution faces various problems such as financial support and food availability/resource which can be challenging as a Non-Governmental Organization in a pandemic

Let us help a community gain chances to be heard and no longer be disregarded. To an extent, we are not only here to recognize the suffering of the women assisted by Talikala but also to recognize the injustices and discrimination in and against prostitution.



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Team 2B of 9Berchmans: Marasigan, Quidlat, Ramirez, Tolentino, Villa-Abrille

Title: Hear their stories, help change their lives

Talikala is a non-government, non-profit institution that aids women who were victims of prostitution. Talikala is here to guide them with care to overcome their traumatic experiences. Talikala has a mission to overcome the discrimination against these prostituted women.
We aim to help Talikala in accomplishing their goal and to spread awareness about their projects.

Together we can end the discrimnation that they receive, help them get through the problems they face and help strengthen their confidence.

Every like, follow and share matters! Let's stand together for these women and girls because they deserve better!



We hope we get all of your support.
We appreciate every like, follow and share you can give to both our page and Talikala's page.

Good Day Everyone!

Talikala Inc. is a non-government organization composed of empowered women who once became a part of the industry of prostitution/s*x-trafficking. They provide assistance to women and girls in Davao City with their programs to achieve many goals in order to provide these women a better quality of life and a better environment.

With the COVID-19 going on, the organization has been facing a variety of challenges that forbid them from serving their women and girls with their utmost best. Community protocols were and is a hindrance from helping these people heal and cope with the situation, which is why doing this project is important. Consequently, with our project, we aim to help sustain them with their needs which is to gain public awareness, to improve physical and mental health, and to teach about prostitution.

Kindly read our infographic to learn more about Talikala and our project! Please like our posts and like our page, it would me much appreciated and helpful. Thank you!

Talikala, Inc. is a non-governmental organization founded to help prostituted women and victims of exploitation break the chains that held them in place. It was founded in 1987, and has continued to operate since. Based on our initial polls from last year, an estimated 80% of people on social media were unaware of their mission.

Our group's aim is to help disseminate Talikala's message through promotional content, featuring original art, voice acting, music and an educational documentary tackling prostitution in a way that is suitable for a wider audience.

It is our own way of raising awareness of the very different lives these people were brought into against their will. We want to support and honor the bravery that all members of the institution have been doing for decades, even in the comforts of our own homes.

But you can support too!

A simple like, follow or share can help so much. In your own ways, you TOO can be a hero for the common good.

So let's all stand together and say, "WE ARE HERE" in these difficult times.

| Ana MORALES | KC REDOBLE | Jacob SANTOS | Suzanne VILLARENTE | Dan VO |

TALIKALA is a non-governmental organization that offers support, advice, training, and counseling to women and girls who have been forced into the s*x trade in Davao City. The group was formed to help and protect the prostituted women in Davao City. Their number one goal is to improve the the quality of life of women prostitutes and survivors of prostitution. It was founded on August 7, 1987 by three women of different backgrounds: American lay missionary Cindy O’Donnell, Filipina social worker Elizabeth O’Brien, and former night club dancer Felicidad Prieto. The organization has already helped numerous number of womens through their services and programs which are therapy and counselling.

With the outbreak of the Covid-19 it has kept us from going outside. Due to the protocols set by the government, community-based activities cannot be implemented by Talikala and visitations to their community cannot be done. Also, our partner institution’s food availability is scarce and lacks implementation of interventions towards the prostituted individuals. They are having a hard time spreading awareness to other communities and providing them their needs. Together, we can help them overcome their challenges with support, contribute in raising awareness, also to lessen stigma and discrimination towards the prostituted individuals.

Title: "Speak Out And Break The Chains!"

A pleasant day to everyone! We are Group 2A of 9-Berchmans, here to address to you our founding project.

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What is the Talikala Institution?

Talikala is a non-government organization that aims to help women who are victims of prostitution. The organization provides support, advice, training, advocacy, and counseling towards the victims in Davao City, Mindanao, Philippines.

In our current pandemic, the Institution is facing numerous difficulties in terms of food availability, volunteers, and financial assistance to keep their organization going.

That is why we, fellow students of the Ateneo De Davao Junior High School, are encouraging you all to lend a hand to these girls and women who have been s*xually abused in their dark past and assist Talikala with their needs.

Offering our services can be done in different ways, such as lending monetary and non-monetary assistance to the Institution, spreading awareness about their cause and issue on prostitution, and lending to be their sponsors.

All these actions can create a great impact for the Institution, saving as well the women who are under treatment.

If you are interested to help them, kindly contact the following below:

Talikala FB page: https://www.facebook.com/womenbonding87

Lan #: 287-4653

Kindly consider liking and following our page for more updates, Thank you ❤️

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Group 2A members: Althea Arenas, Ray Campaña, Jerald Estacio, Lex Evangelista, John Hementera

Good Day!

We are Group 1-B. We are students from the Ateneo de Davao University aligned with our partner institution, Talikala, and our mission is to speak up for the all the girls forced into the s*x industry and suffering due to the enslavement of their jobs.

We made this page as a call to action to support these women through this trying time. Please help us by liking and sharing our page. Thank you!

Title: WOMEN RIGHTS ARE WORTH THE FIGHT

Talikala is a community where there are women who have went through a tough time in their life, and have experienced judgement from other people. We have came up a way on how we would raise awareness about this community so that other people would be able to understand them better.

We hope to get your full support so that our project would be successful, on way of supporting us, is by following and liking our page.🥰