Likhaan Center for Women's Health

Likhaan Center for Women's Health is a non-stock, non-profit Philippine NGO founded in 1995 and based in Quezon City. It works to realize the right to health - particularly reproductive health - for women and youth in poor and marginalized communities. The organization believes in human rights, equality, and justice, and supports citizens in transforming their own communities.

Mission

Likhaan Center for Women's Health Inc (Likhaan) is a non-stock, non-profit Philippine NGO, founded in 1995 to achieve the right to health, particularly reproductive health, of women and youth in poor and marginalized communities. Likhaan was envisioned to be a "venue for creating alternative pathways for women." Likhaan believes in human rights, equality and justice and the power of citizens to transform their communities, especially as these apply to women. Our mission is to help women and poor communities harness their resources, and to engage the government and other stakeholders to transform unjust and inequitable situations. Our long-term goal is for women and their families and communities to fully enjoy their right to health, particularly their right to sexual and reproductive health. With nearly three decades of dedication and work, Likhaan has been able to advance and fulfill women's needs for sexual and reproductive rights and health services through our three core programs: community-based clinics; community organizing, education and mobilization; and advocacy. Likhaan currently maintains nine community-based women's clinics which provide integrated reproductive health (RH) including family planning (FP) services, where our trained clinicians provide patient-centered, gender-sensitive, and respectful care. Our clinicians work closely with our women and youth organizers, which enables us to link women in need of services to our clinics. Our organizers are trained in community organizing and education. Our services and organizing efforts are based in the poorest areas of Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, and Eastern Samar. Likhaan also provides information, education, and training on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), as well as policy advocacy with key national government agencies - Department of Health (DOH), Department of Education (DepEd) Philippine Health Insurance (PhilHealth), Commission on Population and Development (CPD) and C

Likhaan Center for Women's Health, a non-stock non-profit NGO, was established on September 15, 1995 by women activists, community leaders, and health professionals to expand access to reproductive health information and services. It now runs about ten primary-care clinics serving …