CEDAW/C/PHI/4 English Page 31 Health services 71. Complementing the National AIDS Control Program of the Department of Health are non-governmental organization efforts such as those of the Remedios AIDS Information Center and Kabalikat. The Remedios Center is a community-based information outlet which runs a reading room and a telephone hotline counselling service. Kabalikat has a drop-in centre where clients can take seminars on AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases and reproductive health, and avail themselves of counselling services as well as medical referrals. 72. The Bethany Home of the Third World Movement Against the Exploitation of Women, on the other hand, provides housing and after-care for AIDS sufferers. Among its sources of income is a candle-making industry. 73. Talikala (Davao City), initiated by the Maryknoll Sisters, focuses on AIDS prevention through skits shown in bars and clubs. Half of the establishments have been reached and in each place a core group of five has been organized. 74. The Department of Social Welfare and Development also initiated in 1991 a pilot child protection centre in Manila called Child Health Intervention and Medical Evaluation (CHIME), which serves sexually abused and exploited children and offers therapeutic and support services. Of the 737 reported cases in 1992, 139 were victims of child prostitution. Advocacy 75. In 1993-1994, great strides were taken in advocacy work, particularly in clarifying perspectives and measures towards the decriminalization of prostitutes and the strengthening of legislation towards punishing those who benefit and profit from their prostitution (employers, pimps, procurers, recruiters and clients). NCRFW, with the various government agencies, maintained close coordination with women non-governmental organizations working directly with women survivors. 76. Feminist groups which have in the last few years been involved in such work are Kalayaan, and the Women's Education, Development, Productivity and Research Organization (WEDPRO). WEDPRO and Kalayaan have come out with a survey report on the women entertainers of Angeles and Olongapo. 77. The Women's Resource and Research Center (WRRC), together with GABRIELA and Buklod, also came up with a feminist participatory research and WEDPRO with feasibility studies and transition programmes to create employment options for prostituted women in the base areas. 78. Networking and advocacy work against all forms of sexual exploitation, such as prostitution, pornography and trafficking are the main activities of the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (Asia). It produces documentation on trafficking cases internationally. 79. Educational programmes have targeted not only prostituted persons but also migrant workers, law enforcers and the larger public. GABRIELA educates /...