K and her sister are orphaned by their father who was killed in front of her in the war on
drugs. Their mother was also incarcerated for drug-related charges.
The support group assists K alongside counseling sessions with the MSWDO. Our partner
organization EWSC was also able to provide livelihood capital to K and the siblings started to
sell fresh vegetables and breakfast food. K was able to resume her studies and was reunited
with their mother, who was also given livelihood assistance by EWSC.
4. Case of Anisa, a Maranao
Anisa used to reside in the streets of Cubao with her partner who sells merchandise in the
hub of the city. She has a child with him. Her partner hurts her often but she could not
leave the situation as their parents force them to settle. The same partner also pimped her
through social media and in Cubao. She could not tell this to her Muslim parents.
She was also forced to sexual exploitation since her mother was sick. She hated being in that
situation but the police forced them out of their stall in Cubao. Her partner also got
incarcerated for drugs.
When Anisa became more active with CATW-AP, she left prostitution. Services provided to
her included accompaniment to the social hygiene clinic, livelihood assistance, other than
the regular healing conversations.
5. H: From Continuum of Abuse to Recovery
H was victim of rape when she was 10 years old. She was pimped to prostitution in 2018 and
during the lockdown, was forced to remain online because of financial hardships.
H saw the activities of EWSC-CATWAP through social media and contacted Myles, the head
of EWSC. From a small livelihood assistance, H worked hard and with a lot of determination,
was able to expand her store. Other than continuing healing conversation, H provided
testimonies on how the organization changed her life.
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