We are a a national federation of 157 accredited grassroots, community, & sector-based women’s organizations. The federation’s membership, around 40,000 individuals, is drawn from the marginalized sectors of Philippine society namely: peasants, fisherfolk, workers in both formal & informal sectors, urban poor, youth & students, Muslim women and indigenous peoples. DSWP follows a comprehensive and integrated rights-based framework towards women’s empowerment and implements interfacing programs to address violence against women (VAW), economic marginalization, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), and issues related to political participation.
The DSWP’s ‘Women’s Agenda’ was developed through consultations with its members and forms the basis for its programs and projects.