Women Empowerment
November 25, 2022
Global Affairs Canada (GAC) visits Laguna Human Milk Bank facility

GAC through the Women’s Rights, Action, and Advocacy Project (WRAAP) of PBSP, supports the Project EMBRACE of LATCH.

Safe Motherhood
Women Empowerment
Global Affairs Canada (GAC) visits Laguna Human Milk Bank facility

Global Affairs Canada (GAC) visits the Laguna Human Milk Bank facility established through the partnership of LATCH Los Baños, the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), and the Provincial Government of Laguna.

GAC through the Women’s Rights, Action, and Advocacy Project (WRAAP) of PBSP, supports the Project EMBRACE of LATCH which advocates for community engagement and provides support for breastfeeding mothers and their families.

Present in the meeting are Southeast Asia and Oceania Division 1 Deputy Director of Global Affairs Canada, Mr. Mark Mostovac, from the Embassy of Canada, First Secretary Mr. Stephane Duval, and Project Officer Ivy Lecitona, PBSP Executive Director Elvin Ivan Uy, Executive Assistant Kiana Porras, and WRAAP's Luzon Program Officer Rashia Lubuguin, representatives from LATCH, Armi Baticados, Vanessa Liwanag-Librero, and Joy Barachina-Lojo, and representative from UPLB Mr.  Bryan Oliveros.

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