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Module 1:
Self-Enhancement
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Module Objectives

1.Enable the participants to understand and
appreciate themselves better by as a person and as
a woman
2.Enable the participants to articulate their rights and
roles as a woman.
3.Equip the participants with time and financial
management skills to effectively and efficiently
perform their respective roles;
4.Enable the participants to prepare a self-
enhancement plan.



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Sessions
Session 1: Self-Discovery/Self Image
Session 2:Womens Rights
Session 3: Different Roles of Women
Session 4: Time Management
Session 5: Financial Management
Session 6:Self-enhancement Plan Preparation
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SESSION 1. SELF DISCOVERY/SELF IMAGE
Objectives :

1. Identify what is important to them as a
person, their strengths and weaknesses,
what other people like or dislike about them,
their significant childhood experiences, and
their goals in life.

2. Learn ways of improving self-esteemSELF
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SESSION 1. SELF DISCOVERY/SELF IMAGE

Five Fingers of My Life
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Session 1. Activity 1: Self-Discovery
Exercise - Five Fingers of My Life

Finger Questions to be Answered
Thumb What is important to me as a person?
Forefinger What are my strengths and weaknesses as a
person? (Personality traits)
Middle Finger What does my family and other people like about
me? What do they say they do not like about me?
Ring Finger What were my significant childhood experiences?
How did they affect the person that I am now?
Pinky What are my / family goals? What do I want to
develop and improve in myself and in my family?
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Processing
Affective Level

While you are answering the questions, what
was your reaction?
While you are sharing your responses, what
was your reaction? As the one listening while
others are sharing?
Was there any instance that you found
difficulty sharing? What happened?

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Processing
Cognitive Level

What did you discover about yourself when
you went through with the exercise?

What are your strengths and weaknesses?

What did you learn from the exercise?

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Key Learning Points
Women can understand themselves better if:

They are aware of their individual
personality traits.

They deal with their past, face the
challenges of the present and prepare
for their future.


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Key Learning Points
Possible basic strengths as persons

They have the ability to think and recognize what is right
and wrong.
They have the ability to improve themselves.
They have rights as persons/human beings.
They have the freedom to fulfill their aspirations and goals.
They know their responsibilities toward themselves, others
and God.


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Key Learning Points
Possible weaknesses as persons :

Excessive pride
Selfishness
Laziness
Irresponsibility
Inconsiderate of others
Bad habits and vices
Lack of education


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Key Learning Points
Factors that affect their characteristics as
persons :

Personality traits
Childhood experiences
Personal and family values
Personal and family goals


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Key Learning Points
Self-esteem is a reflection of womens own self-
image or how they feel about themselves. Their
self-esteem is made up of their thoughts and
their feelings.



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Key Learning Points
The importance of developing a high self-esteem:

They can be more productive.
They can perform roles and responsibilities well.
They can develop self-respect and respect for
others.
They can be a secured person.
They can have a positive outlook in life.


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Key Learning Points
Ways of Improving Self-Esteem

1. Friends Women to meet new friends. Be
comfortable and open up to others to develop a closer
relationship.
2.Time Women should take time to be alone once in a
while. Cultivate hobbies that they can enjoy like crafts
and reading.
3. Praise Women should take pride in their small and
big achievements. Praise themselves for being good and
being able to perform well.
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Key Learning Points
4. Goals Women should set realistic goals. Meet them
by learning new skills and developing their abilities.

5. Love Women should learn to love themselves. Learn
from their failures and successes.

6. Respect Women should be proud of who they are. Do
not try to be someone else. Explore and appreciate their
talents.

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Key Learning Points
7. Believe Women should believe in themselves.
Believe that they can accomplish what they plan to
do.

8. Challenges Women should be willing to take
risks by trying out new things.

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APPLICATION
The participants to share with one another how they can achieve
the following:

Accept and appreciate oneself

Capitalize on or build up their strengths

Exert effort to overcome their weaknesses

Achieve self development and fulfillment



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Synthesis


A person has an evolving personality and
continuously in a process of becoming. To be a better
person, to be a fulfilled woman, one has to know most
ones strengths and to make ones weaknesses as
steps towards improving oneself.

Many factors affect ones characteristics and these
factors should be strengthened by a person to work
towards developing ones personality.




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Synthesis


This will also help women to become more
responsive and productive- nurturing positive traits,
accepting and overcoming childhood experiences,
promoting positive family and personal values and
having clear personal and family goals.

Improving ones esteem and confidence as a person
is a responsibility of every woman.


SESSION 2. WOMENS RIGHTS

Session Objectives

Identify their rights as women as
embodied in the different laws;

Identify different forms of violations of their
rights as women.

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SESSION 2. WOMENS RIGHTS

Activity 1: Workshop on Womens Rights
and Its Violations


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Key Learning Points
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Republic Act 7192 (Women in
Development and Nation Building Act of
1992)

This act promotes the integration of women
as full and equal partners of men in
development and nation building and for
other purposes.
Key Learning Points
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Republic Act 8972 (Solo Parents Welfare Act of 2000)

Promote the family as the foundation of the nation,
strengthen its solidarity and ensure its total
development.

Develop a comprehensive program of services for
solo parents and their children to be carried out by
the different line agencies with the DSWD as the
lead agency.

Key Learning Points
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Republic Act 9208 (Anti-Trafficking in Persons
Act of 2003)

This law criminalizes the act of trafficking in
persons especially of women and their
children for prostitution, sexual exploitation
and slavery, among others.


Key Learning Points
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Republic Act 9262 (Anti-Violence Against Women
and Their Children Act of 2004)

It seeks to address the prevalence of VAWC, abuse on
women and their children by their partners like husband or ex-
husband, live-in partner or ex-live in partner,
boyfriend/girlfriend of ex-boyfriend/ex-girlfriend, dating partner
or ex-dating partner.

Classifies VAWC as a public crime. It includes, but is not
limited o physical violence, sexual violence, psychological
violence and economic violence.


Key Learning Points
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Republic Act 9710 (Magna Carta of Women, 2009)

It is a comprehensive womens human rights
law that seeks to eliminate discrimination
against women by recognizing, protecting,
fulfilling and promoting the rights of Filipino
women, especially those in the marginalized
sectors.


Key Learning Points
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Republic Act 7877 (The Anti-Sexual Harassment
Act of 1995)

It addresses the issue of sexual harassment
committed in work and education or training
environment.


Key Learning Points
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Republic Act 8353 (Anti-Rape Law of 1997)

The law redefines rape as a crime against
person.
Rape violates a womans well-being and not
just her virginity or purity.
Any woman, whether a prostituted woman,
non-virgin or one who has an active sexual life
may be victimized by rape.


Key Learning Points
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Republic Act 8505 (Rape Victim Assistance and
Protection Act of 1998)

This law provides assistance and protection
for rape victims, establishing for the purpose a
Rape Crisis Center in every province and city.


Key Learning Points
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Republic Act 9775 (Anti-Pornography Act of
2009)
An act that recognizes the fundamental rights of
every child and protect the child from all forms of
exploitation, including but not limited to the use of
child pornographic performances and materials, and
the inducement or coercion of a child to engage in
pornography through any means.


Application
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The participants to prepare specific
commitments to fulfill their rights along areas
of:

Self development
Relationship with husband and family
Relationship in the community




Synthesis
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Every woman has rights to protection, security and
development opportunities.

Specific laws on women have been enacted to
pursue the protection of the rights of women and
their integration as full and equal partners of men in
development and nation building.

These rights should be known to every woman to
enable them to claim and fulfill their rights.





SESSION 3
DIFFERENT ROLES OF WOMEN

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Session Objectives:

1. Identify the different roles they perform as
women;

2. Determine what gives them satisfaction or
dissatisfaction in performing these roles; and

3. Deepen their understanding of the importance
of these roles.





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Activity 1: Role Clarification Exercise
Roles Satisfaction
from the Role
Dissatisfaction
from the Role
Wife
Mother
Sister
Others

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Affective Cognitive
While you are filling-up the
worksheet, what was your
reaction?

While you are sharing your
different roles in a dyad,
what was your reaction?

While you are sharing your
different roles with the
group, what was your
reaction?

What are your new
discoveries about
yourself?

What is your insight on
your different roles as a
woman?


Key Learning Points
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Role It is defined as an ascribed function
assumed by anyone. For women, possible
roles include being a wife, a mother, a
daughter, a sister, a daughter-in-law, a
breadwinner/provider and a community
leader.

Three Categories of Work
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1. Reproductive Work

This is the care and maintenance of human
life within the household which includes
childcare, food preparation, collection of water
and firewood, cleaning, washing, building and
maintaining the shelter, and health care.












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2. Productive Work

This is the production of goods and
services for income, trade, or subsistence
which include tasks that contribute
economically to the household and to the
community.



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3. Community Management and Constituency-
Based Politics

This is the maintenance and improvement of the
community as a whole, which includes planning
celebrations, advocating for community needs such
as access to potable water, judging disputes, building
schools or clinics, and making laws.

Synthesis
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The roles of women in the home and in the
community have long been established, and
many of their responsibilities evolved around
performing their reproductive roles. The
challenge is form them to become more active
in performing their other roles particularly
becoming more productive and active in the
community.


Application

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Participants are to work on dyad and to share
on the specific responsibilities that they
perform on the following:

Reproductive work
Productive work
Community Managing Work
Other roles

SESSION 4
TIME MANAGEMENT
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Session Objectives:

1. Analyze the concept of time in relation to
their roles as women.

2. Identify ways to use time productively.

3. Develop time management skills.


Activity 1: Pagbibigay Halaga sa Oras
Exercise

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Activities
(Mga Gawain)
Rank
(Kahalagahan)

Alloted Time
(Oras na
Inilalaan)
Productive
Reproductive
Community Work
Processing

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Affective Level Cognitive Level
While you are answering the
questions, what was your
reaction?

While you are sharing, what was
your reaction? As the one
sharing? As the one listening?

What did you realize from the exercise?

What are the common activities in which
you spend most of your time? Why?

How do you usually manage your time
when there are overlapping activities during
certain periods?

From among the activities listed, which can
be delegated to other members of the
family?

How can you do most of these activities at
home without wasting so much time?

Key Learning Points

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Management of Time - strategies for effective
use of time for one day.

Time Inventory the use of time log to keep a
record of time during the day and make an
analysis which consists of the following
strategies:




Key Learning Points

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Strategies:

a.List down daily regular activities

b. Segregate them into two clusters: (1) activities you do
for yourself even if you are married or single, (2)
activities you do as a parent, and activities you do for
your husband/partner.

a.Tips in managing time at home:
Key Learning Points
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Tips in managing time at home:

Plan ahead to utilize time effectively.

Adapt shortcuts to routine work. (Refer to Annex G
(More Tips for Shortcuts to Routine Work)

Delegate work to other members of the family.

Allow enough time for rest and recreation to
counter-balance fatigue.
Application
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The participants to share in dyad the
following:

1. Assess the way they utilize their time.
2.Plan ways of using time more wisely by
allotting time to activities that are important to
them and they set their priorities.
3.Write their daily activities based on their new
knowledge in time management.

Synthesis
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Every woman should spend their time wisely
and productively. It is very important that every
woman shall plan the use of her time,
spending both in taking care of oneself and in
performing her varied roles in the family and in
the community.












SESSION 5
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Session Objectives

Analyze their current practices in spending the
family income; and

Learn ways to manage money more wisely.












Activity 1: Spending Plan
Preparation Exercise

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Participants to plan and write down their
family spending plan for one week.


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Processing
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Affective Level Cognitive Level
While you are doing the
workshop, what was your
reaction?



What is your basis when
apportioning amount for
expenditures?

If resources of the family are
not enough, what do you do to
cover up for the deficit?

How can you save money with
your current situation?


Key Learning Points
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Family income consists of both cash and
non-cash income acquired by members during
a specific period.

Parents should learn how to use the 3S and
1I: Share, Spend, Save and Invest.


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Key Learning Points
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Parents should learn how to manage money by doing the
following:
- Establish your goal for spending.
- aside some money for future spending.
- Find ways to clear up overdue bills.
- Make a plan for meeting daily living costs.
- Achieve goals that are most important to you.

Parents should seriously study saving tips and put these
into practice.




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Application
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For the participants to:

Write their monthly spending plan taking into
consideration what has been discussed.








Synthesis
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Spending the money in the most useful way is
a responsibility of every woman in a joint
decision with the spouse and the members of
the family. It is very important that the income
in cash or in kind shall be spend based on
prioritized needs to respond to ones
reproductive as well as productive roles.




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Synthesis
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Saving a small portion of your income is
encouraged; you can save if your income is
spent wisely accordingly to your most basic
needs.




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SESSION 6
SELF-ENHANCEMENT PLAN PREPARATION

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Session Objectives

Review the learnings from the previous sessions
and identify learning areas to be applied in the
self enhancement plan

Prepare their self- enhancement plan for six
months
Self-Enhancement Plan
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SESSIONS STOP CONTINUE START
Self Discovery
Rights of
Women
Different Roles
of Women
Related Laws
on Women
Time
Management
Financial
Management
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THANK YOU!!!