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Talitha Kum Philippines formerly APWRATH (Asia-Pacific Women Religious Against
Trafficking in Humans)this was initiated by the late Sr. Estrella Castellone, a Salesian sister,
in 2007. Sr. Estrella was then the Co-Executive Secretary of the Association of
Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines (AMRSP) and she worked together
with Sr. … Read more
Talitha Kum Philippines formerly APWRATH (Asia-Pacific Women Religious Against
Trafficking in Humans)this was initiated by the late Sr. Estrella Castellone, a Salesian sister,
in 2007. Sr. Estrella was then the Co-Executive Secretary of the Association of
Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines (AMRSP) and she worked together
with Sr. Flolyn Catungal, OSA, who was back then the Executive Coordinator of the
Office of Women and Gender, a mission partner of AMRSP.
Mission: To empower, organize and mobilize Consecrated persons in the Philippines
to respond to and counter human trafficking, and modern-day slavery, especially of
women and children.
Goal:
• To strengthen the network with the major religious superiors throughout
the region to prioritize the issue of trafficking in humans.
• To raise the people’s consciousness of the need to reaffirm and maintain their
values, dignity and roles according to the spirit of the Gospel.
• To empower, organize and mobilize the women religious in the Philippines to
respond and counter human trafficking, especially of women and children.
