GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT (GAD) CORNER
I. GAD KNOWLEDGEBASE
II. GAD PROJECTS
2025
- MWO-WDC HOLDS EVENTS EMPOWERING MIGRANT WOMEN ON WOMEN’S MONTH
- 35 WOMEN SWORN IN AS DUAL CITIZENS AT SPECIAL WOMEN’S MONTH CONSULAR SERVICE
- EMBASSY CELEBRATES NATIONAL WOMEN’S MONTH WITH “PURPLE WEDNESDAY” AND FORUM ON WOMEN’S HEALTH
- PH EMBASSY HOLDS BREAKFAST MEETING FOR WOMEN AMBASSADORS IN CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL WOMEN’S MONTH
- WEAVING CONNECTIONS: PHILIPPINE EMBASSY HOSTS MINI LOOM WEAVING WORKSHOP FOR ASEAN SPOUSES CIRCLE
- MWO-WDC, POLARIS LAUNCH HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS SEMINAR SERIES
- MWO-WDC, POLARIS HOLD THIRD SESSION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS SEMINAR SERIES
- PH EMBASSY WELCOMES GINANG FILIPINAS AMERICA DMV CANDIDATES
- PH EMBASSY EXPANDS LEGAL SERVICES, INKS MOU WITH FILIPINO AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION FUND
2024
2023
III. DIRECTORY OF GAD RESOURCES
A. Metropolitan Police Department
- Emergency | 911
- Non-Emergency | 311
- Domestic Violence Unit at 441 4th Street, NW | (202) 727-7137
B. Local Domestic Violence Resources
Shelter, counseling, and childcare for pattered women and their children.
Website: https://houseofruth.org
Contact: (202) 667 – 7001
Emergency shelter through transitional permanent housing, counseling, and comprehensive services for battered women and their children.
Website: https://www.mysistersplacedc.org/
Contact: (202) 540-1064
The DC Victim Hotline screens and connects eligible individuals directly to DC SAFE.
Website: https://www.dcsafe.org
Contact: 1-844-443-5732
Information, resources, and referrals.
Website: https://dccadv.org
Contact: (202) 299-1181
C. Hotlines
Contact: 1-844-443-5732
Contact: (202) 333-RAPE
Contact: (800) MD-HELPS
Contact: (800) 838-8238
Contact: (888) 793-4357
Contact: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or text START to 88-788