Our Partners
UNFPA Philippines
UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Its mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled. The agency was created in 1969, with a Filipino, Mr. Rafael M. Salas, heading the agency as its first Executive Director.
Under UNFPA Philippines’ 8th Country Programme 2019-2023, it provides support to the full implementation of the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act and the revamped National Family Planning Programme, to further reduce maternal mortality and morbidities and end unmet need for family planning in support of the Department of Health and POPCOM among many partners. Assistance to reducing teenage pregnancy is another key focus. UNFPA also assists the Department of Education for full operationalization of the school-based, gender-sensitive, comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) curriculum in accordance with international standards.UNFPA Philippines also prioritizes strengthening policies and actions to address gender-based violence, in normal settings and in the aftermath of an emergency.
PLCPD and UNFPA work together towards improved integration of sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, as well as the prevention of and response to gender-based violence and harmful practices, into universal health coverage-related policies and plans, and other relevant laws, policies, plans, and accountability frameworks.
UNICEF
UNICEF is the United Nations agency that focuses on children. It works in the world’s toughest places to reach the most disadvantaged children and adolescents – and to protect the rights of every child, everywhere. Across more than 190 countries and territories, UNICEF does whatever it takes to help children survive, thrive, and fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.
UNICEF is the world’s largest provider of vaccines and supports child health and nutrition, safe water and sanitation, quality education and skill building, HIV prevention and treatment for mothers and babies, and the protection of children and adolescents from violence and exploitation.
PLCPD began working with UNICEF in 2014 during the latter’s 6th Country Programme for Children. The partnership with UNICEF’s Social Policy, Health and Nutrition, WASH, and Child Protection mainly focused on legislative advocacy which resulted in the passage of laws namely, Kalusugan ng Mag-Nanay Act or the protection of mothers and their babies during the first 1000 days (Republic Act or RA 11148), Special Protection of Children in Situations of Armed Conflict (RA 11188), Raising the Age to Determine Statutory Rape (RA 11648), and Anti-Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children and Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Materials (RA 11930), among others.
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and the Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund are the leading advocacy organizations working to reduce tobacco use and its deadly consequences in the United States and around the world.
Through strategic communications and policy advocacy campaigns, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and the Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund work to change public attitudes about tobacco and promote proven policies that are most effective at reducing tobacco use and save the most lives.
CTFK supports PLCPD’s legislative advocacy for health-oriented tobacco regulation laws. Through this support, PLCPD and the Child Rights Network have also launched the Tobacco-Free Generation campaign, which prioritizes the protection of children and youth from the harms of tobacco and the tobacco industry.
UNHCR
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, works to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge, having fled violence, persecution or war at home was established in 1950. It has faced multiple crises on multiple continents, and provided vital protection and assistance to refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced and stateless people, many of whom have nobody left to turn to.
PLCPD works with UNHCR in providing safeguards and durable solutions for the overall well-being, identity, and inclusion of people forced to flee, stateless persons, and populations at risk of statelessness through legislative advocacy.
Among the PLCPD and UNHCR partnership’s priorities is the advocacy for legislation on protection of internally displaced persons, protection of refugees and stateless persons, gender-responsive amendment to naturalization laws, and facilitated administrative naturalization.
Sasakawa Peace Foundation
The Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) is a Japanese private foundation and think tank established in 1986 to address increasingly complex global challenges on peace and security and ocean governance. In partnership with various stakeholders, SPF conducts research, presents policy recommendations, fosters international exchange and cooperation, and formulates governance system that covers oceans and lands.
In May 2024, PLCPD and SPF started a collaboration with the launching of SPF’s study “Reconstructing masculinities: Gender dynamics after conflict in Aceh, Maluku and Bangsamoro Mindanao.” The study emphasizes the crucial role of women in conflict situations and the importance of addressing persistent gender inequalities and structural barriers to attain long-lasting peace and security in the community.
The partnership continued with a project on popularizing the women, peace and security (WPS) agenda in policymaking process—recognizing and promoting the role of women’s leadership in peace, security, and development.
Consuelo Foundation
Consuelo Foundation established its Philippine office in 1993. They collaborate very closely with local communities, private partners, and government authorities for evidence-based, context-sensitive initiatives that advance children’s rights. Consuelo designs holistic programs that empower vulnerable individuals and families, facilitate their healing, and strengthen child protection systems within the larger community.
Consuelo is an active member of the Child Rights Network, the largest alliance of government and non-government organizations advocating for child rights legislation and that is convened by PLCPD. Consuelo provides financial and technical support to bolster its campaign promoting positive parenting through legislative advocacy work and communications strategies.
Vital Strategies’ Global Grants Program
Vital Strategies’ Global Grants Program (GGP) provides financial and technical support to low- and middle-income countries to improve systems that collect, analyze, and use data for public-health decision making. The GGP builds on insights from previous data intelligence efforts, fosters regional collaboration, and facilitates the exchange of best practices and technical expertise among countries tackling similar challenges.
Terre des Hommes Netherlands
Terre des Hommes Netherlands is an international non-government organization committed to stopping all forms of child exploitation while empowering children to make their voices count. The organization engages in evidence-based advocacy and programming to prevent and address offline and online sexual exploitation of children, child labour, and child trafficking in the Philippines. It also promotes gender equality, sexual and reproductive health and rights, and child protection in emergencies (CPiE) across its programs and services.
Terre des Hommes Netherlands has been working in Asia for over 30 years and has been present in the Philippines since 1984. It initially operated in the country as a formal sub-coordination office. In 2010, its head office in The Hague, Netherlands, transitioned its Philippine presence into an international branch office. Since then, the organization has continued to work closely with local partners and stakeholders, including children and youth, government agencies, civil society organizations, and the private sector, to prevent and respond to child exploitation and contribute to building safer communities for children.
In 2026, Terre des Hommes Netherlands and PLCPD entered into partnership for Safety for Children and their Rights Online (SCROL) 2.0: Safe Minds Online, a project that aims to prevent and respond to the mental health and wellbeing issues experienced by children and to reduce the risks of online sexual abuse and exploitation of children across families and communities.