Talitha Kum Philippines

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.