PH Embassy in Nairobi Joins the Global Observance of International Women’s Day

Philippine Ambassador to Kenya Marie Charlotte G. Tang (center) and the rest of the Philippine Embassy in Nairobi personnel join the #PurpleTuesdays campaign in observance of International Women’s Day. (Nairobi PE photo)

NAIROBI 10 March 2022 – The Philippine Embassy in Nairobi, led by Ambassador Marie Charlotte G. Tang, joined the annual observance of the International Women’s Day and the Philippine National Women’s Month by supporting the #PurpleTuesdays campaign on 08 March 2022. Internationally, purple symbolizes women and also signifies justice and dignity.

To mark the occasion, Consul Maria Rosanna O. Josue conducted a briefing on basic security awareness and risk assessment with the aim of empowering the Embassy’s personnel, particularly women, about their rights and their possible courses of action when faced with security threats and related emergencies.

The Embassy also gave its women clients simple kits containing hand sanitizers, purple roses, and Kikoy masks, made from the traditional Swahili woven cloth of the same name to

The Embassy purchased the Kikoy masks in support of Kenyan women in poverty who hand-stitched these at their homes while taking care of their families show appreciation for the role of women as agents of change in the society and as part of continuing observance of health protocols against COVID-19. END

Vice Consul and GAD Focal Officer Louie Dane C. Merced presents a hygiene kit and purple rose to a female client. (Nairobi PE photo) 

Consul Maria Rosanna Josue conducts a security briefing for the Embassy personnel. (Nairobi PE photo)

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