Glaiza De Castro supports UN Women's 'Safe Cities Program'

During the celebration of the International Women’s Day on March 7, Glaiza De Castro together with the  UN Women launched 'Safe Cities Program,' a program that aims to increase the awareness and stop street harassment and sexual violence against women in public spaces.

With the help of the Quezon City government,the campaign kicked off with a lantern release at the Quezon City circle. The lanterns serve as a symbol of the government's commitment to make Quezon City a free of public harassment.
 

Glaiza says that she strongly supports women empowerment and when she was introduced to the campaign she realized that there are a lot of issues that needs to be tackled. The Kapuso star also said that she will use her platform to reach more people in addressing this concern.

"I think street harassment [is one of the least] recognized issues around the world especially [in the] Philippines. Mostly nakikita natin 'yung harassment in private places pero hindi natin naririnig yung mga [issues sa street harassment]. Sana through this program ma-realize natin and ma-prevent natin 'yun, because we know about it but we don't know how to prevent it," says Glaiza during her speech at the press conference.

Street harassment includes cat calling and disrespectful gestures that are not usually reported to authorities. 
 

On the other hand, UN Women representative Katherine Belen thanked Glaiza for being their celebrity supporter.

Katherine said during her speech: "We are very lucky that Glaiza De Castro accepted our invitation as celebrity supporter. I think as Ms. Glaiza De Castro mentioned it's important that different sectors work together to solve this issue it cannot be done only by Government and NGO's but the entertainment industry plays a very important role."

During the launch, a call to action video was also released. Dubbed "Start Now," is the first of the two Safe Cities MM PSAs that will soon make the rounds in cinemas. Watch the video below:
 

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