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Female OFWs in Jeddah learn self-defense at Jeddah PCG

The Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia has conducted a basic self-defense training for female OFWs, specifically the female wards at the Bahay Kalinga, as part of their year-long Gender and Development Program.

According to Jeddah PCG, they have initiated the training after reports of physical threats and abuse that female OFWs, especially household workers, in Saudi Arabia have been experiencing.

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“With the basic self-defense techniques they will learn, it is our hope that next time they go abroad, they would be in a better position to protect themselves from physical harm,” said Consul General Edgar Badajos who presided over the project’s launching.

The program was launched in collaboration with Jefrey Sales Estrada, founder of Jefrey Sales Estrada Karatedo International (JSEKI SHOTOKAN), and Norma Awitin Pedregosa, founder of NAP Awitin Shotokan Karate International (NAPSKI) in Jeddah.

Photos from Jeddah PCG

Heidecel Serrano

Heidecel Serrano is a London-based contributor for The Filipino Times. She has worked for The Filipino Times as a reporter/writer from 2018 until she moved to the United Kingdom in 2019. She focuses her writing on light-hearted and inspiring stories among OFWs in Europe. You may contact her at [email protected]

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