Ma. Cecilia “Cecil” Flores-Oebanda, pres. of the Visayan Forum Foundation, received an award from the Skoll Foundation last March 27 at the University of Oxford in England. She was honored for her valuable contribution in addressing gender-based violence particularly Human Trafficking in the Philippines. In her acknowledgment, Oebanda said she hoped to witness the day when human trafficking, which she called “a modern-day form of slavery,” is eradicated. [full story]
To view her short biography click the link [bio]
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