KADUAMI is an Ilokano word, which means, “our partner”. It was established in October 4, 1983 after the 1st Conference on Development Issues and Strategies in Northern Luzon.KADUAMI helps strengthen the collective capabilities of marginalized sectors in Northern Luzon through organizing and campaigning advocacy networking and socio-economic projects for food security and resiliency.

This project is entitled “Building a Web of Safety and Care for Women Human Rights Defenders”.

At the end of the project, the rightsholders group under this project are receiving relevant and appropriate support services to address their distress. The support services are in the form of legal representation, medical support, psychosocial support, social and well-being support. Forty-one women human rights defenders who are experiencing constant threats to their life and liberty are the rightsholders group of this project. They are from Region 1 and Region 2 in Northern Luzon. Particularly from the provinces of Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur and La Union.

KADUAMI’s strategic, comprehensive, and integrated protection and support system for the rights holders group will be in four integrative domains of intervention framed as HELPS which means: H- health and well-being, E- economic support, LP- legal and political support, and S- socio-cultural support. Through this approach, new linkages to professional service providers are established to aid the RHGs to regain their confidence, their strengths and ability to perform their roles and responsibilities in the areas of work they individually do.