Pambansang Kongreso ng Kababaihan sa Kanayunan

PKKK envisions a society that

·     is free from discrimination and violence;

·     enjoys economic and social equality;

·     does not discriminate according to

·     gender, race, age, beliefs and ethnicity;

·     benefits from sustainable development that fulfills the human rights and wellness of everyone; and

·     recognizes the value of productive and reproductive work.

Mission

In pursuit of its vision, PKKK is committed to the following contributions:

(1)      Advance the rural women’s movement as an integral part of our struggle towards genuine rural development, specifically by strengthening PKKK’s membership at all levels, i.e. barangay, municipal, provincial, national.

(2)      Advocate rural women’s property rights, access and control over land and water resources, access to coastal resources, access to basic services and other economic resources, right to exercise decision-making and governance over these resources.

(3)      Strengthen PKKK’s capacity to build support for the 8-point agenda and to engage different groups, organizations and government agencies that work on the rural women concerns, toward the implementation of agrarian reform and rural development, as well as the development concerns of the fisheries and indigenous peoples’ sectors. 

(4)      Facilitate development of PKKK members through awareness-raising, skills enhancement, and capability-building particularly on how to build and sustain the local economy, as well as how to advance rural women’s economic, socio-cultural and political empowerment agenda.

(5)      Broaden the SPIRIT of commitment, sharing and creativity among the PKKK members in tapping/mobilizing social and financial resources.

(6)       Provide analysis on the issues related to the rural women’s agenda; ensure agenda-related educational discussions, training, and reading materials for the PKKK members and for policy makers, from barangay to national levels.

The National Rural Women Agenda

Based on the 2003 Rural Women Congress Declaration, the PKKK envisions the fulfillment of the eight (8) major agenda by 2013:

(1)      Property Rights in Agrarian Reform

(2)      Property Rights in Ancestral   Domains

(3)      Property Rights to Coastal Resources

(4)      Access to Safe and Adequate Food, Potable Water, and Basic Services

(5)      Access to Sustainable and Women-Friendly Agriculture and Fishery Support Services

(6)      Representation and Participation in the Implementation of Gender and Development (GAD) and Local Sectoral Representation

 (7)      Fulfillment of Reproductive Rights and Protection from all forms of Violence and other gender relations

(8)       Fulfillment of Rural Women’s Peace Agenda, especially in Mindanao

2010-2012 Gooals

1. Rural women are empowered in the political, economic and social arena

2.      Favorable policy environment for the fulfillment of rural women's

         rights is in place

       * Policies and programs that comprise a Comprehensive and Gender-Responsive Rural Development Plan that are adopted and implemented by rural development agencies

       * Advocate localization and adoption of priority national laws, i.e. through Temporary Special Measures in the local governance spheres

       * Ensure Rural Women's voice and perspective on emerging plans and other advocacy issues

       * Strengthen organizational capacity and improve decision-making channel and communication systems to achieve targets

       * Expand the reach of PKKK to involve or ensure multiplier effect to other marginalized women's groups

        * Be recognized as the information and advocacy center on rural women's concerns at the local and national level