Eleison Foundation

22/04/2026

We recently completed focus group discussions (FGD) with survivors of online sexual exploitation of children (OSEC) and the commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) in Mindanao and Manila for our joint research project with the University of Nottingham Rights Lab and the International Justice Mission. This study examines how vulnerable populations rely on the criminal justice system for protection against online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (TIP-OSAEC) cases, including child sexual abuse and exploitation material (CSAEM) and livestreaming cases in the Philippines. We look forward to integrating survivors' recommendations in efforts to strengthen justice system responses to OSEC.

14/04/2026

We are partnering with the California Baptist University (CBU) Division of Social Work on an innovative project funded by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) to co-develop on a toolkit on how to conduct community based participatory research (CBPR) co-led with survivors of human trafficking. Our Survivor Leadership Council (SLC) recently met to review and discuss feedback on the latest draft of this toolkit. The collaboration between Eleison's SLC and the CBU Division of Social Work in creating this toolkit exemplifies our commitment to bridging the gap between academia and community organizations co-led with survivors. We look forward to our ongoing partnership with CBU in completing this toolkit.

07/04/2026

We are delighted to announce that our 2025 Annual Report is now available on our website! We invite you to read our report to learn more about our work in the past year: https://eleisonfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2025-Eleison-Annual-Report.pdf

30/03/2026

In honor of the 𝟑𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫-𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤, we recognize the Eleison Foundation for their tireless advocacy for the rights and safety of women and girls in Region 7.

⬇️ Read the full message from Ms. Carmina Charmaine Domingo, Program Director of Eleison Foundation, below.

"𝐀𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 “𝐖𝐄 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲.” 𝐖𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐖𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬: 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐲, 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝.

𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 - 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐖𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚-𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐚 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥, 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞."

26/03/2026

In 2025, we began a new research collaboration with the University of Nottingham Rights Lab and the International Justice Mission (IJM) exploring people's reliance upon public justice systems for addressing the Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC) in the Philippines. In this national study, we are leading the qualitative data collection with justice system representatives, community stakeholders, and survivors. We are nearing completion of interviews with community stakeholders and have begun data collection with survivors. We look forward to continuing our partnership with the Rights Lab in completing this important research and strengthening systems to protect children from OSEC.

19/03/2026

In collaboration with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Home for Girls, we have launched the latest cohort of our Connection and Recovery after Exploitation (CARE) Groups Program. The CARE Groups program is a structured 8-session support group program designed for youth OSEC and CSEC survivors. Sessions focus on helping youth learn strategies to identify and manage their emotions, including reducing unhealthy ways of managing emotions and strengthening self-regulation techniques. CARE Groups integrate supportive group discussions to encourage open communication, build peer support, and create a safe space in which youth can express themselves.

12/03/2026

As a core part of our community-based mental health services, we offer community mental health education (CMHE) workshops for survivors, their family members and support persons, vulnerable youth, and other members of the community. Our CMHE program focuses on strengthening mental health knowledge and awareness, building safe spaces to discuss mental health, destigmatizing mental health, and early identification of mental health concerns. CMHE sessions are interactive workshops designed to equip participants with concrete tools for managing their emotions and taking care of their mental health in a holistic manner. If your organization is interested in participating in one of our CMHE workshops, feel free to send us a private message to discuss further.

05/03/2026

We were delighted to participate in a recent kick-off celebration for National Women's Month! As a women-led organization, we support the 2026 Women's Month theme, “Leading the Change: Women Shaping a Sustainable Future.” We are proud of all of the women on the Eleison team who help create a more resilient, inclusive, and safer world for all.

25/02/2026

In 2026, we will continue to collaborate with the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund (UNVTF) on Contemporary Forms of Slavery to provide survivor-centered, community-based mental health care for survivors of human trafficking in the Philippines. Through this partnership, we will conduct support groups with youth survivors, deliver crisis intervention services addressing acute mental health crises, facilitate the Healing and Resilience after Trauma (HaRT) Cebu program, and provide mental health education. We thank the UNVTF for their support and look forward to continuing to expand access to survivor-centered mental health care.

19/02/2026

We recently completed a cohort of our Connection and Recovery after Exploitation (CARE) Groups program with youth who have experienced online sexual exploitation of children (OSEC) and other forms of human trafficking. Our CARE groups are specifically tailored to youth survivors. Sessions combine supportive group discussions with psychoeducation to strengthen health-promoting and emotional self-regulation skills. Through peer support and facilitated discussions, participants are provided a safe space to share their feelings and grow.

13/02/2026

02/02/2026

Join our team! We are hiring part-time translators and transcriptionists on a contractual basis to support our research projects at Eleison. Applicants should have prior experience with professional Cebuano-English and/or Tagalog-English translation. To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter to [email protected].