INSTRAW Library

Welcome to the INSTRAW LIBRARY, a compilation of around 600 publications produced by the former UN International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW), which served as the leading UN institute devoted to research, training and knowledge management to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment. INSTRAW, along with DAW, OSAGI and UNIFEM, came together in 2010 to establish the present UN Women.

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The Legacy of INSTRAW

In addition to the INSTRAW Library, the UN Women Training Centre presents the publication “The legacy of INSTRAW in promoting the rights of women. A historical record of the Institute between 1976 and 2010”, which intends to pay tribute to the story of INSTRAW as well as to the women’s movements and governments which supported it.

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ID: 2010-I-MIG-PHL-ITI-EN
Reference: "It is their goal to make money". (2010). Human Stories: Philippines. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 2010
Description: This report summarizes the experiences of the couple Roger and Rose as migrant from Philippines to Italy. The document reveals the activities of the couple to make money and improve their social and economical condition.
Instraw's Mandate: Information dissemination
Theme: Migration
Keywords: Remittances , Development, Investment
Geographic Area: Asia
Languages: English
Type of Product: Human story
Disponibility: Digital/Text
LinkToFile: PDF FILE