Podcast

Kumusta, Kumare! Podcast Episode 1: Covid-19 Lockdown: Impact on Women and Girls

Check out Bersama-Sama Project Philippines’ Team podcast – Kumusta, Kumare!

Kumusta, Kumare!  is the podcast program of the National Asians & Pacific Islanders Ending Sexual Violence (NAPIESV) Bersama-Sama Project in the Philippines. Kumusta, Kumare! will focus on issues affecting women & girls in the Philippines and connect this to Filipino Diaspora in the United States.

Episode 01

In this pilot episode of Kamusta Kumare, Mira introduces NAPIESV, the work that they do with the API communities in the continental US and the Asia Pacific region. Rochelle Aguilar and Emma, members of NAPIESV Philippines staff, share their thoughts and experiences on the impact of the coronavirus lockdown on women in the country.

Kumusta is, of course, “How are you?” while Kumare (pronounced koo-mah-re) is a borrowed term from the Spanish comadre literally translated as co-mother. Technically, Filipinos use kumare or it’s shortened form mare in addressing their children’s godmothers but more commonly as a term of endearment, more like how one would use the term “sister/sistah”.