Asih Widyowati, Love for Women and Children

For over a dozen years, Asih Widyowati (37) has visited schools, pesantren (Islamic boarding schools) and villages in Cirebon, West Java, to introduce reproductive health issues and prevention of sexual violence.

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Asih Widyowati,

Asih is not afraid to pursue this for the sake of protecting women and children, though she is often ridiculed.

On Wednesday afternoon (11/1/2023), the woman in hijab met students and their parents and guardians at a religious school in eastern Cirebon regency. In collaboration with literacy community Lentera Baca, Asih talked about sexual violence.