Cathleen Caga-Anan Lerat Email & Phone Number

Singapore

Manila, Philippines

Managed the project, Advancing Women’s and Girls’ Climate Action through the Rule of Law, which includes research and capacity development activities for government institutions, civil society organizations, the academe, and women community leaders.Managed the successful delivery of the project, Eliminating Discriminatory Laws on Paper and in Practice, IDLO’s response as an implementing partner of the global Equality in Law for Women and Girls by 2030: A Multistakeholder Strategy for Accelerated Action (Equality in Law Strategy). The project was delivered in coordination with UN Women Philippines and the Philippine Commission on WomenActed as Office-in-Charge from October 2021 to September 2022, ensuring the completion of the inception phase, which includes the development of a monitoring and evaluation framework and theory of change, oversight of budget and financial resources, completion of high-level validation with focal points in partner institutions, management of stakeholder relationships, development of a gender analysis and gender integration plan, continuation of quarterly reporting for existing programs, and the hiring of new staff.Managed the design and delivery of over 30 trainings to senior level and mid-level officials, resulting in over 400 trained participants in various legal subject matters and capacity development topicsDesigned and administered training needs assessments to identify learning and development needsFacilitated trainings and roundtable discussions on various subject matters, including gender and development, gender sensitivity, diversity and inclusion, participant-centered learning, eLearning, and learning management systemsLed the day-to-day operations of programming on learning and development, and institution building with key partners in working and senior leadership levels

Co-professor for two courses: the Foundational Course on Women’s Rights and Gender and the LawThesis adviser for topics on women, gender, and human rights

Researched on issues regarding gender equality and human rights in the Philippines and ASEANProvided legal aid support on gender-based violence and women’s rightsConducted trainings and developed training materials concerning women’s human rights and gender equality to organizations, government agencies, and lawyers, such as Sandiganbayan, the Anti-Money Laundering Council, and the Makati Business ClubResearched and finalized the Reader on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against WomenProvided support for the project Development and Capacity Building for paralegals, law schools and law networks in support of the case work for confirmation of nationality procedures for Persons of Indonesian Descent (PIDs), Ateneo Human Rights Center (in partnership with the Philippine Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR))

Manila, Philippines

Provided research and technical support for the IDLO scoping mission with the Office of the Ombudsman on capacity building for prosecutors.Provided research and technical support for ASEAN initiatives.

Ncr - National Capital Region, Philippines

• Elected President of the Council of Interns, in charge of overall management and coordination of the interns, and its cooperation with the Center lawyers• Provided research for Center projects and publications, including the published article Towards a New Public-Private Sector Engagement in Water Security in the Philippines: A Preliminary Discussion by Atty. Ryan Jeremiah Quan, LL.M., for the Ateneo Law Journal (59 ATENEO L.J. 749 (2014)).• Organized the forum Trends in International and Comparative Environmental Law• Appointed as Head of the Interns’ counterpart Women’s Desk• Completed two intensive internship programs (semestral break internship program 2010 and summer internship program 2011)• Facilitated three intensive internship programs (semestral break internship program 2011, summer internship program 2012, and semestral break internship 2012)• Organized a Desk Session on Basic Women’s Rights and Gender Sensitivity

Palawan, Philippines

• Drafted legal documents for local environmental government agencies• Provided legal research assistance to Center projects and programs• Assisted Center lawyers in paralegal trainings with community leaders and members on environmental laws, case handling, and indigenous peoples rights• Organized and update the filing of documents

• Provided research support for the project First Wave Qualitative Impact Evaluation of the Conditional Cash Transfer and Poverty Targeting in the Philippines, funded by the World Bank• Collated and provided preliminary analysis on field research outputs• Coordinated the activities of the field researchers deployed throughout the Philippines• Provided administrative support for the program through documentation and budget planning and reporting• Provided organizational support for the training and initial meetings of field researchers from all over the Philippines

Manila, Philippines

• Reported to the supervisor assigned to projects under the theme of anti-trafficking in persons• Accomplished TAF Grant Narrative Reports for completed projects• Provided administrative support for The Asia Foundation activities

Juris Doctor, Law, Recipient - Roberto A. Gana Service Award

Activities and Societies: Ateneo Human Rights Center, Ateneo Society of International LawAccording to the Ateneo de Manila University.

Bachelor'S Degree, Development Studies

Activities and Societies: Tanghalang AteneoDevelopment Studies is a distinct field of multidisciplinary study, research, and policy.