Art and Culture: Weaving a New Paradigm without Machismo and Gender Violence in the Municipalities of San Pedro de Macha and Ocurí.

IPTK

Background Information

The main problem identified by the participant population of the project is the prevailing gender inequality, linked to the high rate of violence against women, generated by machismo attitudes and behaviors that perpetuate traditional gender roles in the family and organizational structures.

Some of the causes contributing to this problem include: the expression of masculinity through machismo attitudes and violent behaviors within the family; women’s submission and fear of exercising their right to participation; lack of awareness of regulations, procedures, and reporting pathways for situations of violence; and the reproduction of machismo behaviors and violent attitudes by male adolescents in educational settings.

Location

San Pedro de Macha y Ocurí

Location

Tomas Katarí Polytechnic Institute (TKPI)

Goals

Overall Goal: Contribute to reducing violence and promote the recognition and respect of gender equality rights in the municipalities of Macha and Ocurí.

Specific Goal: Promote the right to a life free from violence and gender equality through active and collaborative participation between men and women, by transforming new masculine identities and empowering both individuals and collectives of women in the municipalities of Macha and Ocurí.

Target population

(241 women and 219 men)

Duration

Budget

Funding

TAU, DFBizkaia (119.999€)

Activities:

  • Open spaces for dialogue, reflection, and awareness about machismo and gender equality through artistic and cultural expressions among students and adults in social organizations.
  • Implement micro-actions on equality with identified men and women from social organizations at organizational and family levels.
  • Conduct art and recreational sessions to motivate and form art groups with students interested in becoming facilitators.
  • Implement training workshops in art fields: theater, radio microprograms, short films (film club), painting, and puppetry.
  • Provide training workshops on new masculinities, gender violence, and sexual diversity.
  • Offer orientation and psychological support sessions for students and women who have experienced violence.
  • Foster inter-institutional collaboration and coordination with local institutions to establish a network to combat violence.
  • Identify and train women leaders as community promoters for violence prevention.