Fostering communities free of gender and school violence and sexual discrimination in the Pocoata, Macha and Colquechaca municipalities of Potosí-Phase III

IPTK

Background Information

Historically, the five municipalities of the province of Chayanta, in the north of Potosí (Ravelo, Ocuri, San Pedro de Macha, Coata and Colquechaca), have been very violent areas where a patriarchal mentality has led to inequalities in the power relationships between men and women. Violence, in all its forms (macro- and micro-sexist) and structures (social, economic, cultural and political), has resulted in the violation of women’s human rights, discrimination in terms of access to opportunities on equal terms and, finally, the obstacles for fostering equitable integral development for both sexes. The current proposal (phase III) is the result of demands submitted on December 15, 2021 at the Ravelo Municipal Government hall by 36 representatives of community organizations and public institutions (17 women and 19 men) from the 5 municipalities. The continuity and expansion of Phase II was requested by local women leaders, their organizations and the educational managers of three of the five municipalities of Chayanta, specifically Coata, Macha and Colquechaca.

Location

Coata, Macha and Colquechaca Municipalities

Local partner

Tomas Katarí Polytechnic Institute (IPTK)

Goals

Overall Goal:

Overall Goal: Guarantee the right to a life free of gender violence, sexual discrimination and the social exclusion of women, girls, adolescents from educational centers and the indigenous rural population living in the Coata, Macha and Colquechaca municipalities, encouraging them to actively articipate in public and private life and enabling them to influence municipal public policies for preventing and handling  gender violence and ecological sustainability.

Target population

(1,143 women and 662 men).

Project duration

Budget

Funding

TAU, DFBizkaia (119.995€)

Activities:

  • Selection of potential leaders for the Bartolina Sisa communities and political organizations.
  • Training workshops on leadership, rights, conflict resolution, surveillance and social control, municipal management, lobbying and the political influence of  selected women.
  • Participation of women leaders in mobilizing the local inhabitants for defending the right to a life free of gender violence that is environmentally friendly. 
  • Curriculum planning and updating of educational content with a focus on school violence prevention, a culture of peace with a focus on the right to sexual diversity and a life free of gender and school violence.    
  • Assistance and psychological guidance for students who are victims of violence and behavioral problems.
  • Meetings for dialogue, analysis and preparation of proposals for municipal services to prevent violence based on gender and sexual discrimination, with their subsequent submission to the municipal authorities.