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Women's empowerment
Self-help groups , "The warmy Project"
The Warmy Project, whose translation from Quechua to Spanish means Woman, aims to create self-help and mutual support groups for women, in areas such as gender, domestic violence, self-esteem and group organization.
This project is located in economically depressed areas, the place of arrival of many families and internal immigrants from other Andean provinces and the central jungle, many of them arrive in search of improving the quality of life, education and health of their families and children. in towns and neighborhoods around the Andean city of Huancayo, in the Central Andes of Peru.
Details of this project
- organization of self-help groups
- organize talks and various workshops
- Study how to prevent the occurrence of social problems / risks in the target population.
- carry out educational and emotional support actions to overcome problems
- preventive health and water purification workshops
- healthy eating and nutrition workshops
- preparation of ecological and healthy foods
- help the formation of small businesses for personal or group survival
- participate in the making of breads, cakes and meals with native ingredients.
- Conducting socio-economic surveys to prepare case and social studies of families.
- personalized visits to families in difficulty
- support food and basic medicines for women, the elderly and children
- carrying out practical work such as making organic kitchens, improving canals and living spaces, helping with farmland, animals and others.
- preparation of multimedia content, photographs and videos to promote awareness and future support of our women’s projects
It's no problem if you don't have any experience . You can receive personalized advice 24/7 from the project coordinators.
Additional Details
- Participants can be directly involved in the planning, organization, and implementation of various activities through discussions, workshops, and the distribution of materials to participants.
- Duration: We ask that volunteers commit to a minimum of 8 weeks (negotiable) and a maximum of 12 weeks.
- The minimum duration is intended for educational stability, in order to maintain the continuity of the project and provide confidence and security to the children.
- Minimum commitment: 8 weeks, that period can be extended upon request or need.(adaptable)
- Project Location: In the marginalized areas of the Andean city of Huancayo and its surroundings.
- Type of Work: Direct psychological and social intervention in neighborhoods for women and children.
- We seek the participation of students, professionals, or graduates in psychology, journalism or content creation, political science, pedagogy, anthropology, human resources, sociology, group therapy, social work, social education, and related fields, or individuals who empathize with gender equality and social justice.
- We need people with experience in the care and prevention of gender-related issues, women's issues, and children's issues. We also accept participants without experience.
- The program also offers unpaid internships.
situation of the area where we work
It is an area where there are no basic water, drainage or sanitation facilities. In addition, there is a lack of presence or support from local governments or other institutions.
The majority, especially the children, suffer from chronic malnutrition and health problems. In addition to the difficult economic situation of the parents, the small children wander around being prone to various risks, since in most cases, their parents They find themselves working in the city to be able to obtain sufficient means to survive for themselves and their families.
It is mothers and women who often take control of the survival of their respective families, they are mothers and fathers at the same time, single mothers who fight for survival and push their children to get ahead, however it is not easy. face their situation, because apart from the well-known economic, housing and health problems, the majority of these women and their families suffer social and cultural stigmatization for belonging to a culture not accepted in the cities and Creole culture, and because many of them They, especially the older ones, are speakers of native languages like Quechua.
Our objective is the formation of female self-help groups whose purpose is mutual help that will make it possible to escape or face their difficult situation and develop more effective survival strategies, in addition to supporting themselves in overcoming endemic social problems in Latin American societies, such as gender and family violence, alcoholism of their partners, depression and stress problems, among others.