Our sector project (the focus of our work when not at our work placement, and what we are raising money for) is the Casa de la Mujer in Santa Cruz. It is a location for woman and children that are victims of abuse. They can visit the center during the day, or in severe cases they can live in the center. They have doctors, psychologists, a library, a technology center that holds classes, and even their own radio station. It is a great place for women to take shelter or even to access resources.
We did our first activity for the Casa de la Mujer on Thursday January 3rd, and it was a great success!
We made posters against violence, and violence against women, and then went to El Cristo (the big statue in Santa Cruz). We collected money from people and cars at the lights, and showed our posters. Since our sector project supervisor David used to work on a television show, three different stations came to film us. We raised around 500bs, and made plans to do it again to keep raising awareness and funds.
Here are some pictures from the event! :)
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