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Testimonial
It was the first time we participated in a project of this type where we go by ourselves
to get products and we don’t have to wait in line. In the beginning I didn’t feel safe,
but then I saw that it is very easy, because this way I was independent. I hope there will
be other initiatives like this. Even the radio messages against violence against women
are important because everyone hears them and they serve to raise awareness.
Antonia Ferreira
Gender equality and empowerment
of women and girls
Our goal in this area of work is to contribute to reducing gender-based discrimination and violence,
guaranteeing that children, women and men have equal access to opportunities and resources.
Our strategy for achieving this goal is based on a series of principles, approaches and methodologies
that we apply in all phases of a project, from the planning to implementation, to monitoring. First
of all, we recognize that women and men, girls and boys in the places where we work are not
homogeneous groups. Their access to rights and opportunities varies not only on the basis of
gender dynamics and the social norms linked to them, but also on the basis of age, level of education,
geographical location, state of health, closeness to structures of power and local leadership.
We adopt the “double track” approach in our work: a) specific activities are planned that deal
with gender-based discrimination and promote social and economic inclusion of the vulnerable
groups and b) the gender approach is integrated in all activities of a project. Moreover, we
promote gender-transformative programs that are based on the idea that women and men together
operate as agents of change of those structural and gender-based barriers that have a negative
impact every one’s lives. Even local institutions play a key role in this and are assisted so that they can
furnish services that are more fair and equitable from the gender and social inclusion point of view,
recognizing the role of women and young people as key players in local development.
GENDER EQUALITY: ONE OF OUR PROJECTS
Pink bicycle
Where
Donor
Sihanoukville, Kampot, Kandal and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
Individual donors
Duration 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021
Spent in 2021 € 6,410
Goals
Support the most vulnerable girls in Cambodia through purchase of
bicycles in order to go to school.
Activities
• Identify the most vulnerable girls based on the national indicator
of poverty in 40 villages
• Purchase and deliver 100 bicycles and kits with helmet and
chain with lock to avoid stealing
• Shadowing in the schools for procedures of delivery of the
bicycles, with signing a commitment paper to take care of the
bicycles on the part of the families receiving bicycles.
Beneficiaries 100
Partner
Ministry of Education in Sihanoukville and Kampot
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ANNUAL REPORT 2021