Economic Growth Peru Project #40280

Help 1,100 Venezuelans rebuild their life in Peru

by Asociacion Grupo de Trabajo Redes (AGTR)

Project Report | May 23, 2023
Build your power

By Agata Zumaeta | Projecto Leader

The impact of the migratory movement is usually different for men and women. Significant cases of inequality and situations of vulnerability marked significantly in women are observed.

The number of Venezuelans who have left their country has reached 5 million in April 2020, of which women represent between 45 and 47% of the total¨

Through the Boss Women program implemented by our organization, we have managed to identify that Venezuelan refugee and migrant women show low self-esteem, hopelessness and discouragement. That is why we have dedicated ourselves to female empowerment by providing tools that allow these women to face the day to day in their process as migrants.

On April 22, we had the opportunity to share a space for women, where the renowned Peruvian journalist and broadcaster Angie Palomino, with her conference "Build your Power", provided tools, resources and moments that allowed all the participants to reflect. Addressing various topics such as: sexuality, life as a couple, personal care, among others, but always with a look inside each woman.

Among some of the testimonies that we were able to collect among the participants of the space ¨Build your Power¨ the following stand out:

¨I liked it because it allows a space for women to accept the idea that emotionally we are intense, seeing it as a positive characteristic and not as a criticism, that helps us feel comfortable with how we feel in different situations without having to hold back ¨Carol Tremont.

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Apr 21, 2023
Request for differential treatment

By Agata Zumaeta | Project Leader

Photo: Request for differential treatment for refu

¨Request for differential treatment for refugee and migrant women in a state of vulnerability¨

Meeting of community-based organizations before the Ombudsman

Gender violence constitutes one of the most serious violations of human rights, which especially affects the right to comprehensive health and personal development, and in extreme cases the right to life itself.

Migrant status can accentuate the vulnerability and exposure of women to situations of gender violence. The scarce social or family support network, a cultural context different from their own in which they suffer discrimination, added to structural inequalities, based on gender, class, age, ethnic, national and linguistic patterns, converge in a greater violation of their rights and have greater difficulties in accessing public services for the assistance and prevention of gender violence. Thus, the challenge is configured that the actions aimed at eradicating violence and promoting the effective fulfillment of women's rights include the migratory particularity in their approach.

In Peru, Law No. 30364 establishes that its purpose is to “prevent, eradicate and punish all forms of violence produced in the public or private sphere against women due to their status as such, and against members of the family group; especially when they are in a vulnerable situation, due to their age or physical situation, such as girls, boys, adolescents, older adults and people with disabilities”.

We understand by "people in a condition of vulnerability" the following: They are people who, due to their age, gender, physical or mental state, ethnic origin or due to social, economic, cultural or linguistic circumstances, encounter special difficulties in exercising fully their rights. This includes, but is not limited to, belonging to peasant communities, natives and indigenous or native peoples, the Afro-Peruvian population, migration, refuge, displacement, poverty, gender identity, sexual orientation, deprivation of liberty, the state of pregnancy, disability, among others.

Within the framework of the celebration for Women's Day, we assisted as a Venezuelan community-based organization in Peru to request before the Ombudsman in the presence of the Minister of the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations (MIMP) Nancy Tolentino Gamarra, and other important authorities of the Peruvian government to request differential treatment for refugee and migrant women in a state of vulnerability, as established in article 8.4 of Law 30364.

We continue to raise our voices for women in vulnerable situations, we fight for refugee women, migrants and the host population with the firm purpose of eradicating GBV.

The key is prevention

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Mar 20, 2023
'No Stereotypes towards Integration'

By Agata Zumaeta | Projecto Leader

CAMPAIGN TO IDENTIFY AND ELIMINATE MYTHS ABOUT REFUGEES AND MIGRANT WOMEN

In Peru, there are 1.5 million refugees and migrants from Venezuela. 58% are women. Prejudice and stereotypes towards migrant women aggravate the situation of gender-based violence to which they are exposed.

Last month the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations (MWVP) in alliance with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) of Peru, and with the support of grassroots organizations such as APPV, created the campaign 'Without Stereotypes towards Integration' with the aim of making visible the stereotypes that Venezuelan refugee and migrant women face, since it is a problem that affects society.

This workshop carried out with Venezuelan refugee and migrant women concluded that the main problem is the stereotypes related to hypersexualization. They mainly affect these women in the areas of health, work and domestic life, limiting their access to rights.

Martha Fernández, migration specialist for AGTR and president of the Vulnerable Population Protection Association (APPV) pointed out that, in the case of Venezuelan migration, the stereotypes of the social imaginary have hypersexualized Venezuelan refugee and migrant women, causing in many cases officials do not believe them deserving of international protection.

“It is urgent to work on a campaign that makes this problem visible and dignifies Venezuelan refugee and migrant women for the simple fact of being a woman,” she stressed.

From AGTR and APPV we continue working so that the voices of refugee and migrant women are heard, so that their rights are respected, because there is only one path and we need to walk it without stereotypes towards integration.

The key is prevention

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