Empower and educate girls free of sexual violence

During the pandemic, Idea Dignidad have increased their efforts to provide legal and psychosocial protection, we promote a life free of violence, we prevent child pornography networks, we promote the right to access resources to continue their education, we promote the protection of adolescents in conflict. with the law.

Necessary because:

Due to the mandatory isolation by COVID-19, decreed in Ecuador since March 16, and the suspension of classes face-to-face since the 12th of the same month, the violence against boys and girls and women have increased, since also increased the time of coexistence with their aggressors. In addition to physical violence, forms of psychological violence more recurrent, are, for example, situations of coercion, devaluation, disqualification, constituting the family environment in an environment of aggression and not in a space of mutual support. 

The isolation can also generate anxiety and depression that strains family relationships, intensify or create situations of violence. As is known, most cases of abuse and sexual violence against girls occur in the family environment, in such a way that the context of impunity derived from the precarious capacity to judicial institutional assistance or shelter homes during the isolation, is increased. This sexual violence, the recession economic and limited access to contraceptives, suggest that the rate of pregnancies will also increase. desired. Similarly, the payment index for alimony has lowered during the pandemic, according to the SUPA data, the payment accompanied by threats and harassment is also one of the repeated forms of psychological violence, which affects in the exercise of rights and the well-being of children. 

He number of consultations to initiate food and power trials collecting overdue pensions has grown considerably in recent weeks, economic pressures are also a form of violence carried out against boys and girls and their caregivers, it is essential to be able to guide, advise and accompany the processes that allow pensions that can cover basic needs.

Links:

• https://www.facebook.com/ideadignidad

Girls and boys cannot be affected in internal conflicts. The Ecuadorian State, in the month of October 2019, indiscriminately attacked the civilian population, including children and adolescents, whom the Foundation has been accompanying for the past 6 months, to achieve their recovery.

Today these girls, boys and their families have been able to resignify what happened and re-imagine their life projects.

These are girls and boys in vulnerable situations. Many of them from indigenous communities.

Help us to continue contributing to improve their capacities to recover their identity and hope and for the State to become responsible for violations of their rights and those of their families.