Colectivo de Mujeres 8 de Marzo
8 de Marzo Women's Collective emerged in 1989 as a feminist, social-orientated, autonomous, non-profit organisation. Its mission is to fight for the equity between men and women, contributing to the personal and public autonomy of women in general and the victims of physical, sexual and emotial violence in particular. Its goal is to sensibilise and aware the women of District VI and the town of Matagalpa, Esquipulas.
8 de Marzo offers gynaecological, legal and psychological attention to the women victims of violence, promotes training on gender and estimulates their organisation. The activities of 8 de Marzo will be carried out around the following areas: coordination, administration, law, health and training on gender. It also has a theatre group and a network of female popular defenders. Colectivo 8 de Marzo provides attention to 12,000 women a year, offering legal and psychological support against violence, and also sexual and reproductive health services. It has formed groups of young people in communities to transmit knowledge on the subject of sexual and reproductive rights. It has strengthened feminist organization by means of "Casa de Base", having seven houses at the community level. It coordinates actions with the feminist movement and governmental institutions. In Esquipulas they are members of the Inter-institutional Commission (police and local governments, health centers), the Commission Struggle Against Maternal Mortality, the Women Network of the North, and the Municipal Development Committee. In Managua, they coordinate together with the Women Autonomous Movement, the Inter-sector Youth and Adolescents Commission, Women Network Against Violence, and the Maternal Sexuality and Rights Forum.
8 de Marzo offers gynaecological, legal and psychological attention to the women victims of violence, promotes training on gender and estimulates their organisation. The activities of 8 de Marzo will be carried out around the following areas: coordination, administration, law, health and training on gender. It also has a theatre group and a network of female popular defenders. Colectivo 8 de Marzo provides attention to 12,000 women a year, offering legal and psychological support against violence, and also sexual and reproductive health services. It has formed groups of young people in communities to transmit knowledge on the subject of sexual and reproductive rights. It has strengthened feminist organization by means of "Casa de Base", having seven houses at the community level. It coordinates actions with the feminist movement and governmental institutions. In Esquipulas they are members of the Inter-institutional Commission (police and local governments, health centers), the Commission Struggle Against Maternal Mortality, the Women Network of the North, and the Municipal Development Committee. In Managua, they coordinate together with the Women Autonomous Movement, the Inter-sector Youth and Adolescents Commission, Women Network Against Violence, and the Maternal Sexuality and Rights Forum.
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