Los Derechos de la Mujer: Los Olivos
Today, I visited a Womens' centre in Los Olivos, a northern districto of Lima about an hours drive from Miraflores. In Los Olivos 30 yrs ago, the area was all owned by Haciendas and very fertile land. Now, after rapid expansion the area is built up completely and controlled by many housing associations alongside the PanAmerican Highway and hugh supermarket stores. One community often has to work with 2-3 housing associations making it difficult to get things done for the communities.
The centre works with over 2000 women providing training in personal development, manual skills and self-esteem. In peru, women on average earn 46% less than men, work in less secure occupations and are more likely to be illiterate through lack of formal education. Workshops are run focussing on a wide range of issues: human rights, sexual reproduction, health promotion, nutrition, citizenship, as well as training in hairdressing, cake-making, embroidery, knitting & sewing for income generation projects.
I spent the afternoon talking with Estrela from Solidaridad Para El Desarrollo y Milka from Los Padres de San Colombano and next Tuesday we are going to visit a womens' project in San Benito, an hours drive from Lima.
posted by Lou @ 12:11 AM
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