Author Archives: CEPIA Cidadania

The Goethe Institute, under its project O Século das Mulheres, is conducting interviews with women from Latin America, on issues related to sustainability and models of behavior of men and women, social visibility and communication, as well as on the cen...

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On December The Law and Gender Studies Group of the Law Bar Association (OAB) of Rio Grande do Sul, through the OAB/RS Superior School of Advocacy, invited Jacqueline Pitanguy to speak about the affirmation of the human rights of women in Brazil, through ...

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Following up on the Papo Reto Youth Empowerment project: this has to do with you!, which started in November, in partnership with the Municipal Education Secretariat (SME) and the Multiplier Adolescent Center (NAM), new workshops were held in December. Th...

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Cepia expresses its rejection of all forms of violence against women, especially in its most serious form, which are the crimes of feminicide, an expression of a macho and patriarchal culture that persists in our society. The feminicide of a judge, in fro...

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In 2020 CEPIA celebrated its 30 year anniversary  in defense of women’s human rights. We continue with this commitment in 2021 and wish that in the coming year our energies be renewed to move forward and nourish our hope. Among the various wishes o...

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On January 21, it took place the  first meeting of 2021 of the working group ahead of the revision of the Municipal Plan to Combat Sexual Violence against Children and Adolescents. This meeting, which was attended by representatives of CMDCA-Rio (Municip...

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The ELAS Fund promoted, on the 21st and 22nd of January, the 10th National Dialogue on Sexual Autonomy in order to collectively define a national action strategy in the field of reproductive rights. CEPIA participated in this Dialogue represented by Leila...

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CEPIA starts the year 2021 with the launch of the Manual Habilidades para a Vida: Competências Psicossociais para Adolescentes e Jovens Protagonistas (Manual Skills for Life: Psychosocial Skills for Adolescents and Young Leaders). This Manual was develop...

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The Women’s Safety Commission, of the State Council for the Rights of Women of Rio de Janeiro – CEDIM / RJ held, on January 26th, a meeting to discuss the situation of public policies for women, in particular the situation of health care servi...

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On January 27, the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights from Harvard University held the meeting The State of Human Rights: 2020 Reflections and Lessons Learned. The meeting involved a dialogue between FXB Center Director, Dr. Mary Bassett and Dr Tialen...

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The State Forum for the Prevention and Eradication of Child Labor and the Protection of Adolescent Workers (FEPETI-RJ) opened the year 2021, with a retrospective of the various activities carried out throughout 2020, including launching of  campaigns suc...

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The Diversity and Inclusion Committee of the Brazilian Institute of Collaborative Practices, on February 3rd, presented the content studied by the group, their actions and reflections in the debate on race and gender. The participating public was made up ...

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In the context of  social isolation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Internet use has increased significantly. The use by adolescents and young people has also intensified, with new forms of learning and digital sociability. Thinking about it and the vul...

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From December to February, CEPIA’s team participated in a project, in partnership with IPPF and AMAZE, for dubbing and adapting videos focused on puberty and aimed at adolescents and youths. The objective of this project was to adapt 4 (four) AMAZE ...

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Women’s right to vote in Brazil was the result of a long trajectory of women’s struggle for the suffrage. On February 24, 1932 this right was acchieved what represented an important milestone for democracy. In celebration of this achievement, ...

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