The Niñas Adolescentes Community of Practice is a space dedicated to the exchange of learnings and challenges among Latin American organizations that work in the empowerment of girls, especially on issues related to their rights and sexual and reproducti...
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The group Mobilization and Advocacy for Sexual Autonomy Project held a meeting on July 27th to define the agenda and strategies for action until the end of 2021, in the scope of this project supported by the Elas Fund and which brings together feminist or...
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CEPIA is part of a regional initiative of NGOs committed to women’s reproductive rights, including access to legal and safe abortion. The NGOs meet periodically, with the support of the IPPF/WHR, to exchange experiences, information from the local a...
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The Extension Course on Human Rights Approaches in Health, promoted by IESC/UFRJ (Collective Health Research Institute from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro) held its last class on July 27th, closing a cycle of lectures, conversations and case studies...
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Jacqueline Pitanguy was interviewed by the Yahoo Platform on Women and Crime. Jacqueline drew attention to the fact that the largest portion of women in prisons is poor, black and accounts for drug trafficking and that even if these transgressor women bre...
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The Viva Maria Program, pioneer on Brazilian radio in the fight for women’s rights, coordinated by journalist Mara Regia, from the Empresa Brasil de Comunicação – EBC, interviewed, on July 30, Leila Linhares Barsted about the scope of the Ma...
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CEPIA has just released an animated tutorial presenting its three manuals for working with adolescents and youths: O Manual de Ideias e Atividades: metodologias ativas para o trabalho com adolescentes e jovens; o Manual de Ferramentas: Atividades sobre pu...
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The constituent in Chile and its innovative process, with popular strength and gender parity, can serve as an inspiration for other Latin American countries. In order to understand more about the Constituent Assembly process in Chile and its importance, C...
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Based on the idea that God is a friend of women and welcomes any decision they need to make in their lives, CEPIA, in partnership with Anis – Institute of Bioethics, Catholics for the Right to Decide, Evangelicals for Gender Equality, Curumim Group,...
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“He opened my head, my eyebrow, broke my arm. I went to the police station eight times. He said, ‘You can go, it won’t come to anything. I’ll pay a basic food basket and I can keep on beating.’ And that’s exactly what h...
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The National Council of Justice – CNJ promoted on August 10th the XV Journey of Maria da Penha Law, in commemoration of the 15 years of this Law, with the opening by Minister Humberto Martins, President of the Superior Court of Justice – STJ. ...
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CEPIA promotes the live Generation that transforms: a straight talk with youth in celebration of the International Youth Day, which this year has as its main topic the role of the youth in human and planet health. The meeting mediated by Débora Pinhe...
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Based on the alarming number of cases of early pregnancy among very young adolescents, which are often associated with sexual violence, CEPIA developed the Campaign “Maternity Can Wait”. The aim of the campaign is to strengthen the girls’ self-e...
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The State Office of Women of the Workers Party / RJ, the Perseu Abramo Foundation and the Center for Public Policy Studies in Human Rights promoted, on August 12th, the Webnar Violence Against Women and 15 Years of the Maria da Penha Law, coordinated by P...
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Navigating the digital space: useful websites and platforms for adolescents and youth is the result of a survey, conducted from January to July 2021, of institutions, organizations and online services with the aim of helping adolescents and youth w...
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