Gender Equality Panama Project #7871

Fight Poverty: Educate Women in Panama

by Fundacion Calicanto

Project Report | Jan 25, 2019
End poverty in all its forms everywhere!

By Stephanie Lezcano | Executive Director

She's happy receiving her certificate

We had big dreams in 2018 and with your support we had great achievements.

We happily managed to launch our first sustainability project, Restaurante La Sexta, which we have been able to carry out and continue to strengthen, overcoming any challenge. We currently have 3 CAPTA students working full time, putting into practice what they learned in their classes. If you ever visit Panama, come visit us in Fonda La Sexta in Casco Antiguo.

In December we celebrated the 50th graduation of the CAPTA job training, paying tribute to the more than 1,500 women who have benefited from the program. We had a special MC, a CAPTA graduate, who surprised us with her grace and eloquence; and a group of students that presented a play that made us remember the reason for our work.

In Panama, 9.9% of the country's current population lives in extreme poverty, a condition that according to the World Bank is defined as people living on less than $ 1.25 a day. In addition, 19.1% of people live in multidimensionally poor households. Among the dimensions that contribute to the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), Education stands out with one (23.7%), Environment and sanitation (21.7%), Work (19.4%), Housing, basic services and Internet access (17.8%). %) and Health (17.4%).1

We recognize that there is still a lot of work to be done and that our work allows us to be close to the reality of our country, where there are still great inequalities that are stronger than the percentages that sometimes accompany it. That is why we remain motivated to continue strengthening the capacities of the most vulnerable people, to have the power to change their socioeconomic situation and to serve as inspiration for others in their community.

We want 2019 to be full of success stories, of women who can get a decent job or open their first venture, of families that can have access to housing, of children who have what it takes to focus on their studies and achieve their dreams, of citizens who discover a new reality and are willing to continue working to build a better Panama.

We started this year working to increase our impact. During January and February, we will update our methodology, metrics, study plans and recruitment processes in order to reach more beneficiaries and achieve the sustainability that unites us.

Thank you for being part of this effort! We invite you to watch the new video that we have placed on the page of our project and tell us what you think: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7QS2vChAkk.

Happy 2019!

1. Statistics Data source: https://www.mides.gob.pa/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/MED-DAES-Informe-del-Índice-de-Pobreza-Multidimensional-de-Panamá-2018-1.pdf

Odalys performance at graduation

We are a big family!

Art can be a tool to heal.

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Oct 30, 2018
Women building Community

By Stephanie Lezcano | Executive Director

Sep 18, 2018
In CAPTA I learned to break pattern of violence

By Ines Machado | Fundraising

Today we raise our voices, with our own words.

“In CAPTA I learned to break the pattern of violence”

“I am a domestic violence survivor and grew up in a violent home, no woman should have to live in fear”. When Agustina joined the program, she was an unemployed mother of 2 children. She came to Fundacion Calicanto depressed and with low self-esteem but eventually pieced her life back together.

The Mission of our Women, Gender and Identity Workshop is to break the cycle of domestic violence by providing the tools which allow women to make positive choices and lead their lives without fear of the future. As Agustina said: “In CAPTA I learned to break the pattern of violence. I opened my eyes and realized I deserve respect and that I must make that decision myself.”

Agustina is one of our graduates. She persisted until the CAPTA vocational phase and took the intensive Housekeeping Training. As a very strong woman, she pursued her dreams and now she runs her own housekeeping service company, where she hires CAPTA graduates and other women in the community.

Women like Agustina motivate us to continue our work with CAPTA. We are currently training 30 beneficiaries from different communities in the CAPTA 49. These women have stood out for their desire to learn and at the same time have encouraged us with their openness.

The first phase of the program is about to be completed with a focused on Human Development. It has been like an awakening because through the trainings in Emotional Intelligence, Assertive Communication, Gender and Women rights, and others, the women are prepared to deal effectively with their inner conflicts, self-esteem and their misconceptions about themselves and others.

In CAPTA, Human Development is thought to be cultivated and enhanced throughout life.

Empowerment of women through vocational training

The CAPTA program is designed to empower women

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