By Sara Lopez | Foundress & CEO
Considering violence against women as a violation of human rights that directly affects the health and well-being of thousands of women and girls in our country and around the world, Puerto Rico Rises is committed to educating and empowering women to have an independent future that provides them with emotional and economic security. Through various workshops and activities, we promote self-sufficiency, we strengthen esteem and offer tools for a better development of their skills.
According to data from the Progress Report of the UN 2030 Agenda, data from 87 countries and collected between 2005 and 2016, 19% of women between 15 and 49 years of age said they had experienced physical or sexual violence, or both at the hands of their partner in the 12 months prior to being asked about this matter. In Puerto Rico, for the year 2016, women were the victims in more than 80% of the cases of domestic violence reported to the Police.
Violence against women and girls is one of the most widespread, persistent and devastating violations of human rights in the world. Violence against women is the most extreme form of discrimination and, in the most serious cases, this violence can lead to death.
Our program The Power of the M depend exclusively from public donations to offers, among others, workshops on:
We expect to open 2 new classrooms and workshops area by September and registered 200 women for the new course sessions.
Thank you for your donation and interest in our program.
Sara López
Foundress & CEO
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