Learn about our intervention
In addition to our work as Entreculturas, together with Fe y Alegría and the Jesuit Refugee Service, with this campaign to make visible the violence suffered by girls and to promote an effective protection of their rights, through our international cooperation program, we also work to reduce the situation of physical, psychological and sexual violence they suffer, through three fundamental lines:
Testimonials
The increase in violence against girls and women in D. R. Congo is worrying.
From the campaign La LUZ de las NIÑAS we want to make visible and influence the situation of girls in the country, many of them displaced because of the war and exposed to multiple forms of violence.
Read the testimony of Dorcas, a clinical psychologist with the Jesuit Refugee Service in DR Congo and an expert on survivors of sexual violence.
Only one in 10 girls completes secondary education in Guatemala
With a lot of effort and dedication, Josefina has managed to be that one.
Despite the harsh situation of violence in her home, she has been able to complete her education with Fe y Alegría Guatemala and is now part of the “Hummingbird Girls” group in order to accompany other girls in her community. “I’m not the only one who experiences this, I know that many, many girls suffer from it, but they are afraid to say it.” Josefina Tíu
Beyoncé’s Wish: peace and education for girls in South Sudan
Beyoncé, 10, is very clear about what she wants for herself and the rest of the girls in her country, South Sudan: peace and education so that they can live free of violence. They shared their experiences about the violence suffered by girls in the country and talked about how education is key to change this reality.
THE IMPACT OF THE GIRLS’ LIGHT IN A HAITIAN COMMUNITY
Ronaldine’s story represents that of thousands of other girls and young women in Haiti. In this video, she and her teacher Suze, from Fe y Alegría Haiti, tell us how La LUZ de las NIÑAS has impacted their lives and the community: violence has decreased and girls like Ronaldine, 10 years old, can access school and have a childhood according to their age. Suze and Ronaldine are a teacher and student at the Fe y Alegría Canaa school in Haiti.
