This project is a pedagogical tool for community development and helps implement actions to fight violence against women. Among the activities that have been carried out are training sessions in which teenagers are mobilized by participating in community mapping and drama activities; community mobilization; and acknowledgment, by the community itself, of their young people’s skills and talents. The project’s greatest achievement, however, has been its development of the notion of city governance, which has given teenagers the opportunity to learn about experiences that are specific to other cities and communities, gaining awareness about their own role in society.

Institution responsible:
Regional Consortium for Citizenship Promotion—Women of Gerais (Consórcio Regional de Promoção da Cidadania – Mulheres das Gerais)

Partnering Institutions:
The University of British Columbia (Canada); Ministry of Cities of Brazil (Ministério das Cidades); Brazilian Cooperation Agency (Agência Brasileira de Cooperação); Canadian International Development Agency; Federal University of ABC (UFABC – Universidade Federal do ABC); Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (PUC-MG – Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais); Metropolitan Areas Observatory (Observatório das Metrópoles); Centre for Human Settlements; NPC.

Additional information:
ODM Brasil website