Low-income women victims of gender violence in Lima will receive training and will have the opportunity to enter the labor market to achieve economic independence. This thanks to the “Entrepreneurship and Employability with Women of Metropolitan Lima” project.
According to the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI), 63.2% of women between the ages of 15 and 49 have suffered some type of violence from their partner at some point in their lives. Many of them are in a position of subordination and economic dependence, so a job with stability will help to encourage their economic autonomy.
“What we seek with this project is to strengthen the employability and labor insertion of women in situations of vulnerability and gender violence, through specific training in knowledge for the development of the job and socio-labour skills. They will all receive pre- and post-employment support for a period of six months,” said Javier De Haro, Director of Cesal, a non-governmental organization (NGO) that carries out its actions in Peru.
“Labor insertion is carried out through the awareness of companies allied to the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Peru, on good business practices linked to social responsibility, there are 8 companies that have committed to employing 50 women beneficiaries of the project” DeHaro added.
This project is financed by the Spanish organization Madrid City Council and executed by Cesal in alliance with the Official Chamber of Commerce of Spain in Peru and with the collaboration of the International Labor Organization (ILO).
It should be remembered that the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations (MIMP) will be the sector in charge of identifying the beneficiaries through its national Aurora program, which aims to prevent and eradicate violence against women and members of the family group.
