The Minister of Women, Family and Human Rights, Damares Alves, presented this Friday (28) the Action Plan to Defend the Rights of Indigenous Children and Young People. She met with indigenous leaders and municipal managers in the cities of Barra do Garças (MT) and Dourados (MS).
“We detected some needs, for example, the fight against drugs, alcohol, sexual abuse and lack of access to education”, he explained about the initiative.
According to the folder, the plan involves integrated actions between various agencies of the federal government. Initially, the plan will be carried out in indigenous communities in the states of Mato Grosso (Xavante), Mato Grosso do Sul (Dourados-Guarani Kaiowá) and Roraima (Yanomami).
The initiative comprises 38 actions and four axes. They are: training and diagnostics; practical actions (to reduce violence); regulatory review and bills; and social mobilization and participation.
The plan is the result of a work group created by the federal government last year to address rights and guarantees for indigenous children and youth. The Ministry of Women, Family and Human Rights informed that part of the actions are already underway, such as the contracting of 10 diagnoses and studies, in partnership with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Foundation for Scientific and (Finatec), held in December last year. The investment will be R$ 1.6 million.
