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Forty women are involved in a course on prevention and awareness of violence faced by immigrant women, which offers the Department of Equality Policy and CEPAIM-Murcia.
This activity is part of the program 'Coping', through Daphne European project, and lasts for 36 hours, spread over 9 sessions.
The aim is to sensitize and raise awareness of women about violence in all its forms, promote the empowerment of women from all (economic, psychological, social, etc.) levels, providing personal skills to strengthen their security and control his life, offering information on services and legal and existing healthcare resources, and promote the creation of support groups.
Gender violence affects a larger immigrant women living in Murcia.
Of the total cases handled in 2013 by the municipal care team violence were 43% of immigrant women.
The Councillor for Equality Policies, Alicia Barquero, this morning attended the course, held at the Center for Reconciliation of work and family life of Juan Carlos I.
Classes are taught by CEPAIM and Section of Women's Hall.
Moreover, games for children accompanying 9 offered to participants
In 2013 the first edition of this workshop was held at the Centre for Women's Fleet, with the participation of 20 women.
Due to the success of the experiment has been repeated the course with women that have been derived from municipal social services centers.
This initiative is part of the municipal Equality Plan, which proposes actions to respond to the needs of information and guidance for the prevention of violence against women, especially the most vulnerable such as women of immigrant groups.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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