Newsletter B.A.1. Project “Prevention of Violence against Women in Central America” Edition August 2015 The B.A.1. project “Prevention of Violence against Women in Central America” aims to contribute to the reduction of violence against women, including its most extreme manifestations, such as women trafficking and feminicide, through interventions on the factors that are conducive. This regional effort is part of the component preventing violence in the Central American Security Strategy (ESCA), it is executed by SG-SICA, Technical Secretariat for Women of the Council of Ministers for Women of Central America and Dominican Republic (STM COMMCA), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and International Organization for Migration (OIM). B.A.1 project presents advances to the Subcommittee on Prevention of Violence of Central American Security Commission San Salvador, El Salvador. August 11, 2015. The regional Technical Coordination Unit (CTU) of B.A.1 "Prevention of Violence Against Women in Central America" presented the progress in the implementation of project B.A.1 from the regional, national and local perspective to the Subcommittee on Prevention of Violence, as part of the celebration of the fifty-eighth session of the Central American Security Commission, held on August 12, 2015 at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of SICA. B.A.1. IN COSTA RICA Community festivals for the Prevention of Violence against Women. Puntarenas, Costa Rica. August 5, 2015. Through various activitities aimed at the community in general and specially young people, were held workshops, cinema forums, communication strategies, campaigns, etc. promoting a life free of violence againts women. Among these activities is the festival held in Puntarenas in order to promote the organization of joint youth networks that add a gender perspective to its agenda under the model of peer education, both in the formal education sector at Community level, to approach issues such as violence during courtship, sexual abuse prevention, gender equality, among others. The activity described is part of B.A.1 project. Prevention of Violence against Women in Central America. The festivals have been held in three of the 10 areas prioritized by the project: Alajuelita, Coto Brus and Puntarenas. Costa Rica celebrates Community Festival "Building Equality: for a life without violence against women" San Vito, Coto Brus. Costa Rica. August 12, 2015. Within the framework of B.A.1 project Prevention of Violence against Women in Central America, was held the Community Festival "Building Equality: for a life without violence against women". In the activity participated adolescents of schools in the area, among them Vocational Technical College (VTC) Umberto Melloni, Liceo de Sabanillas, Colegio Ítalo Costarricense, as well as women and men of San Vito, staff of public and private institutions, the Municipality, Network Prevention and Violence against women and domestic violence of Coto Brus. The event includes various activities whose main objective was to say no to violence against women, including: theater, music, dance, and the presentation of the work produced by the people involved in the process of raising prevention violence against women. One of the most important activities was the construction of portraits of women in the community, with powerful messages of respect for the integrity and the lives of all women. These portraits are part of a traveling exhibition that expects to reach the 10 territories where it is working on B.A.1 Project. The activity was organized by the National Institute for Women (INAMU), the Ministry of Justice and Peace, the Ministry of Government and Police, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Public Security and the Judicial Power, with the active participation of Network Prevention and Violence against women and domestic violence, the Municipality and the Cantonal Committee of Young People of Coto Brus. Constructing new masculinities through the Workshop on gender, sexism and violence prevention Desamparados, Costa Rica. August 5, 2015. Within the framework of B.A.1 project Prevention of Violence against Women in Central America, National Institute for Women (INAMU), Femenist Information and Action Center (CEFEMINA) and Costa Rican Institute for Education and Research of Masculinity, Partnership and Sexuality (WEM) conducted a workshop on gender and machismo in Desamparados. The workshop aims to promote positive masculinities that encourage men and generate skills in the culture of peace and gender equity. The themes aim to develop skills that are incompatible with machismo, including: affective paternity, care of health, respect for human rights, communication with partners and family, etc. Also it aims to prevent violence against women through the development in men of cognitive, emotional and practical skills. Among the learned topics are, anger management, management of jealousy, separation, sexual violence prevention, prevention of violence against women, building positive masculinities among others. CTraining of officials from the Ministry of Education on the issue Workshop Management of Jealousy without violence. Positive masculinity. Costa Rica. August 24, 2015. Desamparados, Costa Rica. August 24, 2015. 22 Workshop "Construction of femininity and Working with adolescents in prevention of violence masculinity."Alajuelita, Costa Rica. August 10, against women. 2015. Alajuelita, Costa Rica. August 13, 2015. Working with public officials and community on positive masculinities. Puntarenas, Costa Rica. August 7, 2015. Officials Training of the National System of Care and Prevention of Domestic Violence and Violence against Women, on Human Trafficking issues. Costa Rica, august 10 and 11, 2015. Within the framework of the B.A.1 project was performed a training at national level addressed to key technical staff of the institutions of the National System of Care and Prevention of Violence against Women on the issue of human trafficking, as a violence against women topic, for the incorporation of this perspective into the plans, policies and services that are established in their organizations. The activity was called Workshop on Conceptual and Operational Actualization on Human Trafficking: Trafficking in women is a form of violence against women, was facilitated by Luis Fernando Centeno and Ana Carcedo, and included key topics taught by INAMU representatives, General Directorate of Immigration and International Organization for Migration. Participating in the event Mrs. Alejandra Mora, Minister for the Status of Women, Mr. Victor Morales, Deputy Minister of Justice and Peace. Initiates training for the assignment of Seed Capital to women victims of violence in Alajuelita and Desamparados. Alajuelita, Costa Rica. From 17 to August 21, 2015. The National Committee of Management of Project B.A.1 in Costa Rica has hired Fundación Mujer to lead the provision of Seed Capital for women victims of violence, the providing process begins with a technical training for women who have been identified as possible beneficiaries, who will develop a business plan that will allow them to optimize the assigned resources. The training has been initiated with 175 women from Desamparados and Alajuelita, remaining La Cruz, Upala and Santa Cruz. Workshop Equity Seeds, preparing teachers to empower girls and young people. Desamparados, Alajuelita, Heredia; Costa Rica. August 17 and 18, 2015. With the participation of 45 teachers from the regions of Desamparados, Alajuelita and Heredia, was held the Workshop Equity Seeds, whose main objective was to promote capacity building for the promotion of a culture of peace from a gender perspective. Among the topics discussed are the types of violence, myths and realities around gender issues, development of road maps in cases of violence, among others. This activity seeks to develop and implement programs to empower girls and young women in the formal education system (schools) of the priority areas as well as programs to prevent bullying (bullying) and abusive sexual behavior in school students and colleges. The training is part of the strategy of primary prevention, driven by INAMU. Taller para educadores/as que trabajan con Working with Local Network of Attention and primera infancia en metodologías para el trabajo Workshop for educators who work with early Prevention of Violence against Women. Empowering of en prevención de la Violencia contra las childhood methodologies for work in prevention of girls and young girls. Upala, Costa Rica. August 3, 2015. Mujeres. Puntarenas, Costa Rica. 06 de agosto violence against women. Puntarenas, Costa Rica. de 2015. August 06, 2015. Training on the legal approach to situations of violence against women from a gender perspective. Costa Rica. August 26, 2015. In order to analyze fundamental aspects for legal approach of situations of violence against women from a gender perspective, a training was held aimed to lawyers who work in areas benefiting from the project. The training was facilitated by Deputy Prosecutor of sexual offenses and domestic violence, Eugenia Salazar, Deputy Judge of the Third Chamber, Elena Gomez; and Roberto Camacho, Judge of Domestic Violence; Rosey Lopez, representative of INAMU area of violence. Working with educators in the prevention of violence against women in adolescent population Upala, Costa Rica. August 5, 2015. Within the framework of B.A.1 project in Costa Rica works with women’s organizations to strengthen them, through