Casas de igualdad de oportunidades para las Mujeres (CIOM)

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Key Information

CIOM (Casas de Igualdad de Oportunidades para Mujeres) are dedicated spaces designed to foster peer-to-peer learning and community gatherings for women. These centers were established by the Bogota Women's Office with the goal of empowering women by enhancing their understanding of their rights and encouraging their active engagement in social and political roles within their communities. The CIOM events are designed to ensure that women are well-informed and have access to the specific provisions outlined in the Public Policy on Women and Gender Equity. This approach guarantees that women have a dedicated forum to seek guidance and ask questions about how to navigate the resources made available by the Policy, which are intended to benefit both rural and urban women residing in Bogotá, Colombia. Within these spaces, women have access to a wide range of activities and services at no cost. They can participate in workshops aimed at challenging gender and sex stereotypes, seek legal advice, access mental health resources, and engage in community dialogues that promote their overall well-being. Furthermore, they can take advantage of self-care workshops, dance classes, gymnastics, yoga sessions, enroll in language courses, participate in film forums, and partake in other activities that provide both learning and entertainment. Lastly, the CIOM plays a crucial role in supporting the growth of civil organizations and grassroots networks, in addition to offering digital training. 


Lead Implementing Government(s)

Colombia

Location(s)

Latin America & Caribbean

Colombia

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2020 -

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Bogota Women's Office (Secretaría Distrital de la Mujer)

Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

Sub-national

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Post-secondary

Other skills

  • Financial literacy
  • Life skills/sexuality education
  • Rights/empowerment education
  • Social and emotional learning
  • Vocational training

Skills

  • Civics education
  • Literacy
  • Numeracy

Cross-cutting areas

  • Community sensitization
  • Digital literacy
  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
  • Empowerment
  • Gender equality
  • Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health
  • Sexual harassment & coercion
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs
  • Violence (at home, in relationships)

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls (both in school and out of school), Mothers, Other community members - female, Teachers - female

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Population of interest is not school-aged

School Level

  • N/A

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

  • NEET

Program Approaches Back to Top

Access to school

  • Alternative learning centers/mobile schools/home schools

Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization

  • Community mobilization
  • Technical assistance/capacity building to civil society organizations or governments

Curriculum/learning

  • Increased availability of learning materials

Learning while working

  • Vocational training

Life skills education

  • Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE)

Mentoring/psychosocial support

  • Peer mentors

Policy/legal environment

  • Raising awareness about existing laws/policies

Reducing economic barriers

  • Financial literacy training

Women's empowerment programs

  • Advocacy/action
  • Leadership training
  • Self-help groups (non-financial)

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Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Improved critical thinking
  • Improved social and emotional learning/skills and mindsets

Cross-cutting goals

  • Changed social norms
  • Improved critical consciousness
  • Improved financial literacy and savings
  • Improved mental health
  • Improved sexual and reproductive health
  • Improved understanding of sexual harassment, coercion, and consent
  • Increased advocacy/civic engagement
  • Increased agency and empowerment
  • More equal power in relationships
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms
  • Reduced intimate partner violence

Additional Information Back to Top

Primary Contact

General Info Email: Bogota Women's Office
servicioalaciudadania@sdmujer.gov.co