Escuelas Púrpuras (Purple Schools)
- P Project/Program
A Active
Key Information
The “Purple Schools” project was born as the first independent school at a national and international level, aimed at empowering and raising awareness in the student community about gender-based violence (GBV) present in Higher Education Institutions in the country, through processes of democratization of information that incorporate training, workshops, dynamics, case analysis, generation of value proposals and the timely delivery of tools to prevent and eradicate violence against women throughout the Ecuadorian territory.
Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)
Latin America & Caribbean
Ecuador
Activity URL
Government Affiliation
Non-governmental programYears
Not applicable or unknown
Partner(s)
Not applicable or unknown
Ministry Affiliation
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Not applicable or unknown
COVID-19 Response
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NationalMeets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES
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Education areas
Other skills
- Life skills/sexuality education
- Rights/empowerment education
Quality
- School-related gender-based violence
- School violence
Cross-cutting areas
- Empowerment
- Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health
Program participants
Target Audience(s)
Girls in school, School administrators
Age
Not applicable or unknown
School Enrolment Status
All in school
School Level
- Tertiary
Other populations reached
Not applicable or unknown
Participants include
- LGBTQ+
Program Approaches Back to Top
Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization
- General awareness-raising/community engagement
- Technical assistance/capacity building to civil society organizations or governments
Life skills education
- Sexual and reproductive health (including puberty education)
Policy/legal environment
- Public-private partnerships
School-related gender-based violence
- Anti-violence policies and codes of conduct
Social/gender norms change
- Media campaigns
Women's empowerment programs
- Empowerment training
- Leadership training
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
- Increased school completion (general)
- Increased years of schooling
- Reduced absenteeism
Cross-cutting goals
- Increased knowledge of HIV, puberty, and sexual and reproductive health
- Reduced school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV)
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Primary Contact
- General Contact Information
- Fundación Ciudadanas del Mundo (FCM)
- fundacionciudadanasecuador@gmail.com
- +593995718640