Women’s Support Pilot Project

In these trying times, there are many women in underserved communities that are not getting the support that they need — particularly related to mental health, getting access to social services, and just general support on how to deal with challenging situations such as domestic violence and self-care!

PILOT PROJECT IN COLLABORATION WITH THE OFICINA DE MUJER:

We are looking to launch a six-month pilot project with the MUNI’s Women’s Office: to support underserved women in our communities that otherwise wouldn’t have access to support!

This project will be in three-parts:

• PART 1: One-on-One Support: Providing much needed mental-health/therapeutic support to an initial pilot cohort of 12-women from all over the Cobano District area.

  • Women will be selected based on need as well a potential to be leaders in their communities.

  • Each women will get 7 sessions (2 per month) of support from a licensed psychotherapist over a 3.5 month period.

  • These one-on-one sessions will help women with the development of their emotional states and give them much-needed tools in order to be able to then participate in a group program (Part 2).

• PART 2: Group Process Support

  • The cohort of women will then enter a 2.5-month group support program where they will participate in 2x/month sessions on specific topics such as self-care, navigating domestic violence, etc.

  • In these facilitated sessions, women will get to share and learn from each other: building their own capacities and connections so that they can bring this support and knowledge back to their communities.

• PART 3: Community Re-Integration:

  • Women will be encouraged to report back to other women in their communities and share their skills and knowledge acquired during the pilot!

  • They will also serve as the Ambassadors in selecting the next cohort once this pilot has been completed!