Impact Data - Violence against Women - Puntos de Encuentro

kdevries — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:26:16 +0000

Below is some of the evidence on the use of communication strategies to tackle violence against women from Puntos de Encuentro, a Nicaraguan feminist organisation that works with young and adult women in developing their capacities to exercise their rights and autonomy in daily life.

Methodologies:

Three quantitative surveys were carried out in 3 cities - Estelí, Juigalpa, and Leó - during the period the SDSI strategy was implemented: 2002-2005. In summary, some of the main results regarding the impact on violence against women are set out below.

Those interviewed in the qualitative studies recognised SDSI's contribution on the issues of machismo and violence, which were addressed in the television series, radio programme, and other activities. For young people who are linked with and representatives of organisations, SDSI's main contributions were airing the issue and providing tools and opportunities for local-level work on these subjects.

Access:

Young men are less likely than young women to watch the programme. This means that young male viewers may develop an attitude more in line with that of young women, but these young men will remain in the (male) minority.

Knowledge Shifts:

One of the messages of the TV show Sexto Sentido - particularly through the storyline on domestic violence - was designed to change attitudes toward violence - in particular, the notion that "domestic" violence is a private matter - and to raise awareness of Law 230, which defines domestic violence as a crime capable of sentencing and jail time. According to surveys, frequent viewers were more likely to have heard of Law 230: 43% of frequent viewers versus 34% of non-viewers (p=.006).

Participants with greater exposure to SDSI demonstrated 33% greater probability of knowing a centre that provides attention for cases of domestic violence. Twenty-three percent of those respondents who know a centre that provides attention for cases of violence attribute this knowledge to SDSI exposure.

Practices:

There was a 48% greater probability of respondents having been to a centre that attends to cases of domestic violence in the last 6 months. Twenty-nine percent of those respondents who in the last 6 months have been to a centre that attends to cases of domestic violence attributed visits to SDSI exposure.

Attitudes:

The extent to which Sexto Sentido can be said to have influenced views on violence to a large extent depends on the gender of the respondent. Young men, in general, were more likely than young women to view violence as a private matter. However, Sexto Sentido does appear to have influenced how young men view violence in that this viewing is associated with the perception that violence is a public rather than a private matter.

Greater gender equity
Participants with greater exposure to SDSI had higher scores (i.e., more gender-equitable attitudes) throughout the intervention period than participants with less exposure to SDSI. The following are considered "attributable" to greater exposure to SDSI:

The attitude of 17% of those respondents who do not believe that women are the ones who are responsible for avoiding pregnancy (12,128 young people in the 3 cities).
The attitude of 11% of those respondents who do not believe that women should be solely responsible for housekeeping and caring for the children (7,326 young people in the 3 cities).

Changes observed in attitudes related to gender-based violence involve greater exposure, implying a greater probability (14%, p = 0.000) of not justifying physical violence (a man hitting his wife) under any circumstances. This probability was found to be greater among women than men and among people with higher schooling levels.

Increased sense of equality in relationships
Participants with greater exposure to SDSI demonstrated higher values in the power and control index (i.e., the person's sense of equal power in their couple relationships) than respondents with less exposure, despite an overall reduction in the population (p = 0.025).

Greater perception of collective efficacy related to situations of domestic violence
Participants with greater exposure to SDSI demonstrated 11% greater probability of perceiving capacities among their group of friends to jointly do something to solve problems of domestic violence - this despite the fact that there was an overall worsening in the perception of collective efficacy.

Increased Discussion of Development Issues:

Survey results showed that two-thirds of Sexto Sentido viewers discuss the episodes they watch with someone else. The sexual and reproductive health and gender-based violence topics were the topics on which viewers most frequently reflected.

Participants with greater exposure to SDSI demonstrated 62% greater probability of having talked with someone in the last 6 months about domestic violence, HIV, homosexuality, or the rights of young people. (Specifically on domestic violence: 53%). Twenty-one percent of those respondents who had talked to someone about one of these topics in the last 6 months attribute those conversations to SDSI exposure.

Contact Information:

Juritzia Cruz - Puntos de Encuentro

Related Summaries:

Impact Data - SDSI [Somos Diferentes, Somos Iguales (We're Different, We're Equal)]

Source:

Email from Irene Lindenhovius to The Communication Initiative on May 13 2013. Documents consulted:

"The Changing Nature of Change: A Nicaraguan Feminist Experience", Sarah Bradshaw, Irela Solorzano, Amy Bank (2006).
"Impact of We're Different, We're Equal 2002-2005", Puntos de Encuentro (2007).
"Catalyzing Individual and Social Change around Gender, Sexuality, and HIV: Impact Evaluation of Puntos de Encuentro's Communication Strategy in Nicaragua," Horizons Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council, 2008.

Impact Evaluation of the Campaign Violence against Women: A Disaster that We Men Can Avoid

Deanna.Brotherston — Wed, 08 May 2013 20:59:55 +0000

Subtitle:

Evaluación del Impacto de la campaña Violencia contra las mujeres: Un desastre que los hombres si podemos evitar

Publication Date

Sunday, January 1, 2012

This impact evaluation in Spanish of the violence against women (VAW) campaign “A Disaster that We Men Can Avoid” from Puntos de Encuentro, Nicaragua, is directed to the men and women of nearly 250 organisations, women's groups, youth groups, news organisations, and local governments that participated in the campaign. The evaluation summarises the main information and assessments of the campaign while answering the question: How did this campaign contribute to the struggle against violence?

Web link:

Click here for the internal search engine and type in "Evaluación del Impacto de la Campaña: "Violencia Contra las Mujeres: Un Desastre que los Hombres Si Podemos Evitar".

Contact Information:

Juritzia Cruz - Puntos de Encuentro

Source:

Email from Irene Lindenhovius to The Communication Initiative on April 12 and May 16 2013.

Multimedia Library on Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Adolescents

Deanna.Brotherston — Wed, 08 May 2013 20:49:05 +0000

Subtitle:

Biblioteca Multimedia sobre la Explotación Sexual Comercial de Adolescentes

Author:

Erika Miranda

Teresita Hernández

Evelyn Flores

Publication Date

Publication Date:

Updated monthly

The organisation Puntos de Encuentro compiled this multimedia library on the issue of the commercial sexual exploitation of adolescents as an internationally recognised act of violence. "It affects the integral development of children and teens, causing them physical and psychological damage, acting against their dignity, their integrity, and their self-esteem. As a problem that impacts Central America and the world, it is time to stop it."

Click here to access this Spanish language library online.

Click here to access the bilingual Puntos de Encuentro website.

Publisher:

Puntos de Encuentro para la transformación de la vida cotidiana

Cost:

Materials are available free electronically. To order hard copies of the multimedia library, contact puntos@puntos.org.ni

Languages:

Spanish (Puntos de Encuentro website is available in English)

Contact Information:

Erika Miranda - Puntos de Encuentro

Source:

Email from Irene Lindenhovius of Puntos de Encuentro to The Communication Initiative on April 12 and May 16 2013.

Multimedia Library on Reproductive Rights

Deanna.Brotherston — Wed, 08 May 2013 20:44:37 +0000

Subtitle:

Biblioteca Multimedia sobre los Derechos Reproductivos

Author:

Erika Miranda

Teresita Hernández

Evelyn Flores

Publication Date

Publication Date:

Updated monthly

The organisation Puntos de Encuentro compiled this multimedia library on the issue of reproductive rights. The multimedia library is a compilation of 78 documents in audio, video and text including theoretical analysis, investigations, tools and methodologies for training, legislation, statistical data, systematisations of actions by the women's movement, and sites of interest that may be useful when addressing the issue of reproductive rights.

Click here to access this Spanish language library online.

Click here to access the bilingual Puntos de Encuentro website.

Publisher:

Puntos de Encuentro para la transformación de la vida cotidiana

Cost:

Materials are available free electronically. To order hard copies of the multimedia library, contact puntos@puntos.org.ni

Languages:

Spanish (Puntos de Encuentro website is available in English)

Contact Information:

Erika Miranda - Puntos de Encuentro

Source:

Email from Irene Lindenhovius of Puntos de Encuentro to The Communication Initiative on April 12 and May 16 2013.

Multimedia Library on Sexuality, HIV, and Violence - Biblioteca Multimedia sobre Sexualidad, VIH y Violencia

Deanna.Brotherston — Tue, 07 May 2013 21:35:00 +0000

Author:

Erika Miranda

Martha Juárez

Teresita Hernández

Evelyn Flores

Publication Date

Publication Date:

Updated monthly

The organisation Puntos de Encuentro compiled this multi-media library on the issue of sexuality, HIV, and violence because "sexuality is an essential part of one’s wellbeing and development..., yet in the 21st Century violence against women, adolescent pregnancy, HIV and other sexually transmitted illnesses are on the rise and threatening people’s development, health, and lives… we believe that citizens should have access to reliable information based on the recognition and appropriation of people’s sexual and reproductive rights."

Click here to access this Spanish language library online.

Click here to access the bilingual Puntos de Encuentro

Publisher:

Puntos de Encuentro para la transformación de la vida cotidiana

Cost:

Materials are available free electronically.

Languages:

Spanish (Puntos de Encuentro website is available in English)

Contact Information:

Ana Criquillion Poulhazan - Puntos de Encuentro

Source:

Email to The Communication Initiative from Irene Lindenhovius of Puntos de Encuentro on April 12 2013.

Multimedia Library on Sexual and Reproductive Rights - Biblioteca Multimedia sobre Derechos Sexuales y Derechos Reproductivos

Tue, 07 May 2013 20:17:57 +0000

Author:

Erika Miranda

Karla Bojorge

Fernando Carcache

Danilo González

Publication Date

Publication Date:

Updated monthly

The organisation Puntos de Encuentro compiled this multi-media library on the issue of sexual and reproductive rights because of an increase in adolescent pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), HIV/AIDS, and other sexual and reproductive health issues that are threats to people's development, health, and lives. "In the majority of countries, sexuality is a taboo subject, a synonym with something negative that shouldn't be spoken about.

Click here to access this Spanish language library online.

Click here to access the bilingual Puntos de Encuentro website.

Publisher:

Puntos de Encuentro para la transformación de la vida cotidiana

Cost:

Materials are available free electronically.

Languages:

Spanish (Puntos de Encuentro website is available in English)

Contact Information:

Ana Criquillion Poulhazan - Puntos de Encuentro

Source:

Email from Irene Lindenhovius of Puntos de Encuentro to The Communication Initiative on April 12 2013.

Multimedia Library on Sexual Abuse - Biblioteca Multimedia sobre Abuso Sexual

Tue, 07 May 2013 19:49:06 +0000

Author:

Teresita Hernández

Erika Miranda

Martha Juárez

Vanessa Cortez

Evelyn Flores

María Mercedes Alemán

Fernando Carcache

Publication Date

Publication Date:

Updated monthly

The organisation Puntos de Encuentro compiled this multi-media library on the issue of sexual abuse because "sexual abuse is one of the worst human rights violations committed against women and children, a type of aggression against the integrity of their bodies, minds and spirits. As an information centre, we believe that citizens should have access to reliable information in order to address this problem."

Click here to access this Spanish language library online.

Publisher:

Puntos de Encuentro para la transformación de la vida cotidiana

Cost:

Materials are available free electronically.

Languages:

Spanish (Puntos de Encuentro website is available in English)

Contact Information:

Ana Criquillion Poulhazan - Puntos de Encuentro

Source:

Email from Irene Lindenhovius of Puntos de Encuentro to The Communication Initiative on April 12 2013.

Alerta y Pilas Puestas ("Alert and Be Ready")

kdevries — Mon, 06 May 2013 14:58:37 +0000

As part of Foundation Puntos de Encuentro's strategy against commercial sexual exploitation of adolescents (CSEA) (2011-2013), Alerta y Pilas Puestas ("Alert and Be Ready") was launched in 2012 in an effort to build the capacity of adolescents as well as actors in their direct surroundings to contribute to the reduction of the stigma and discrimination related to CSEA in Central America. The primary audience is girls between 13 and 18 years who are not experiencing situations of commercial sexual exploitation but who are at risk of going down that path.

Communication Strategies:

Campaign actions include:

Printed materials: Organisers have used posters, workbooks, and several promotional materials, including displays on public transport units.
Mass communication
- Broadcasting of the TV series Contracorriente (which promotes the importance of mutual respect, communication, and negotiation to solve interpersonal and family conflicts, as well as the importance of social safety nets) in Honduras, Nicaragua, and El Salvador - one of its main stories focused on CSEA.
- Live and online broadcasting of the youth radio programme DKY FM, which addresses controversial and taboo issues that affect the lives of Nicaraguan teenagers and youth in what are intended to be entertaining and provocative ways.
- Transmission of a radio series about CSEA.
- Articles published in the feminist magazine La Boletina (nationwide coverage, distributed to organisations and institutions in Nicaragua).
- Thematic insert in national newspaper El Nuevo Diario.
- Transmission of thematic radio and TV spots.
- Promotional and educational printouts (e.g., posters and workbooks).
- Educational toolkit "Change Your World" distributed to organisations, education centres, and institutions that work with adolescents and youth. This toolkit includes: a specialised multimedia library on CSEA (online and in the form of a DVD); a thematic edition of Contracorriente (see the 23-minute video, below); a radio series, ESCApe, focused on CSEA and human trafficking; and methodological guides to work with the audiovisual and radio materials; and
- Virtual/online promotion on websites and social networks.
Public actions
- Nationwide tours on CSEA with the Contracorriente cast, including discussion events at secondary schools, meetings with key actors (public figures, community leaders, etc.) and interviews with the media in Nicaragua and El Salvador (to date).
- Discussion and exchange groups with journalists and a workshop with DKY FM correspondents.
- Discussion groups and encounters between organisations and government institutions.
- Workshops with groups and organisations part of the wider Central American women's movement.

Most of these actions have been co-organised and coordinated with organisations of the wider women's movement, state institutions, networks, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working in prevention, attention, penalisation, and social reintegration of victims of sexual violence.

Click here to read a blog entry (in Spanish) that further describes the campaign actions.

Development Issues:

Girls, Rights.

Key Points:

Alerta y Pilas Puestas grew out of a global strategy against CSEA that began in 2011, when Foundation Puntos de Encuentro carried out several actions in Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala under the slogan "We Need to be Able to Talk". The aim was to strengthen capacities of those organisations and institutions that work on the prevention of violence against women and to create a favourable public opinion towards adolescent girls who are victims of commercial sexual exploitation.

Throughout 2012, Foundation Puntos de Encuentro reached more than 10,500 people in Nicaragua and El Salvador (5,900 women and 4,600 men - 78% of whom were adolescents) who participated in public activities and video forums in schools and received information about different strategies used by aggressors, procurers, and middlemen, as well as ways to avoid being a victim. According to the organisation, the campaign has received widespread recognition for its contribution to awareness raising and increased intent to act on cases of human trafficking and CSEA.

Contact Information:

Amy Bank - Fundación Puntos de Encuentro

Source:

Emails from Irela Solorzano and Irene Lindenhovius to The Communication Initiative on May 3 2013 and May 6 2013, respectively; and Puntos de Encuentro website, May 6 2013.

The Global Investigative Journalism Casebook

kdevries — Fri, 03 May 2013 21:24:12 +0000

Subtitle:

UNESCO Series on Journalism Education

Author:

Mark Lee Hunter (ed.)

Publication Date

Publication Date:

Sunday, July 1, 2012

"At a time when media landscapes are rapidly changing, journalism today needs to clearly show its added value for public interest."

Click here for the 256-page resource in PDF format.

Publisher:

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Number of Pages:

256

Contact Information:

Xianhong Hu - UNESCO

Source:

UNESCO's Communication and Information (CI) Sector CI Weekly Newsletter, September 21 2012.

Covering Migration: Challenges Met and Unmet: Outcomes and Recommendations

jlevy — Thu, 02 May 2013 18:19:56 +0000

Publication Date

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

From a meeting for journalists to assess the importance of media in shaping and influencing public perceptions of migration, this document contains recommendations for reporting, involving migrants, media actions, and governmental and non-governmental actions. The meeting was organised on February 19 2013 in New York, United States, by the United Nations Alliance for Civilizations in partnership with the Global Editor’s Network and hosted by the Gulbenkian Foundation.

Web link:

Click here to read this 8-page document in PDF format.

Contact Information:

Stephanie Durand - UNAOC

Source:

Press release from The Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) on February 19 2013.