Advocacy on gender, race and ethnicity in
the management of public policies
Advocacy on gender, race and ethnicity in
the management of public policies
Regional Leads
Green Households: Solid waste management with a focus on domestic work
Places of ocurrence:
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Implementing organizations:
Federación Nacional de Mujeres Trabajadoras (FENAMUTRA); Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadoras Domésticas (SINTRADOMES); Asociación de Trabajadoras del Hogar (ATH).
Main objective:
To provide skills for solid waste management and recycling to women domestic workers in Santo Domingo and to influence the fight against women.
Main results:
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45 women domestic workers acquired skills in solid waste management, recycling, handicrafts, and ecofeminism.
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Entrepreneurship was fostered in 45 women domestic workers through selling objects produced in the workshops.
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Actors from public institutions sensitized on gender violence and environmental policies through the proclamation "Don't attack me! A cry for Mother Nature".