WORTHLESS

#Opalaviolencia For a long time, we have believed that only people who experience physical abuse are victims of violence; however, violence has various forms.
The types of violence considered in this material, according to Law N° 5777/16 are : psychological, work-related, obstetric, physical, economical, against reproductive rights and against dignity.

THIS HURTS ME MORE THAN IT HURTS YOU

#Opalaviolencia According to official records in Paraguay, 5916 calls were received last year through 137 S.O.S. WOMEN and 1.087 women requested assistance services having suffered any type of violence. The normalization of different forms of mistreatment and the records of femicides calls upon uniting our efforts to say together: ¡OPA la violencia! – Put an end to violence
*Source: Ministry for Women
The types of violence considered in this material according to Law N° 5777/16 are: physical, psychological, intra-family and against dignity.

GIRL

#Opalaviolencia When starting this project, numbers were alarming: 2 to 3 girls are victims of sexual violence per day in Paraguay, 2 girls aged 10 to 14 give birth per day and at least 35% of children have suffered serious physical violence. Therefore, taking actions to stop this is of vital importance.
The types of violence considered in this material according to Law N° 5777/16 are: sexual, psychological, symbolic and against dignity.

I’LL KILL YOU

#Opalaviolencia Since the background of the project, our motivation to take action were these numbers: 9 out of 10 women suffer violence and 1 woman is murdered by her partner or former partner every 10 days. According to official records, the year 2018 ended with 59 femicides. This must be stopped.
The types of violence considered in this material according to Law N° 5777/16 are: femicide, physical, psychological, symbolic and intra-family.

These videos have been produced within the framework of the project “My school, my community, my life: protected and free from violence” / #Opalaviolencia is a campaign of Fundación Alda, with the support of the European Union in Paraguay and the endorsement of the Ministry of Childhood and Adolescence and the Ministry for Women.