Oxfam Marruecos lanza el programa ‘Baraka Chabab’ contra la violencia hacia la mujer

In June, Oxfam Morocco launched the project 'Baraka Chabab: against violence', which aims to provide support and reinforcements to combat all forms of violence against women and girls. The project is co-funded by the European Union and aims to support civil society organisations through various public actors in the Marrakech-Safi region.

The partnership has been implemented with the support of the Gorara Association for Arts and Cultures and the Federation of the Women's Rights League (FDLD). With this cooperation, the initiative aims to raise awareness and sensitise society in the region through art and culture.

According to the press release, "the objective is to implement a series of public policies in favour of women and girls". In this sense, the project is framed "in a context where violence and aggression towards women continue to be, for a large part of Moroccan society, traits linked to masculinity". According to the document, in the last 12 months, two out of three women have suffered a violent act, of which 70.7% of young women aged 15 to 19 are in vulnerable situations, where exposure to violence is greater.

In this sense, the project wants young people themselves to be part of this initiative through the support of civil society organisations (CSOs). Thanks to the plan, issues related to gender-based violence will be made visible and decisions focused on fighting violence against women and girls will be implemented, with the aim of defending women's rights and giving a voice to the victims of this type of violence.

The programme will begin with a bootcamp on 25, 26 and 27 June, which will host around twenty students in order to develop audiovisual content that promotes social norms that take a stand against violence.