The Department of Social Welfare has planned several activities to commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
The Councillor for Social Welfare, Francisca Pelegrin, along with the director of the Center for Social Services, Marisa Garcia, and program coordinator local Gender Violence, Maria de los Angeles Rosique, today presented the program to be held in the city on the occasion of November 25.
Pelegrin Francisca noted that the aim of these acts is to raise awareness about this social evil and condemn any violence against women.
The mayor pointed out that work from the Department of Social Welfare permanently in the prevention of violence through workshops in schools and the work being done in the Bureau of Local Coordination against Gender Violence and intervention and attention being given by professionals of the Center for Social Services for victims.
Meanwhile, Marisa Garcia noted that from October 27 to November 24 are being taught in the schools of the town workshops prevention of gender violence, aimed at students of third and fourth secondary education.
On Wednesday, November 25, a public meeting will be held in front of City Hall, where, besides reading the official manifesto, school children from kindergarten No. 1 made a great human bond.
On Thursday, November 26, a day's work, called "Resources on violence against women", aimed at professionals from different administrations that have among their tasks the direct care related to gender violence will be held.
The aim of this conference is to report on existing resources, strengthen ties of coordination and collaboration between authorities and establish common to optimize resources and improve mechanisms of intervention criteria, highlighted Marisa Garcia.
The coordinator of Gender Violence, Maria Angeles Rosique, explained that since the council is developing a comprehensive program against abuse, impacting the family intervention in cases where this is violence, and the coordination between the relevant institutions .
The councilman of Social Welfare has concluded the presentation urging all citizens to participate in this program and thanking the collaboration of the College of Education no.1 and rapporteurs of the technical conferences, as staff CAVI del Mar Menor, Justice the trial court No. 4 in San Javier, Maria Angeles Martinez, or the orientation of the SEF, Assumption Calderon, among others.
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Pedro del Pinatar