Prevent Child Sexual Abuse in Ecuador

Dear GlobalGiving,

We are pleased to provide an update on the work that has been done at Fundación Azulado in the last three months. Firstly, we are continuing our collaboration with Killkay Foundation to implement the Mi Escudo program in the indigenous community of El Cercado in Otavalo. The program has been well-received in this community, which has a population of 2,000 inhabitants, and we have received requests from other nearby communities for our intervention.

Secondly, we have successfully completed our work with 5 schools in the rural area near Quito, reaching a total of 5,496 children and 160 teachers through the implementation of the Mi Escudo program. We are proud of the impact we have made in these communities and are excited to continue our work in the next semester in 9 schools.

Lastly, we are thrilled to announce the launch of the first menstrual education kit created in Ecuador, called Vestida de Rojo. The menstrual education is a vital topic that is often overlooked, but when given appropriate education, women and girls can feel empowered and capable of making informed decisions about their menstrual and sexual health. Moreover, menstrual education promotes gender equality and inclusion. With the Vestida de Rojo kit, we aim to empower girls and adolescents by providing verified and reliable information about their bodies and menstrual health.

Thank you for your continued support in our efforts to empower and educate communities in Ecuador.

Sincerely,

Fundación Azulado

Today we signed a cooperation agreement with Killkay Foundation to implement  Mi Escudo program in the "EL CERCADO",  an indigenous community in Otavalo, which has a population of 2,000 inhabitants.

The implementation of the program will take place starting in January, at the “SAN JACINTO” school, for which Azulado delivers 23 “Mi Escudo” kits.

Fundación Azulado is also working with 5496 children, 160 teachers implementing Mi Escudo in five schools in the rural area near Quito.

Azulado works together with the Ministry of Education and allies in Schools, with awareness-raising activities and educational programs that prevent Sexual Abuse, promoting safe and risk-free environments.

Azulado and Universidad San Francisco de Quito will launch  in January the fourth edition of a 3 month online training of Mi Escudo for psychologists, teachers, social workers and pediatricians .

We are still providing a monthly online  Circle of Security program, with parents from different countries.

These past 3 months in Fundación Azulado we have continued implementing the Mi Escudo program in 5 schools of Quito Ecuador .

We had our annual event for funds this 11 of June : Pasos Seguros a race where parents and children run , we had almost 200 participants .

Here are some pictures of the event.

As part of the implementiation of the Program Mi Escudo in 5 schools in Ecuador . we had workshops for parents of the school with one purpose , that they form protective environements for their children.

 An important date was  May 28 , more than 300 families of  the Rose business  Colour Republic played and learned about  Kit Mi Escudo.

We are doing an investigation to validate the effectiveness of our  Kit mi Escudo with Rice University  Of Texas and with USFQ,  of Quito .

Here are some pictures of the implementation of the program Mi Escudo in schools in Quito . We are very happy after pandemia to be able to implement the program hands on in our schools

In the past three months, Fundación Azulado has been planning several new projects. You will soon hear form us!

Finally we will be able to return to schools in three weeks and implement Mi Escudo in five schools in Quito. We are very excited to see teachers and children again !

We are working with most of our patients in sight and for some weeks we had to see clients online. During these months we have provided more than 720 hours of psychotherapy to children and families in need.

This week we will train 40 professional that work with migrants in My Shield – Family Version Program, so they can apply this methodology with families that need it.

We have done various interviews and online talks  for the community on different topics on child rearing and wellbeing .

Azulado and Universidad San Francisco de Quito will launch the third edition of a 3 month online training of Mi Escudo for psychologists, teachers, social workers and pediatricians .

We are still providing a monthly online Circle of Security program, with parents from many countries.

Since this summer, we are working with most of our patients in sight. Children are enthusiastic of returning to our offices and being able to play and interact with their therapists. During these months we have provided more than 800 hours of psychotherapy to children and families in need.

We have implemented workshops in 5 flower farms of the Colour Republic Group, reaching 2000 workers and their families. We also trained the social workers and human resources personal on My Shield – Family Version Program, so they can apply this methodology with families that need it.

We have done various seminars  online for the community on child abuse prevention and different topics on wellbeing .

Azulado and Universidad San Francisco de Quito launched the second edition their 3 month online training of Mi Escudo for psychologists, teachers, social workers and pediatricians .

More families in Latin America are interested in participating in our Circle of Security program, we are opening one group every month.