Community Advocates Program
Upon completion of the program, Community Advocates support us in leading rights-based workshops in their communities, conducting home visits and community mapping, and providing accompaniment to women seeking legal support from WJI. Advocates amplify the voices of women in their communities, often speaking up in community meetings about issues that affect them.
They also work with local leaders to develop Community Action Plans, a participatory methodology that establishes community-based referral systems and protocols for accompaniment and response to VAWG and child marriage. Some Advocates eventually take over the implementation of the Adolescent Girls Program in their communities, passing their knowledge on to future generations and intervening early to break long-standing cycles of violence and inequality. Community Advocates are crucial to ensuring the sustainability of our work.
Our Impact
82 women have been trained as Community Advocates, who now provide long-term support for women and girls in their communities.
In 2018, Advocates conducted 436 home visits with women and girls to help them complete our rights education programs.
In 2019, Advocates led the complete implementation of the Adolescent Girls Program in two communities, using their skills gained through the Advocates program to facilitate a program for young girls in their communities.
We have provided over 1,150 hours of leadership development and rights training to advocates.
Angelica,
WJI Community Advocate
Irma Saquec,
WJI Community Advocate
Florinda,
WJI Community Advocate
