Maria da Penha nas Escolas
legal education and women’s rights
Abstract
Maria da Penha nas Escolas is a Popular Legal Education project that targets students in the 8th and 9th year of elementary school in municipal schools in the city of Macaé, Rio de Janeiro. The extension action objective is to develop activities that raise awareness of domestic violence and the Maria da Penha Law in Macaé municipal schools. It starts from the idea that information is an important tool for access to justice and guaranteeing rights. In the specific case of gender issues, it is understood that the dissemination of this knowledge is fundamental for advancing the fight for equal rights, as well as for reducing domestic violence and increasing the presence of women in spaces of power and decision-making. The project is in partnership with the Secretaria Municipal de Políticas para as Mulheres de Macaé, through the Centro Especializado de Atendimento à Mulher Pérola Bichara Benjamim (CEAM) de Macaé – and the Secretaria Municipal de Educação de Macaé (SEMED). The project is linked to the Núcleo de Pesquisa e Extensão em Direito das Mulheres (NUPEDIM) at the Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF).
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