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GENDER-FEMALE
PROGRAM
Peru has a feminine
population of approximately twelve million women. More than
five million have less than 18 years of age.
Although during
the last decade the situation and position of Peruvian women
has evolved in a relatively positive way, these improvements
have not been translated into the well being of women in
all areas. For example, drug abuse among women has increased
in the last years due to stressful situations, exhaustion,
concerns and overload of responsibilities that in many cases
should be shared with others.
LEGAL AND ILLEGAL SUBSTANCE
ABUSE PREVALENCE IN WOMEN
| Substance |
1986
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1988
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1992
|
1995 |
1997 |
2001 |
| Alcohol |
84 |
79.5 |
89.6 |
81.5 |
85.7 |
85.2 |
| Tobbaco |
54.7 |
42.4 |
53.8 |
50 |
51.6 |
53.2 |
| Marihuana |
1.8 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
| PBC |
0.4 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
| Cocaine |
0.8 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
Some of the factors that
until now restrict the integral development of women in
our country are the cultural prejudices concerning the roles
they must play and the inadequate knowledge of their rights.
Considering that woman is
an element of change due to her role within the family and
the community, CEDRO has gathered the work experience with
different organized women groups and has implemented the
Program Woman and Prevention with a gender perspective.
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OBJECTIVES
General Objective
Contribute to decrease the use of psychoactive
substances among women by promoting their self-esteem
and their commitment as leaders and prevention agents.
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Specific Objectives
- Promote the reduction
of risk behaviors and drug use in women in general, particularly
among young women.
- Increase the levels of
self-esteem among women.
- Promote de development
of attitudes to encourage women leadership
- Promote greater family
integration
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STRATEGIES
- Drug abuse prevention
workshops addressed to women in general to inform
them of the effects and consequences of drug abuse,
especially among women, and of prevention strategies.
- Train grass-root
leaders and professionals working with the female
population to achieve a multiplying effect. Training
texts used include the Guide "Be a woman...be
a leader", or the prevention handbook for women
organizations.
- Train adolescent
female members of student, religious, sports, and
community organizations having an active leadership
role or heading their groups.
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WORK MATERIALS
- Guide "Be a woman...be
a leader" ( "Ser mujer...ser líder"
)
The purpose of this guide is to motivate women to seek
change and be an active element in the prevention of drug
abuse, while recognizing the restrictions imposed by tradition
regarding their roles.
- Guide Woman and Drugs
Provides information on the effects and consequences of
drug abuse among women.
- Drug abuse prevention
handbook for women organizations
In addition to providing basic information on drugs and
their effects on women, the handbook reinforces prevention
aspects of family violence, women empowerment, and strategy
planning.
- Guide for female adolescents
"Adolescents yes ... safe too" ("Adolescentes
sí…..seguras tambien).
The purpose of this guide is to reinforce the social skills
of adolescents, as a method of personal development and
drug abuse prevention.
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