Acompañamiento a mujeres en situación de violencia: la ruptura del ciclo de la violencia y la recuperación de su cuerpo

Abstract

In Ecuador, 6 out of 10 women acknowledge having experienced situations of violence in the family context, this situation constitutes a public health and human rights problem that requires a timely, technical and specialized approach. Women affected by violence must sometimes flee their homes and find a place to save their lives in shelters or shelters; In this context, Casa María Amor proposes in Cuenca the Accompaniment Methodology A way to celebrate Life that, based on the gender approach, is structured in four steps: the meeting, the projection, the road and the new beginning. Today, after ten years of applicability of the proposal, we want to know the meanings of the process underway, the contributions and challenges that, from the perspective and in the voices of women, enabled the rupture of the cycle of violence and the recovery of its agency.