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An online training for NGO, development, and humanitarian aid workers to explore and practice applying analytical frameworks, concepts, and tools for understanding and addressing violence against women. The training is rooted in intellectual, activist, and intersectional feminist analytical frameworks to provide a general yet profound understanding of how gender-based violence affects women and girls at a global scale. The course will also emphasize artistic forms of resistance. Participants will have the option to join a group project using artistic forms of expression to advocate for the elimination of violence against women.

Please note that there will be an emphasis on cisgendered women’s experiences of violence in Latin American countries. However, a wide variety of countries and genders will also be included. All participants will receive a copy of a participants manual or online resource drive with key terms, concepts, and handouts.

In this this course, participants will 

• practice applying intersectional, transnational feminist tools and frameworks for understanding and addressing violence against women within a historical and political context

• reflect on violence against women in a global context, including femicide in Latin America, the murder and disappearance of Indigenous women in the U.S. and Canda, police brutality again Black women in the U.S., Iranian women’s movements, and violence against trans-women

• learn about some of the common global policies and strategies (USAID, UN, etc.) related to violence against women and how they apply (and don’t apply) intersectional and transnational feminist approaches 

• explore forms of activism and resistance, particularly the use of artistic forms to resist and eliminate violence against women

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Trainer: Dr. Nathalia Hernández Ochoa

Nathalia Hernández Ochoa, PhD is an intersectional and decolonial feminist scholar and artivist who has dedicated her career to understanding the roots of violence against women in Latin America. She is an interdisciplinary researcher within the realms of visual ethnography, storytelling, and poetry. Her topics of interest include intersecting forms of violence based on gender, race, class, and sexuality in Central America. Her dissertation titled “Curanderas: Maya Women Resisting Violence Through Theater that Heals in Guatemala” centers Maya Kaqchikel women's theater work and healing practices as a tool for personal and collective transformation. In addition, throughout her academic career, Nathalia has been a volunteer development practitioner for ACDI/VOCA and USAID as a gender and youth specialist. She has been assigned to multiple projects in Paraguay and Jamaica. Nathalia is a first generation scholar originally from El Salvador. She holds a Doctoral Degree from the University of Texas-Austin with a focus on Anthropology, Gender and Women’s Studies and Indigenous Studies.

Location: Online, live, and interactive

Dates: Coming Soon!

Time: TBA

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Fees: We use a redistributive pricing model which means that organizations and individuals with more resources pay more money so that we can fund scholarships for organizations and individuals with less resources. Tier 1 and Tier 2 rates are higher in order to help cover the costs of Tier 3 and Tier 4 scholarship rates.

• Tier 1: $850 for institutions with annual budgets of greater than $4 million USD. Early registration discount ended April 10.

• Tier 2: $725 for (a) Individuals who work for institutions with annual budgets that are less than $4 million USD; or (b) individuals who are consultants, freelancers, or otherwise self-employed; or (c) individuals who are employed but self-paying. Use discount code TIER2725. Early registration discount ended April 10.

• Tier 3 Scholarship: $385 for students and early career professionals who are self-paying. Scholarships are limited. Apply here.

• Tier 4 Scholarship: $100 for those who need financial aid. Scholarships are limited. Apply here.

• Accommodation Scholarship. This scholarship covers the cost of an accommodation a participant may need to fully participate, such as translation or sign language interpretation. It does not cover the cost of participation. The scholarship amount depends on the accommodation that is needed. Apply here.

Group discounts and payment plans available. Tailored trainings internal to company employees are available upon request. Email trainings@cynara.co.