​Responding to the crisis in domestic violence in rural Goyena, the Women’s Rights Program began in 2013 with a series of workshops, interactive theater and discussions with thirty women in Goyena. The project had a significant impact over two years, and the women “demanded” more work on gender, women’s rights and violence reduction.

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Family Garden Program

In 2019, we changed the program and created a Family Garden Program.

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The Family Garden Program has grown quickly to include 30 women-run gardens in the rural villages of Goyena and Troilo. The NHLSCP Program provides training, support and basic materials to help the women get started, but also taps into existing knowledge and skills. 

 

Through the Family Garden Program, women create agro ecological gardens which increase food security, while creating and maintaining supportive networks among the women. Furthermore, the Program provides a setting where the voices, knowledge and needs of many women can express themselves in a democratic structure. 

 

The Family Gardens Program also contributes to women’s empowerment through the construction of greater autonomy based on tapping their own knowledge, and through their participation in product marketing/sharing networks that allow women to increase independence. 

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