A second $10,000 Project Grant has been awarded to A Breeze of Hope Foundation (ABH) in 2018 to support its school-based sexual violence awareness project in Cochabamba, Bolivia. During 2017-2018, A Breeze of Hope 1) conducted 79 workshops in middle and high schools in Cochabamba, reaching 4,501 students, 414 parents, 349 educators, and 146 school-based professionals and government officials, 2) provided students with current information on their human rights, ways to get help, and the benefits of disclosing sexual violence, and 3) ensured that professionals trained in trauma-informed response are prepared to provide legal assistance, therapeutic support, social services, academic support and advocacy to children who disclose sexual violence during or after workshops. The 2018-2019 program is striving to reach 6,000 students.
Blog #150: Update on A Breeze of Hope
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