
A third $10,000 Project Grant has been awarded to A Breeze of Hope Foundation (ABH) in 2019 to support its school-based sexual violence awareness project in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Since 2009, ABH has been changing school cultures and helping those who’ve suffered sexual violence to disclose the crimes committed against them and begin healing. ABH has reached over 80,000 people through this longstanding effort. During 2017-2019, A Breeze of Hope 1) conducted 192 workshops in middle and high schools in Cochabamba, reaching 10,872 students, 1,205 parents, 516 educators, and 552 school-based professionals and justice 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.