Latinamerika har fået sin første ”Ciudad Mujer”, kvindeby. Den ligger i Lourdres, El Salvador, og blev åbnet af Michelle Bachelet, generalsekretær for UN Women, på hendes første udlandsrejse efter udnævnelsen, oplyser UN Womens hjemmeside mandag.
LA LIBERTAD, EL SALVDOR, 28 March 2011: UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet together with El Salvador’s President and First Lady on 28 March inaugurated the first “Ciudad Mujer” service centre in Lourdes, Colón.
An El Salvador government initiative with support by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the centre is the first of its kind in the Latin America region to offer comprehensive services to economically and socially empower women.
Services include healthcare access, support for survivors of violence, daycare and job training.
The centre will serve the municipalities of Armenia, Maple City, Columbus, Jayaque Sacacoyo, San Juan Opico, Talnique and Tepecoyo, in the west.
The IDB is considering a loan proposal to support six additional centers in El Salvador.
