What we do | Capacity Building | 
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In order that women and youth claim their rights, both at home, within organizations and communities, it is necessary that they first know what their rights are, that they reflect upon them, that they analyze the situations of discrimination that they suffer and also create, and that they develop collective actions for change. This is not an overnight process. So that individual change may channel into collective transformation, it is necessary to have a favorable social environment. Therefore, it is important to raise awareness and commit different social actors that in one way or another have an influence on public opinion. To reach this goal, we have implemented training and formation modalities for young and adult organization leaders, communicators and young journalists and facilitators from different parts of Central America. Training These are short awareness-raising activities, such as youth camps, workshops, awareness-raising tours (by the radio program and TV staff), seminars and conferences in Nicaragua and other countries of Central America. Education These are education processes,- made through face-to-face courses and follow-up work. These are made up of small groups (no more than 30 participants) and always the same individuals. In these activities, besides raising awareness about the issues that we address, through an experiential methodology, we also delve into theoretical and playful aspects, as well as provide participants with bibliography that serves as a basis for analysis and reflection. WORK METHODOLOGY We provide education and training and formation using an experiential methodology. The purpose is for people to recognize and identify power relations and forms of discrimination that they suffer and also perpetuate. From there, we encourage them to carry out individual actions for change, but also, at a more macro level to establish alliances between people and institutions. Within this experiential methodology, we also incorporate techniques from other methodologies such popular education, bioenergeticsHuman beings capture and expel energy. This energy can be oriented towards the destruction of the organism, or towards its development. It is possible, through a series of techniques, to channel this energy adequately so that it has a positive influence on the body’s energy disorders, that affect both mental and physical health (source in Spanish: , and game methodology, all with the purpose of questioning power relations. EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND FORMATIONOF YOUNG AND ADULT LEADERS In our training processes, we question gender norms and relations. Based upon personal and collective experiences, we challenge forms of discrimination and we encourage living in diversity. Issues such as machismo, sexism, racism, homophobia, among others, are dealt with to promote reflection, analysis and the search for joint collective action. Our work modalities for our formation work with young and adult leaders are:
We provide accompaniment by co-facilitating the activities in their countries and inviting them to facilitate our youth camps. This way they practice the knowledge that they learned during the formative processes. The group has set up youth camps, reflection forums, meetings and supports Puntos’ issue awareness-raising tours during reflection sessions. TRAINING AND FORMATION OF YOUNG COMMUNICATORS The young communicators are part of the DKY FM radio program’s Central America correspondent network. For three years, we have provided training in technical skills and issues so that they may strengthen their communication work and provide an alternative perspective and analysis of social problems that affect youth in their countries. During the formation cycles (two meetings per year), we work on issues such as violence during in romantic relationships, sexual exploitation, HIV and feminism. During these meetings, we encourage them to reflect upon their role as public opinion generators of these issues. JOURNALIST TRAINING We have developed spaces for training and alliances for mass media journalists, in order to raise awareness and engage them with women’s rights. During different training modalities, journalists reflect, debate and analyze issues related to sexual and reproductive rights, and the right to a life free of violence. They later address these issues in their news reports from a human rights perspective. Besides providing training on different issues, we also provide spaces for awareness raising and articulation between journalists, young communicators, and organizations, so that their local work may be strengthened. TRAINING AND FORMATION FOR YOUNG AND ADULT WOMEN These training and formation processes are designed for organized women and members of women’s movement. The goal is to reflect upon and do critical analysis of the personal and social realities of women, in order to reclaim our rights. We also set up meetings between organizations from the women’s movement, civil society, networks, and key state actors. All this contributes to the creation of alliances and the coordination of work. The issues that are a priority during the training and formation processes are sexual and reproductive rights, economic rights, the right to live free of violence and inclusive leaderships. So that these issues may become relevant for women’s day-to-day life, and to promote analysis and debate, we have implemented the following activities.
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