Grantee name: Consorcio para el Diálogo Parlamentario y la Equidad Oaxaca A.C.

Mission: The mission of Consorcio para el Diálogo Parlamentario y la Equidad Oaxaca A.C. is to contribute to the achievement of full rights for women as citizens, necessary for a just, plural, and equal society, and for the strengthening of the rule of law. To this end they work on:

• Promoting civic participation for a democratic, just and inclusive society.
• Participating in feminist and women’s networks and promoting alliances with civil society organizations in order to put an end to the violation of human rights and violence against women.
• Strengthening the organization and leadership of indigenous, mestizas, rural and urban women so as to: defend their rights, fight against gendered violence and promote their participation in decision making in all sectors of society.

Location: Oaxaca, Mexico

Website: www.consorciooaxaca.org.mx

YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/user/consorciooaxaca

Channel Grants: Channel has made grants to Consorcio para el Diálogo Parlamentario y la Equidad Oaxaca A.C. in order to support the Community Legal Advisor Training Project which fights gender-based violence (GBV) in several indigenous Mixe communities in Oaxaca. Consorcio Oaxaca trains volunteer assistants to help the Community Legal Advisors; increases the coordination between the Advisors and community authorities; increases participation of community authorities in building awareness of the need for prevention of violence against women; and builds awareness raising campaigns about eradicating GBV. (2010, 2011)

Channel made a grant to Consorcio para el Diálogo Parlamentario y la Equidad Oaxaca A.C. for the purposes of supporting women’s human rights in Oaxaca, Mexico via the Community Legal Advisor Training Project.

The Community Legal Advisor Training Project trains indigenous Mixe women from various communities in Oaxaca to become legal advisors and provide consultation to women victims of violence in their community. The Legal Advisor Training Program functions as a part of Consorcio Oaxaca’s overarching goal to create a network of women leaders to defend their rights as well as confront violence against women in Mixe communities.

Through the Community Legal Advisor Training Program, indigenous women receive a certified diploma upon completion of six months of legal training. A follow up series includes workshops in basic psychology and counseling skills as well as computer skills in order to complement their legal skills. 

In 2010, four two-day training workshops provided space for all Community Legal Advisors to reflect on their experiences, share the cases of violence in their communities, challenges and strategies used in their work. The convenings will also offer additional training on emotional support, and advocacy with institutions to obtain justice, among others.

Each of the ten communities will receive visits twice a month from Consorcio Oaxaca’s human rights lawyer who will provide follow up support to the Community Legal Advisors, interview the local authorities to establish mechanisms for attending to cases of violence, and management support to strengthen the community. (2009)

News: In June 2011 Consorcio Oaxaca presented a new publication, "The Development of Community Legal Advisors to Address Gender Violence: A Proposed Methodology" at a public gathering in Oaxaca. This document is the result of a systematized process that combined the work of legal advisors in their respective communities and is intended to support other organizations that decide to develop a formative process in the legal field and work with women to fight against gender based violence.

Photos courtesy of Consorcio Oaxaca.