Together with partners from Italy Maghweb and Spain Fundació Aroa we took part in a week-long training mobility in Barcelona for #AllAboutEve project, a partnership project that aims to improve the skills of organisations working with and for adult women in Europe in communication and education.
During the week, we had in-depth discussions with our Italian and Spanish partners about the methods and practices that we implement on a daily basis to combat gender-based violence. Fundació Aroa and European Anti-Violence Network are two organisations that work in close contact with women and vulnerable people at a local level, offering them legal, psychological and emotional support. Their approaches are always innovative, holistic and intersectional.
Even though there are definitely considerable cultural and legislative differences between Italy, Spain and Greece (just think of “Consellera d’Igualtat i Feminismes“ in Catalonia: a regional ministry that exists to combat discrimination against minorities at an institutional level) it became clear as the week went on that patriarchal and macho culture have a very strong presence in all three partner countries. Gender-based violence is the most extreme manifestation of this problematic culture and in order to counteract it we need raise awareness about it.
The All about Eve project is supported by the Erasmus+ agency Indire through the Erasmus+ programme.
More information 
www.maghweb.org/all-about-eve