Promoción y prevención de violencia basada en género contra la mujer migrante en Cúcuta (Norte de Santander): “hermanas y panas”.

Abstract

During the last couple of years, Colombia has experienced an unprecedented increase in venezuelan population, due to the political crises that the latter country is currently going through. Most migrants arrive in Colombia with many financial difficulties and are in search of a better standard of living. To add up to this context, Cúcuta, a frontier city that welcomes a great percentage of Venezuelan migrants, is also considered to be a sexist environment. Therefore, one of the most vulnerable populations are migrant girls and women, who face numerous risk situations associated with discrimination, sexism, violence, and xenophobia against them. Hence, the documental web series, Hermanas y Panas (translating Sisters and buddies), advocates for the promotion and prevention of gender based violence against migrant women, through a storytelling of their lives, and the recognition of routes of attention that they can reach out to in Cúcuta, Norte de Santander, Colombia.