Gender
Introduction
Hecho por Nosotros (HxN) is a leading organization committed to advancing Sustainable Development Goal #5 (SDG 5) – Gender Equality. With a primary focus on the empowerment of women and girls, the organization has made significant strides in promoting gender equality around the world. Through collaborations with local and international organizations, HxN supports and, on multiple occasions, leads campaigns and projects that promote gender equality and the rights of women and girls. The gender team has focused primarily on training and research projects to meet this goal. To do so, it relies on the HxN toolkit that provides training and resources to increase the capacities of women artisans in Latin America. Additionally, it has built important alliances with academic and research institutions with which it seeks to identify key problems in the aspects of gender equality and women’s rights, research them, and carry out evidence-based solutions. This multifaceted approach is the backbone of the team and the organization in general.
Key Takeaways
Equality Research
Gender
The HxN research, published in Cuaderno 216 - "Moda, Sostenibilidad y Derecho" by the Universidad de Palermo in collaboration with the Universidad de Salamanca, was coordinated by Dr. Adriana Marina, founder of HxN and animaná, and conducted by Ximena López and Catalina Ospina, members of the HxN Gender Team.
This study analyzes the impact of HxN’s digital training tool, the HxN Toolkit, on gender equity and the empowerment of women artisans in Nueva León, Mexico. Through training in the textile and fashion sectors, the research demonstrates how access to the Toolkit contributes to increasing awareness, decision-making participation, education, and network-building among women artisans.
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HLPF
HLPF
2024
Event
Presentation of paper at HxN event - Guest Susy:
The project entitled “Innovation and Gender Equality: Driving the 2030 Agenda from Academia” featured Susy Bello Knoll as a panelist and was moderated by Ximena López and Natalia Bertinelli, from the HxN Gender team.
This panel addressed the crucial role that academia plays in promoting digital innovations to achieve gender equality. The analysis of case studies based on HxN research and the practical contribution of the HxN Toolkit as a tool to advance the 2030 Agenda were highlighted.
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The research project entitled “Advancing towards gender equity in Latin America: impact of the HxN Toolkit on the empowerment of artisan women” was presented at the Ninth International Colloquium of Design Researchers, organized by the Faculty of Design and Communication of the University of Palermo. Coordinated by Adriana Marina, founder of HxN and animaná, and developed together with Ximena López, Natalia Bertinelli and Catalina Ospina, this study focused on the impact of the digital training tool “Toolkit” on gender equity and the empowerment of artisan women in Nueva León, Mexico. The presentation emphasized how training in the textile and fashion sector, facilitated by the Toolkit, contributed to strengthening the autonomy and skills of these women, demonstrating the value of this initiative to promote gender equity in Latin America.
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International Colloquium of Design Researchers
10th
Capacity
Building
Paraguay
The training provided by Hecho Por Nosotros at the New Opportunity Home of the "Casa del Buen Pastor" Women's Penitentiary Center consisted of training women deprived of liberty in textile trades and business management. The main objective was to improve their employment and personal opportunities, providing tools that facilitate their social and economic reintegration.
Check this report here:
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