A program that, given the dramatic impact on the national level of the issue of violence against women, acts on the present to write another future starting from education in schools. A spark of civilization lit in Seui, with the promise that it can be put into place for the school and society as a whole.
The project to combat violence against women, build equity and awareness involved the schools of the Filiberto Farci global comprehensive institute in Seui. The proposal, in October, to councilor Viviana Muggironi from the association "Il dono della farfalle" which has been operating for some years in the small town of Barbagia with various initiatives to support women. Initially the idea was to organize a meeting on the occasion of the international day for the elimination of violence against women, but thanks to the discussion between the various institutional actors - "Il dono della farfalle" association, the municipal administration, the school management and a team of professionals led by the psychologist Andrea Moi, coordinator of specialist school educational services for the social cooperative "La Clessidra", the School of Specialization in Health Psychology of the University of Cagliari - a more comprehensive project has taken shape wide-ranging which took the form of over two months of work in schools.
The objectives: to educate about gender equity, respect, overcoming stereotypes of male and female roles and a language that always reflects all differences. The work concluded with a participatory and exciting community debate which among others involved Paola Nieddu, Director of the Seui Comprehensive Institute; Susanna Gaviano, representative of the association "The gift of the butterfly", the marshal of the Seui carabinieri station Ciro De Gregorio, Mersia Gabbrielli, psychologist of development and socio-work processes and specialist at the School of Specialization in Health Psychology of the UniCa - University of Cagliari, Chiara Mureddu, doctor in psychological sciences and techniques, clinical and community, support administrator.
Andrea Moi, psychologist coordinating the project, comments: «I want to express my deepest gratitude to all the people who participated in the community meeting "Educating for Equity", held yesterday in Seui, on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of violence against women. This event, which I had the honor of planning and moderating, had the main objective of raising awareness in the community about measures to combat violence against women. We discussed the importance of intervention in schools and the Seuese community in general and how changing our language can be the first step towards affirmative action and primary promotion. The first of other steps that we hope to take together towards a policy of recognition of diversity, promotion of health and prevention of violence."
