An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in Chile works to promote women¡¯s participation and gender content in Chile¡¯s current constitutional process; advance women¡¯s understanding of the new constitution's importance to them and their rights; generate debates on key gender issues; advocate for the inclusion of gender aspects in the drafting process. The project is implemented by Corporaci¨®n Humanas.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF Project Officer Jaime Palacios visited the project in Santiago in March 2022.
Jaime Palacios also met in Valpara¨ªso with a new Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project to be launched this year, also designed to support Chile¡¯s current constitutional process. Implemented by the Universidad de Valpara¨ªso, the initiative will strengthen the participation and voice of socially marginalized groups in constitutional and public policy deliberations in the Valpara¨ªso region. Community organizations will participate in collaborative training on deliberative democratic spaces, and on ways to formulate and communicate demands. Ultimately, they will interact directly with government authorities.