In the departments of Tolima, Cundinamarca and Boyacá, 32 women victims of sexual violence in the context of armed conflict are preparing to build a restorative and transforming meaning in their lives.

Contributing to the comprehensive reparation of women victims of crimes against integrity, freedom and sexual training in the framework of armed conflict with the implementation of the strategy "Strengthening capacities from the perspective of rights to Vivify yourself", is another of the measures implemented by the Central Territorial Directorate of the Victims Unit in the departments of Tolima, Cundinamarca and Boyacá.

"This strategy is part of the set of methodologies with a differential and transformative approach of the Directorate of Reparation of the Victims Unit and in our territories we have been carrying out it with the psychosocial focus group in virtual days", said the director of the Central Territory María José Dangond David.

The official stressed that with this measure of satisfaction it is possible to strengthen the autonomy and empowerment of the participating women, in a way that positively reinforces the reconstruction of their lives after surviving the crime, but also helps the victims to assume their life process as a personal commitment, which is neither exhausted nor limited to comprehensive reparation, but rather requires concrete decisions and actions of self-realization. "In other words, we are motivating and giving strength to these women to overcome their affectations and contributing to the strengthening of their life projects", she added.

Fabiola Bocanegra, a participant in the Tolima strategy, said she was very happy with the activities. "This helps us to clear ourselves of so many problems and get out of the routine environment that we have in our lives", she said.

Throughout the encounters contemplated by the strategy, the metaphor of the "woman-tree" is used, which exemplifies three lines of action and moments in life: recognition and dignity, in the roots, empowerment and recognition in the trunk and the life project and life course in the branches.

(End/WPG/LMY)