Centro Una Brisa de Esperanza (C.U.B.E.)
http://www.brisaesperanza.org/QuienesSomos.htm
CUBE is a non-governmental non-profit organization whose mission is to respond to the needs of children and adolescent victims of sexual abuse on psycho-emotional health issues, protecting them from increased damage of any kind or nature, and facilitating restructuring of their life plan to achieve overall health.
In addition to direct support to victims of sexual abuse, is also dedicated to promoting educational process in the general population, legislators, criminal justice system and other authorities, seeking to develop mechanisms and systems that are more effective and responsive to the needs of victims of sexual abuse and to create spaces with healthy, so that children and adolescents are in their homes, schools, colleges and society in general, a safer place to live.
In addition to direct support to victims of sexual abuse, is also dedicated to promoting educational process in the general population, legislators, criminal justice system and other authorities, seeking to develop mechanisms and systems that are more effective and responsive to the needs of victims of sexual abuse and to create spaces with healthy, so that children and adolescents are in their homes, schools, colleges and society in general, a safer place to live.
CUBE opening in the halls of the Prefecture
On June 18, 2004, in the rooms of the Prefecture of Cochabamba, the Center opened Centro Una Brisa de Esperanza (A breeze of hope center), with the support of MAP International, Terre des hommes - Germany, and other institutions struggling to eradicate violence in all its forms in our society.
The center has different areas where an interdisciplinary team develops various therapy activities, using alternative strategies involving especially the process of regaining control over their bodies while developing self-esteem, re-establishing human relations ability to trust and interact with your computer support a more natural and friendly.
The project has two work stations:
• CUBE, located in the city of Cochabamba Bolivia on Mayor Rocha, between Ayacucho and Junin. phone 44527505 0r 44527506 from US dial 011-591-4-452-7505 or 001-591-4-452-7506 (remember we speak spanish here :) CUBE receives all the cases at an early stage, helping in the crisis period and other management activities in the aftermath of sexual assault. Besides being the venue for legal proceedings and the coordination of rapid response to allegations of possible sexual assault.
• Advocacy for Children and Adolescents Chilimarca (Tiquipaya), shelter for sexual assault victims and their families where they can access a variety of scenarios for activities including rest, read or use the Internet. There are also other areas for therapy and legal follow when cases are more stabilized. There are rooms for meetings of SHGs, training, etc.
While CUBE provides day facilities for abused children, other local partner organizations provide shelter to house children who must be taken from their homes . CUBE will help and guide you .Your child's safety is top priority.
The Need :
You can help by offering your financial support. CUBE offers 100% free services, and depends 100% on donations and grants for staff salaries and financial support. Thus, for CUBE to survive, it needs all the help it can get in the way of donations and grants.
Another amazing way others can help is by raising awareness in society. Raising awareness involves studying up a little bit on the topic, and then sharing that information with others in everyday conversation. Raise the topic at lunch, with friends in the car, or wherever you happen to be. Sometimes people are resistant (because it is a tough topic), but many people really appreciate the info and a good discussion. In my experience, many people are just waiting for someone to raise the topic so that they can break the silence and tell what has happened in their own lives. So many people out there are hurt, suffering in silence, and need to know that they are not alone. Even if sometimes we can’t fully understand what other people are going through, we can still offer them our support and love. Like Gandhi said, “the worst of the bad things is the silence of the good people.”
The Voice that can't be Silenced
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 Large Piece of Art that Brisa painted That now hangs on the walls at C.U.B.E. |
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Cochabamba , Bolivia South America
Bolivia is a landlocked country in central South America. It is bordered by Brazil to the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina.
Facts and Statistics population 10,907,778 Bolivia is one of the least developed countries in South America. Almost two-thirds of its people, many of whom are subsistence farmers, live in poverty. 44% of the population is below the age of 18 in 2002 90% of children under 13 were living in poverty Cochabamba is a city in central Bolivia, located in a valley bearing the same name in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and is the third largest city in Bolivia with an urban population of 1.786.040 and a metropolitan population of more than 1,000,000 people |
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