WHAT CAPACILESS IS

Capaciless is a public program targeted to women, and it basically consists of public meetings and workshops every other week, featuring information about sexual health, STD's prevention, and education about cancer and gender-based violence issues.

DESCRIPTION

Women suffer from gender-based violence, as we all know from one gender to another -male to female. However, there is another kind of gender-based violence within the homosexual community, where lesbian women do suffer a double violence situation due to their sexual preference. 

Since there are no specialized agencies for the homosexual community, and very few public health programs are currently devoted to provide specialized information to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered community, as well as the lack of available public brochures and information on sexual health and STD's prevention, there is a void in healthcare and a feeling of neglect depicted in specific conditions where another kind of violence is nested inside lesbian women's homes, and coexists with their day to day reality, in a quite fertile ground for a growing stigma with their families and social circle.

Through this program, we can see the need of information and education to key groups so the right kind of information may be spread. This program does not only focuses on gender-based violence but on sexual and maternity health and prevention of sexually-transmitted diseases, according to specific needs in every targeted group.

Once new groups are born from this original effort, dissemination will not be limited to Lesbian Women Care, but to the heterosexual community as well, providing information on female condom use, several types of cancer, gender-based violence and other women-related issues.

Diversiless is an approved, winner program at the Social Development Council from the State of Nuevo Leon, México.



HOW IT IS DONE

Within a 10-week period, the basic platform is applied with two workshops a month, covering specific issues for small groups for a better facilitation and understanding. The effort includes a workbook containing some tasks for participants, such as sharing information and experience. Last month, there is a public information rally organized and held by the workshop's attendees, where they apply all the information previously provided, and distribute brochures and female condoms with information on how to use properly, and general sexual health issues. 

The initial amount of direct recipients might look small, though the final number, once this program is reproduced before other social groups, should reach around 40,000 just in the state.