How to Get to the Acción Ya! Safe House from Inside Nicaragua:
At any time, call 278-2175 (Managua) or 713-2108 (Estelí) for support or pick-up.
Get to any women´s center. We have transfers from the Center of Alliances, as well as Women Centers across the country.
Go to any of the Precincts of Women and Children, to the District Attorney's Office or any Health Care Center in your area.
Go directly to the Acción Ya! (Take Action!) Center in Managua or Estelí.
We have transfers from neighborhoods and zones in outlying and rural areas. Look for an Acción Ya! promoter in your area. She will get you support and attention that you need and bring you to the closest Safe House if you wish.
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I have rights. I decide to live without violence!
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For safety, empowerment, and rehabilitation.
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I have rights. I decide to live without violence!
More Information & Statistics
- ACCIÓN YA - ESTE SITIO EN ESPAÑOL
- - Human Rights Watch Report
- - National Council on Child Abuse & Family Violence: Nicaragua Study
- - United Nations Statistics
- - Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women: Violence Against Women in Nicaragua Study
- - An American Volunteer´s Experience with the Take Action! Center
DID YOU KNOW?
According to the Interamerican Development Bank, 52% of women in Managua (and 60% according to non-governmental organizations) suffer from domestic violence at the hands of their partner.
Domestic violence costs the state $26.5 million dollars annually (1.6% of the GDP) in lost work time alone.
30% of the women that suffered from abuse in 1997 were hospitalized, and of those 15% needed complex or invasive surgery.
In the neighborhood Cuba Libre in Managua, 95% of aggressive action taken against women occurs in a domestic setting; 53% of these beatings occur when the man is drunk, and 47% of them are motivated by ¨male jealousy.¨
State Prevention and Attention to Victims of Domestic Violence (CEPAVI)
http://cepavi.jalisco.gob.mx/esta_internacional.php
Domestic violence costs the state $26.5 million dollars annually (1.6% of the GDP) in lost work time alone.
30% of the women that suffered from abuse in 1997 were hospitalized, and of those 15% needed complex or invasive surgery.
In the neighborhood Cuba Libre in Managua, 95% of aggressive action taken against women occurs in a domestic setting; 53% of these beatings occur when the man is drunk, and 47% of them are motivated by ¨male jealousy.¨
State Prevention and Attention to Victims of Domestic Violence (CEPAVI)
http://cepavi.jalisco.gob.mx/esta_internacional.php