While women remain underrepresented in decision-making spaces, violence increases, inequalities deepen, and a pervasive sense of insecurity persists.

The prevailing notion that politics is a male-dominated sphere discourages active female participation, weakens democracy, and heightens the risk of violent conflicts that affect society as a whole.

While women remain underrepresented in decision-making spaces, violence increases, inequalities deepen, and a pervasive sense of insecurity persists.

The prevailing notion that politics is a male-dominated sphere discourages active female participation, weakens democracy, and heightens the risk of violent conflicts that affect society as a whole.

O que é PolíticA?

A primeira turma da formação aconteceu entre fevereiro e março de 2025 e reuniu 30 lideranças femininas da região Amazônica.

Who is the Program For?

Women aged 18 or older living in Belém who want to learn, engage, or strengthen their political involvement.
Women from underrepresented groups: Black, Indigenous, Quilombola, riverside communities, LGBTQIA+, women with disabilities, or those in refugee situations seeking greater representation in politics.
Women already working in human rights or environmental advocacy aiming to expand their political impact.
Leaders or members of movements, collectives, or organizations looking for practical tools.
Women with no prior political engagement but who believe that women should occupy more positions of power.
Women committed to contributing to greater peace and security in Belém.

Grounded in a gender transformative, intersectional, decolonial, and trauma-informed approach, the program seeks to expand participants' self-awareness and political knowledge while fostering meaningful exchanges and the individual and collective development of strategies to promote peace and security in their communities.

Acesse o guia

Grounded in a gender transformative, intersectional, decolonial, and trauma-informed approach, the program seeks to expand participants' self-awareness and political knowledge while fostering meaningful exchanges and the individual and collective development of strategies to promote peace and security in their communities.

Schedule

The journey takes place from February to March 2025, with six transformative sessions alternating between in-person modules, online meetings, and mentorships.

Schedule

The journey takes place from February to March 2025, with six transformative sessions alternating between in-person modules, online meetings, and mentorships.

Modulo 1: Preparing the Ground

In person in Belém

8 February - 9am to 6pm

Investigating and honouring my personal story
Recognising and managing emotions
Investigating my inner power and abilities
Preparing the ground for meaningful dialogue

9 February - 9am to 5pm

Structural Inequalities
Fundamentals of Human Rights
Power dynamics
Intersecctionality

Modulo 2:
Planting the Seeds

Online

22 February

Embodying democracy - Key concepts and reflections
Planting the seeds to political participation in Brazil (public service, civil society)
Women, Peace, and Security
Essentials of political engagement (networking, planning, communicating, campaigning, mobilizing)

Modulo 3:
Nurturing the Growth
Online

15 March

Fundamentals of Non-violence and Peacebuilding
Building space for dialogue
Creating coalitions and identifying allies
Dealing with conflict and confrontation

Módulo 4
Blooming

In person in Belém

22 March - 9am to 5pm

Blooming to the new: Consolidating the learnings
Sharing of the Map of PolíticA
Collective building of the network PoliticA - Peace and Security

23 March - 9am to 12am

Launch event of the network
Closing and celebration

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O que as mulheres de Belém pensam sobre Violências, Paz e Segurança?

A desinformação dificulta a participação de mulheres na política

45%

apontam a falta de informação como obstáculo à participação política.

A insegurança afeta a todas

3%

das mulheres se sentem seguras.

As mulheres de Belém querem se formar, se conectar e liderar

70%

participariam de uma formação sobre política, paz e segurança.

A maioria

valoriza a participação

política

mas enfrenta:

• Falta de tempo
• Falta de recursos
• Medo de violência e discriminação

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Rede PolíticA de Mulheres, Paz e Segurança

Em colaboração com a equipe do TTB, as participantes que integraram a primeira turma da formação realizada em Belém do Pará, fundaram a Rede PolíticA de Mulheres, Paz e Segurança, a primeira comunidade de prática e fortalecimento entre mulheres brasileiras construtoras de paz no Brasil.