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Hockey Social, A Participatory Community Program

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(Español) Yerba Buena - Argentina

Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Range of Demographic Size
100,000 to 499,999 inhabitants (large intermediate)

5.1 End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere in the world.

5.2 Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation.

5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation.

5.4 Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate.

5.5 Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life.

5.6 Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences.

5.a Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national laws.

5.b Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women.

5.c Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at all levels.

E - Gender equality

American Convention on Human Rights

• Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence against Women (Convention of Belém do Pará)

Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).

Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).

Summary

The participatory community program “Hockey Social” involves the active participation of girls in vulnerable situations through sport. The goal of this project is, in addition to playing hockey, to offer girls a contention space as well as a space for assistance with regard to the different issues they face. Sport activity teaches them to acquire values and attitudes through practice with their peers, which positively influences coexistence within the local community. The project is supported by a team of coaches and a team of psychologists, offering a multidisciplinary approach to hockey practice. The program was designed for girls between 7 and 12 years old to participate and learn to play hockey, acquiring social skills, sharing between themselves a variety of knowledges related to hockey practice and health care through the promotion of healthy habits.

 

“Hockey Social” is carried out across different vulnerable neighborhoods in Yerba Buena, Tucumán province, Argentina. One of the main pillars of this effort is the implementation of a gender perspective. The project was created with the aim of building a community space of active participation through sport and recreation for girls in vulnerable economic and social situations. It seeks to revalue public space for young girls to use it, in this case, in the realm of sport. The project is thought as a safe, accessible, and suitable space for girls to reach a sense of belonging and be able to develop their identity within their neighborhood. At the same time, the project creates a framework of active participation and psychosocial contention, distinguishing the prevalent psychoemotional issues through sport and interdisciplinary work.

Implementation Date:

Start: 03 / 1 / 2016

End: End: Currently in force

Education - Non-formal education
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It was observed that the courts across the municipality’s neighborhoods were only used for football practice among male children and adolescents; thus, the goal for change was for girls to enjoy the chance to practice an activity in that space, without being relegated. A motivation was sought, prompting an effort for vulnerable girls to have the opportunity to practice sports, train, and compete. On the other hand, it was noted that girls were the most affected by the reality they live in as well as their surroundings and that they were often subject to violent situations and abuse. Therefore, a space for recreation was designed, detecting situations of violence and offering contention for girls in the neglected neighborhoods in the city of Yerba Buena.
General Goal: establish a community space for active participation through sport and recreation for girls living under conditions of economic and social vulnerability. Specific Goals: establish a space for active participation and psychosocial contention, distinguishing the prevalent psychoemotional issues through sport and interdisciplinary work; strengthen social bonds through the development of a sense of belonging with the hockey team and also with the neighborhood as members of the community; create bonds and networks with the community in order to carry out an integral approach by including both neighbors and the participants’ families, fostering the appropriation of green spaces, active participation, and environmental care.
Within the Municipality of Yerba Buena, the Outreach Office is the body in charge of implementing this policy and executing it with municipal budget. This agency devised the program and was involved in its subsequent monitoring phase. Human resources and available materials are managed by this office.
The program is articulated with the participatory community project, “Aprender Jugando” (“Learn Playing”). This project seeks to find spaces for the participation, contention, commitment, and active inclusion of boys and girls, offering them a verity of experience that facilitate the development of citizenship through a fundamental and necessary educational practice, such as playing, which allows for the promotion of coexistence in our society through the incorporation of different values, such as teamwork, mutual respect, solidarity, team spirit, and cooperation. This project was design to prompt girls to participate in sports training under the Hockey Social program. Training to team staff is also offered, creating a knowledge exchange between both groups.
Ordinance No. 2312. This municipal ordinance is based on National Law no. 26061 and Provincial Law No. 8293. Law No. 26061 seeks to offer the integral protection of the rights of children and adolescents, ensuring the exercise of the rights recognized in the national juridical ordainment. Furthermore, Provincial Law No. 8293 provides the creation and sustainment of delegations for its compliance. It also establishes that the municipality has jurisdiction to enforce and execute regulations for the enjoyment of rights and that it must guarantee the local enforcement of both norms.
Children and teenagers
Education and training
A space for active participation and psychosocial contention was created, distinguishing prevalent psychoemotional issues through sport and interdisciplinary work. Bonds and networks were established with the community in order to carry out an integral approach by including both neighbors and the participants’ families, fostering the appropriation of green spaces, active participation, and environmental care. Staff was trained on prevalent issues. They were given tools for the detection and identification of these issues and for a quick referral to competent professionals, such as those working at Primary Health Care Centers. The staff is also qualified to intervene with psychoemotional tools during training. It is important to combine sports with specific interventions in order to work on social and emotional aspects, as well as to strengthen personality features for psychosocial stability, such as self-esteem, trust, and life skills. Informational and prevention activities were carried out, where different interventions were combined for community participation. Through these spaces created for and by the neighboring community, essential values are promoted for the construction of a good citizen.
This is an innovative project, for it seeks for girls and adolescents from vulnerable sectors to participate in settings reclaimed from male children’s activities, such as football, that are part of the public space. The innovative aspect of the project lies in the combination of fundamental tools, such as sports activity, through which to acquire habits and discipline and help shape a group identity.
This project was devised by the Outreach Office of the Municipality of Yerba Buena through an agreement with the Faculty of Psychology of the National University of Tucumán (socioacademic), for trainees to be able to help and support girls, and with the Tucumán Rugby Club (civil society), where hockey coaches (from different city clubs) participate. This effort was articulated and carried out with the joint work between these three institutions.
Implementation Stage: the participatory mechanisms used to publicize the project and appeal to girls were flyers distributed in the neighborhoods, through which the activity and the different social media administered by the municipality were promoted. Once girls begin to take part in the groups, their continuous participation is encouraged by creating bonds between them through ties of group identity and a sense of belonging. Sports and competition are ideal tools to prompt girls to participate. Evaluation Stage: Monitoring of participant girls is carried out through a list. Each coach is handed a registry book where, in addition to plan training, they monitor attendance. A discussion is held to evaluate results and jointly identify the possible causes for these results associated with different intervening factors.
Budget is guaranteed by the local government.
A weekly register is used to monitor the execution and evaluation of different projects whereby each of the activities performed is recorded over a week’s period and collected data is used for monthly assessments. A data collection method is carried out through a control matrix shared with all team members through a drive. A list is used to monitor all participant girls. Coaches are given a registry book to plan training and monitor attendance. A discussion is held to evaluate results and identify possible aspects to improve. An available internal monitoring process based on SDGs is used. The Hockey Social program is specifically framed in SDGs 3, 4, 5, 10, and 11, seeking to guarantee equality and inclusive education. In terms of external monitoring, reports are submitted to the Government Secretariat of Public Administration and Planning of the Province of Tucumán.
Local goverment
Measurable results to date can be observed in the number of girls who were able to sustain the established training schedules. Each gathering showed a higher increase in attendance and adherence to training by participants, influenced by a wish to defend something they own (team, neighborhood). This accounts for identity formation with one another. Competent Persons: coaches who are hockey players at different clubs in Yerba Buena. The number of neighborhood matches (competition spaces) were two, with different modes of participation. The latter was attended by ten girls per neighborhood. Effect Results: creation of new spaces. The range of participant girls expanded from six to approximately twelve, with the possibility of girls turning 13 to be able to attend to Tucumán Rugby Club for free to continue with their activities. Impact Results: The greater the involvement of family, providing them with the place they need, the higher the increase in participation from girls across neighborhoods.

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5.1 End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere in the world.

5.2 Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation.

5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation.

5.4 Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate.

5.5 Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life.

5.6 Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences.

5.a Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national laws.

5.b Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women.

5.c Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at all levels.

E - Gender equality
American Convention on Human Rights
• Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence against Women (Convention of Belém do Pará)
Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).

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Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Range of Demographic Size
100,000 to 499,999 inhabitants (large intermediate)

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