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Veeduría ciudadana para el Apoyo Solidario e Integral para el Aborto Seguro en Tumaco - ASISTE
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The mission of the ASISTE Oversight Committee (Apoyo Solidario e Integral para el Aborto Seguro en Tumaco – Solidarity and Comprehensive Support for Safe Abortion in Tumaco) is to supervise and evaluate access to voluntary termination of pregnancy (VTP) services in the municipality of Tumaco, Nariño, in full compliance with reproductive rights and current rulings.
The creation and operation of this oversight committee is supported by Resolution 133, issued on August 26 of 2024by the District Ombudsman of Tumaco, which grants it full legitimacy in its supervision and monitoring activities. The team that makes up this oversight committee is made up of four young women, between the ages of 22 and 25, all of them Afro-descendants and professionals in the fields of Education and Social and Community Work. Their multidisciplinary approach covers diverse perspectives, such as gender, social intervention, youth, among others, which allows them to comprehensively and effectively address the challenges related to reproductive rights in Tumaco.
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Vision
The ASISTE Oversight Committee has played a crucial role in Tumaco by supervising and promoting compliance with sentences related to IVE, establishing strategic alliances, collaborating with institutions and receiving technical support for the same. Empowering women and pregnant people to make informed decisions about their own bodies and health.
Veeduría ciudadana para el Apoyo Solidario e Integral para el Aborto Seguro en Tumaco - ASISTE Commitment Narratives
In general, we are committed to designing a methodological guide with an ethnic and intersectional focus, which allows the approach of sexual and reproductive rights with young people and the implementation of the proposal with the formation and consolidation of three groups of young people from educational institutions and a youth group of population with diverse orientation, with whom sexual and reproductive rights will be addressed in a comprehensive manner, which includes subtopics such as:
- Gender-based violence.
- Sexual co-responsibility.
- Voluntary termination of pregnancy (VTP).
- Prevention, care and follow-up routes for gender-based victims.
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