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The 28-minute video, produced by Alianza and Arnold Trujillo (A Trujillo Production), features several survivors who were able to break away from violent and abusive relationships and are now living financially independent lives that are free of violence. The women have wonderful lessons and knowledge that will inspire not only victims of domestic violence, but also other women who want to make a better life. They not only tell us about the enormous challenges they faced and had to overcome, but they talk about the strength, support, and opportunities that helped them on their journeys to rebuild their lives and become successful business owners.

The video, accompanies a train-the-trainer curriculum produced as part of Alianza's Financial Independence for Survivors of Domestic Violence Training Project.

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Ivonne Ortiz, Alianza’s Training & TA Coordinator, will be conducting a workshop entitled The Road to Cultural Competence: From Increasing Awareness to Building Skills, at the Indiana Latino Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence 7th Annual Statewide Conference. Indiana Latino Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence Hosts 7th Annual Statewide Conference, to be held October 4 in Indianapolis, Indiana, is Transforming Communities: Reducing Disparities (Special Emphasis on Immigrant Victim). It will be oriented toward bringing awareness and providing key intervention tools that will enable social service providers to more effectively serve immigrants. The conference keynote speaker will be Maria Leticia Guelfi, Programme Specialist at the Americas Division in UN Women where her work focuses on issues related to Ending Violence Against Women, Aid Effectiveness & Gender Responsive Budgeting. In collaboration with other UN agencies, she was responsible for developing the initial document of the UN Secretary General’s Unite To End Violence Against Women Campaign, for Latin American and the Caribbean. For more information about the conference:  http://www.indianalatinocoalition.org/events.html

With the Latino population continuing to increase at record rates and to settle in new regions of the country, the needs, barriers and challenges related to domestic violence continue to grow and require focused attention. Alianza, with its history of developing resources and providing training, technical assistance, and leadership to OVW grantees, DV providers and community-based organizations (CBOs) across the country, is in an ideal position to address these needs and concerns.

As part of its training & technical assistance services, Alianza organizes national conferences and trainings that help service providers and advocates who work with Latinas/os enhance their knowledge and skills. At this time Alianza is offering the following trainings:

1. La Independencia Financiera para Sobrevivientes Latinas de Violencia Domestica/Financial Independence for Survivors of Domestic Violence;
2. Working with Latino Men and Boys to Eradicate Domestic Violence; and
3. On the Road to Social Transformation: A Cultural Proficiency Training for Domestic Violence Service Providers and Advocates.

All trainings are offered free of charge and are funded by the Department of Justice/Office on Violence Against Women.

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NICARAGUA

Patricia Castillo, Alianza Board member and Executive Director of the P.E.A.C.E. (Putting an End to Abuse through Community Efforts) Initiative, visited Nicaragua March 26-30 to conduct workshops on the cyclical, detrimental impact that domestic violence imposes on society. Ms. Castillo highlighted the crucial role all sectors of the community need to play in addressing the problem and working toward a solution. In energetic, interactive sessions, Ms. Castillo shared educational facts that highlighted the physiological impacts of domestic violence on children and the resulting economic burden for all members of society. Ms. Castillo traveled to four cities on the Pacific and Atlantic Coasts to conduct the training workshops. The trip was sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Embassy in recognition of Women's History Month in the U.S. and International Women's Day (March 8).

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Ivonne Ortiz, Alianza's Training and Technical Assistance Coordinator, made a similar trip to the Dominican Republic last August to conduct a series of trainings in the Dominican Republic. The trainings were organized by the U.S. Department of State, in conjunction with the DR's National Directorate for Assistance to Victims and the Ministry of Women. Ms. Ortiz spoke before several national groups including the Ministries of Culture, Education, Public Health, Sports, Youth, as well as the Attorney General of the Republic, the National Police and representatives from various NGOs that work in the areas of domestic and gender violence.

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