Viviana Vizuete, a member of the Magma Collective who has been working since 2019 on the prevention and eradication of gender violence. In collaboration with the ALIADA Foundation, we have developed the project ¨Ali the Chatbot that does believe you.
The Ali chatbot is the first in Ecuador that promotes a safe technological space. We count on your support to execute the first phase of the project, thank you very much.
You can donate to this project through any of our three partners. If you would like to talk to us directly, and/or speak with the project leader, please contact us at info@co-galapagos.org.
In Ecuador, 6 out of 10 women have experienced gender-based violence (ENVIGMU, 2019), and according to civil society data, there is a femicide every 28 hours in the country, with 50% of femicides having had a romantic relationship with the victim (ALIANZA, 2022). The overall prevalence of violence against women in the Galapagos province reaches 55.7% (ENVICMU, 2019).
Furthermore, in 2021, for every 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 in Galapagos, there were 17 live births (INEC, 2021). Motherhood impacts the development and life plans of these young women as they are mostly forced to leave their studies and start working due to the need to support their child(ren), resulting in lower levels of education and professionalization for women. Due to limited available services and the difficulty for young people to access them, the AH chatbot is created. It is a free, confidential messaging system tailored to the language and needs of this group to clarify doubts, provide information, counseling, and support networks in cases of violence against women and teenage pregnancy.
This project proposes an innovative tool that uses technology and artificial intelligence to generate free and confidential conversations with teens and generate free and confidential conversations with adolescents and young people seeking inclusive and reliable information to and young people seeking inclusive and reliable information to identify, prevent and seek support networks in situations of violence against women and teenage pregnancy.
The chatbotAli is the first chat that exists in Ecuador with information and counseling for youth. Information and counseling for young people, it is also a safe technological space for girls and adolescents, promoting access to It is also a safe technological space for girls and adolescents, promoting women’s access to ICTs.
- To provide young people in Galapagos with a technological tool for information and counseling on the prevention of violence against women and teenage pregnancy.
- Implement workshops on the prevention of violence against women for teenagers and young people in Galapagos using a playful methodology developed by the Allied Foundation.
- Strengthen the capacities of the MAGMA collective, women’s collectives, feminists, dissidents, and community leaders of the Santa Cruz and San Cristóbal islands for the dissemination, sustainability, and expansion of the project in Galapagos.
- 3.7: This project contributes to ensuring universal access to sexual and reproductive health services, including, among other factors, information, education, and adapted programs. The project considers indicator 3.7.2, which aims to reduce teenage pregnancies, as young people will find information about their sexual and reproductive rights from an inclusive and comprehensive approach in the Ali chatbot.
- 4.7: With the project, the aim is for students to acquire the knowledge and skills that allow them to achieve sustainable development through education adapted to their environment, emphasizing access to information on gender equality, human rights, and the promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence.
- 5.2: This goal proposes the elimination of all forms of gender-based violence and other forms of exploitation against women, girls, and adolescents in different aspects of their lives, which corresponds with the main objective of this project. Through workshops and the use of the Ali chatbot, information is provided on how to prevent, identify, and report gender-based violence, contributing to the construction of a life free from violence.
| Phase | Activity | Buget |
|---|---|---|
| Phase 1 - Community workshops | Strengthen the capacities of groups of women, feminists, dissidents and community leaders of the islands of Santa Cruz and San Cristóbal, through workshops on the prevention of violence against women and dissemination of chatAli with the participation of adolescents and young people, in the Galapagos Islands , implemented by Colectivo MAGMA and Fundación Aliada. | $2500 Require Funding |
