Ciudad Mujer

Ciudad Mujer
FormationMarch 28, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-03-28)
Founder
TypeSocial Program
PurposeWomen social service
HeadquartersEl Salvador
Local Development Minister
María Chichilco
Websiteciudadmujer.gob.sv

Ciudad Mujer (transl. "Women City") is a project of the government of El Salvador, created on March 28, 2011, as an initiative of the then First Lady Vanda Pignato. It consists of offering aid to victims of violence against women, as well to provide access to women's healthcare services, financial advice, and career training. The six Ciudad Mujer centers, located throughout the country offer services from 15 Salvadoran government agencies in one location. These include job training and financial loans to offer a chance for economic independence. Ciudad Mujer also provides healthcare services, including forensic laboratories and legal aid for victims of sexual assault, reproductive services, neonatal care, and breast cancer prevention. 603,000 women have utilized Ciudad Mujer, as of November 2014.

The project was placed under the responsibility of the Secretariat for Social Inclusion with the First Lady as the head.[1]

However, after President Nayib Bukele's takeover in June 2019, Ciudad Mujer became part of the new Ministry of Local Development, since the secretariat under whose charge it had been placed was abolished.[2]

  1. ^ "¿Qué es Ciudad Mujer? — Ciudad Mujer". Ciudad Mujer (in Spanish). Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "Ciudad Mujer pasa a ser parte de Ministerio de Desarrollo Local". La Prensa Gráfica (in European Spanish). June 4, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2020.