[{"bbox": [146, 150, 1105, 211], "category": "Text", "text": "folded: civil society organisations/women's organisations and non-traditional actors⁴ such as private sector, religious organisations, artist, etc."}, {"bbox": [146, 223, 272, 249], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## State Actors"}, {"bbox": [146, 263, 1105, 495], "category": "Text", "text": "The Ministry of Women is the mandated body for gender policy, including gender-based violence. It was created in 1992 as the Secretariat for Women, and since 2012 has the status of Ministry. It has a Vice-Ministry for the Protection of Women's Rights. Law 5777 created the PREVIM Working Group as a coordinating body on violence against women, made up of 18 government institutions under the leadership of the Ministry of Women. This Ministry has very limited financial resources and poor technical capacity. Its budget is of approx. 2,800,000 euros/year, of which only 400,000 euros allocated to GBV policies, does not allow the Ministry to fulfil effectively its mandate."}, {"bbox": [146, 507, 1105, 653], "category": "Text", "text": "The Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies (MITIC) is an active member of the PREVIM Working Group. It is responsible for awareness raising on non-discrimination campaigns through the National Communication System. It also develops and implements protocols for the detection and prevention of new forms of violence against women related to the use of information and communication technologies (ICT)."}, {"bbox": [146, 664, 1105, 781], "category": "Text", "text": "Local authorities in departments targeted by the Programme (Alto Paraná and Central). These authorities have the responsibility for services such as providing shelters for women in situations of violence in their respective regions. Limited political will, as well as limited technical and financial resources hamper their work."}, {"bbox": [146, 792, 1105, 881], "category": "Text", "text": "The Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare (MSPBS) plays a key role in detecting and providing assistance in response to VAWG. Family Health Units (USF) provide immediate assistance (contraception, treatment for STDs) and guide to access the justice system."}, {"bbox": [146, 892, 1105, 951], "category": "Text", "text": "The Ministry of Children and Adolescents (MINNA) is on the front line of attention to violence experienced by children and adolescents, with its 147 hotline."}, {"bbox": [146, 962, 1105, 1137], "category": "Text", "text": "The Ministry of Public Defence is responsible for providing legal assistance and legal representation to women in situations of violence (Article 38, Law 5777). Since the law came into force, 17 specialised public defenders have been appointed nationwide to provide guidance, legal advice, legal representation and intervention in criminal cases. The MDP is one of the few public entities that declares attention to women in situations of violence to be a priority. It extends its mandate, advocating in favour of victims of violence and other vulnerable groups in."}, {"bbox": [146, 1148, 1105, 1265], "category": "Text", "text": "The Ministry of Labour, Employment, and Social Security (MTESS), is part of the PREVIM working group. This Ministry's support is important to help women in breaking the cycle of violence. It helps providing alternatives for employment and financial independence and raises awareness of businesses community on the need to prevent violence in the workplace."}, {"bbox": [146, 1277, 1105, 1394], "category": "Text", "text": "The National Institute of Statistics (INE) is in charge of “managing and conducting the production of official statistics for Paraguay.” It was responsible for the first official Survey on the Situation of Women (2022) conducted with women over 18 years of age in 4,000 households. It is a member of the national PREVIM Working Group."}, {"bbox": [146, 1405, 1105, 1464], "category": "Text", "text": "Other state actors with significant participation in the national violence response system are: the national police (one of the entry points for women victims of violence), the Office of the"}, {"bbox": [146, 1540, 1099, 1615], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁴ Non-traditional actors refers to stakeholders that have not been historically actively involved in fighting gender violence. They are defined in contraposition to traditional actors in this field, namely public institutions and civil society organisations (NGOS, women's and grassroots organisations)."}, {"bbox": [617, 1637, 631, 1658], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "8"}]