Here, the criticism mostly came from other women. In other cases, censure would be directed at the husbands of participating women. Gradually, some of these critics began to attend meetings. Some even joined the program. Time and again, the women told similar stories of initial resistance followed by understanding and support.
Solidarity yields concrete results.
Iliana Melendreras, coordinator of the program, expressed satisfaction over the progress made so far. Although the committee's main objectives are to promote civic duties and rights, other projects are also on the agenda. For example, the nearby village of El Molino is working to get the municipality to build a town hall. But now we're better organized, and we can ask the municipality to build a place specifically for meetings. Part of peace program.