Uruguay

In 2022, Montevideo joined the Carter Center’s Inform Women, Transform Lives global campaign to raise awareness about women’s right to information. To address the prevalence of domestic and gender-based violence, the city tailored its campaign to focus on services available for survivors.

Impact

Through a specialized WhatsApp number, the project shared information and resources with survivors of domestic and gender-based violence.
Engaging with people through social media and through in-person events, the project featured interactive games and branded merchandise.
As part of the campaign, the city commissioned a community mural as a vivid representation of the transformative power of women’s access to information.

Active

Empowerment through Information

Through its groundbreaking Inform Women, Transform Lives campaign, The Carter Center partners with city leaders worldwide to raise awareness about women’s right to access information and to help cities reach women with valuable information and essential municipal services.

Access to this information empowers women with a stronger voice, enabling them to participate in public life, utilize public services, and make more informed decisions for themselves, their families, and their communities. In Uruguay, the project has partnered with the city of Montevideo.