Between November and January, approximately 700 teachers will participate in seminars organized by the Department of Human Sciences at the University of the Republic of San Marino to provide teachers with appropriate training on the prevention and suppression of violence against women and gender-based violence. The initiative, implemented in collaboration with the Equal Opportunities Authority and active for several years, involves staff from nursery schools, preschools, elementary, middle, and high schools, as well as the Vocational Training Center. To ensure teachers receive up-to-date training in light of San Marino laws and the Istanbul Convention, ratified by the Great and General Council in 2016, a seminar has been organized that focuses on both regulations and cultural and pedagogical content. The lesson will be repeated on four occasions, at various locations within San Marino: on November 10th at the Sala Polivalente in Serravalle, on November 17th in the Aula Magna of the Fonte dell'Ovo middle school, and on December 5th at the Cinema Teatro Concordia in Borgo Maggiore, where the lesson will be repeated on January 16th, 2017. The three-hour seminars will begin at 3:15 pm.
In terms of preventing and combating violence against women and gender-based violence, in addition to school staff, the University of San Marino is called upon to train professionals such as those working in law enforcement, magistrates, professional associations, and social and health services. The goal is to prevent violent crimes and train those who come into close contact with those who suffer or perpetrate violence.
"We want to systematically disseminate better knowledge of the laws, promote the implementation of effective intervention protocols, and foster the growth of a different cultural vision," explains Sebastiano Bastianelli, Director of the Department of Human Sciences. "Gender-based violence is not just a safety and security issue for the women and minors who witness it," he continues, "but a cultural issue involving real forms of discrimination. This concerns the stereotypes that define relationships between the sexes and affects all of society, not just women. We find its consequences in all aspects of life: family, emotional, economic, social, and political."