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Project Against Sexual Assault of Indigenous Farmworkers
Description:
Indigenous farmworkers from Central America and Mexico speak their own languages (i.e. Mixteco, Trique or Zapotec) and are especially vulnerable to sexual abuse from ''bosses'' who control workers' jobs and living conditions. Barriers of language, culture and economic necessity often keep victims silent. Farmworkers, their union, health care providers and the justice system are partnering to prevent sexual harassment, mediate the health and psychosocial effects of abuse and bring perpetrators to justice. Interventions include home visits and radio socio-dramas to teach women about their rights and native speakers to translate at a local clinic.
Project Director/Key Contact:
Nargess Shadbeh
Director, Farmworker Program
921 SW Washington Street
Suite 516
Portland, OR 97205
Phone: (503) 473-8328
Fax: (503) 295-0676
E-Mail: nshadbeh@oregonlawcenter.org
Local Funder(s):
- United Way of the Columbia-Willamette
- Spirit Mountain Community Fund
- Kaiser Permanente Fund at the Northwest Health Foundation
- Anonymous
- The Oregon Community Foundation
Grant Recipient: Oregon Law Center
Grant Amount: $500,000
Grant Period: 7/1/2007 - 6/30/2011
Grant Status: Active Grant
