App Morada, support against gender-based violence for women with disability

Ferran Benito on 6 March 2024

Application that helps and guides women with disability and victims of gender-based violence

App Morada is a free platform, functioning as both an app and a website, aimed at providing support to women with disability who have experienced situations of violence.

It offers information to understand gender-based violence and tools to address this issue. Additionally, it provides contacts for institutions and civil society organizations working in this field, as well as direct access to emergency numbers. All content is accessible in braille, in easy-to-read format, and in Mexican Sign Language (LSM).

Furthermore, it allows the recognition of situations of violence through a test and offers assistance and contacts to receive support. The content is developed in collaboration with the National Association of Interpreters and women experts in gender and disability.

Characteristics of innovation

Publications, Disability, Independent living, Link with the community, New service, New technological tool, Personalization of the service, Self-management and participation, User empowerment, Woman

Localization

City of Mexico, Mexico

Partners / Funders

Government of Mexico City (Women’s Secretariat), National Network of Shelters, Casa Gaviota, Casa Mandarina, Espacio Mujeres para una Vida Digna Libre de Violencia, Empoderándonos para la Igualdad y la Inclusión Social, National Association of Interpreters, Collective Luchadoras, and Accessibility Lab.

Genesis

App Morada was born in 2019, the same year in which a joint survey was conducted with the government of CDMX to gather more data on the violence experienced by women with disabilities. The results confirmed the need to create a tool that would empower women living in these situations.

Level of implementation

Of the 400 women who participated in the study, 100% claimed to have experienced some form of violence. More than 80% had not received information about gender-based violence and disability, and over 90% were unaware of their sexual and reproductive rights. In this sense, App Morada aims to address these shortcomings. Additionally, in order to increase the effectiveness of the application, a sensitization process was promoted aimed at the personnel of the institutions working in this field.