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= Federation of Separated and Divorced Women Associations =

The Federation of Separated and Divorced Women Associations (Federación de Asociaciones de Mujeres Separadas y Divorciadas in Spanish) is a Spanish organisation, pioneer and model in the defence of women's and their children's rights and interests, as well as in the fight for the eradication of gender-based violence.

Origins
The origins of the Federation of Separated and Divorced Women Associations go back to 1973, when Ana María Pérez del Campo Noriega and Mabel Pérez Serrano created the Legally Separated Women Association in Madrid (Spain).

At the beginning of 1974, the Legally Separated Women Association started providing legal service which offered free advice for women. At that moment, the reality of gender-based violence also emerged, so the first psychological assistance office for abused victims was created.

In 1980, the Legally Separated Women Association became the nowadays called Separated and Divorced Women Association.

In 1989 the Federation of Separated and Divorced Women Association was formed in Spain. Its president has been Ana María Pérez del Campo Noriega since the beginning.

Objectives
"Since its beginning, statutory objectives met the defense of values and principles of gender equality, the recognition of women rights to eradicate discrimination until reaching the place that belongs to them as human beings in society."

Services
The Federation offers free services, among others, of Legal Advice and Psychological Counselling, as it appears on its official website.


 * In the Legal Consultancy, information and advice is provided in order to deal effectively with the contentious procedures or by mutual agreement,such as: separation, divorce, marriage annulment, parent-child kidnapping, speedy trials; care and custody, maintenance claim, breach of visits; property liquidation, enforcement of judgements or orders on interim measures, etc.


 * The Psychological Care Consultancy assists women who are going through a breakup and women who suffer from gender-based violence.


 * The Integral Recovery Centre assists women, children or any victim of gender-based violence. The Care, Recovery and Reintegration Center of Abused Women (CARRMM) started its action programmes in 1991 all over the State Autonomies. This programmes hadr the budgetary support of the 0.7% of Spain's tax income. Any Spanish or foreign woman –with or without their children– who have suffered from gender violence during their relationships can access this resource.

On December 14th 2016, the Women's Council of Madrid presented the prize Participando creamos espacios de igualdad ('Through participation, we create spaces for equity' in English) on the 9th Edition. This prize was awarded to the Centre for Attention, Recovery, and Reintegration of Abused Women in recognition of the 25 years dedicated to help the victims of gender violence.


 * The Programme for Attention and Prevention for Immigrant Women was funded by the Ministry of Labor, Migration and Social Security through the Fund of Asylum, Migration, and Integration (FAMI).

Likewise, any woman who needs information on issues related to her gender can get it in this Federation.

Representation and Participation
The Federation is represented in several entities:


 * The State's Council for Families (which depends on the General Secretary of Social Policy and Consumer Affairs, in the Ministry of Health, Consumer Affairs and Social Welfare).
 * The State Monitoring Centre for Violence against Women. Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality.
 * The Women's Council in Asturias.
 * UNAF ('Public Utility Family Association').

Associations
The associations that belong to and are part of the Federation of Separated and Divorced Women Associations are distributed all over Spain and they carry out common actions and provide similar services to those offered by the Federation.

All the associations defend the rights and interests of women and their children. Their programmes consider gender perspective and fight against gender violence. They also defend a policy of zero tolerance against sexual and gender-based violence.

Associations:


 * Association for Separated and Divorced Women of Madrid.
 * Association for Separated and Divorced Women of Asturias


 * Separated and Divorced Women Association (Valencia)
 * Separated and Divorced Women Association (Ourense)
 * 'Consuelo Berges' Association of Separated and Divorced Women of Cantabria
 * Living Without Gender Violence Association
 * Valdés Women of the 20th century Association
 * Growing up Without Violence Association
 * Women Association for the Protection of Children of Victims of Domestic Violence against Women
 * 'Minerva Mirabal' Local Association of Separated and Divorced Women
 * Free Woman's Voice Association

Statistics of Sexist Terrorism in Charts
The Federation of Separated and Divorced Women Associations (FNAMSD in Spanish) publishes each year in its web page statistics with data of sexist terrorism in Spain. Numbers and levels of effect are shown based on different criteria:


 * Geographically (by autonomous communities).
 * Collateral and instrumental victims.
 * Victims of gender violence.
 * Casualties of gender-based violence.
 * Age of the women victims of gender violence.

The statistics of year 2016, updated on October 25th, and year 2015 are available.

Rules by the FSDWA for the prevention of gender-based violence
The Federation of Separated and Divorced Women Associations, in fighting for the elimination of domestic violence, publishes a series of rules to strengthen the prevention, detection and fight against abuse.


 * 1) If your partner controls your phone and your social media, he is controlling you, not worrying about you.
 * 2) Jealousy is not a synonym of love, but of control, abuse and distrust. Having a relationship does not mean not having friends.
 * 3) No one can tell you what to wear, who to see or how to act; you are adult enough to make your own decisions, you know if something suits you or not. Your partner does not have monopoly on truth, your opinion is what matters.
 * 4) You are the owner of your own life and time, do not let anybody organise it for you.
 * 5) Do not rely on the partner who makes you think they are perfect, nobody is. Prince charming doesn't exist.
 * 6) If he insults you once, he will do it again and again, and it will end up being the regular form in which he will talk to you. Physical aggressions are just a step further in an abusive relationship. An insult is not a joke, is abuse.
 * 7) Dumb, crazy or manipulative are insults and show disrespect too. Give them their due importance.
 * 8) Disrespect is not acceptable in a relationship. Respect is consideration, appreciation and love.
 * 9) If your partner is not helping you grow as a person and a professional, they are not looking for your happiness; therefore, they do not care about you.
 * 10) If he is restricting your freedom, he is preventing you from being yourself.

FSDWA in media
FSDWA (FAMSD) is in mass media with press releases, statements, op-ed articles, and interviews to its president Ana María Pérez del Campo Noriega, with the aim of bringing to light the defense of women's rights and the fight against gender-based violence.


 * The digital newspaper BEZ publishes the article 'Economical inequality establishes male violence' (La desigualdad económica enquista la violencia machista in Spanish).
 * FSDWA demands the reversal of the draft bill that sanctifies joint custody.
 * On the elections of July 26th 2016, the feminist organisations ask women to prevent, with their vote, the joint custody proposed by Ciudadanos, a Spanish political party.
 * Interview to Ana María Pérez del Campo: 'Feminism cannot know fear because if it does, it does nothing.'
 * 'Example' against male violence, Spain has still a lot to do.
 * The political party PSOE presents to unions and women associations its equal pay law.
 * Women's Day. Separated Women calls all women and 'the real men' to demonstrate against inequality.
 * Intervention of Ana María Pérez del Campo, on March 13th 2016, in radio station Gestiona Social, against gender-based violence. ​
 * Special programme against gender-based violence, in the programme Futuro Abierto of the radio station RNE, with the intervention of Ana María Pérez del Campo. ​
 * FSDWA attends to the plenary in Autonomous Region of Madrid where the comprehensive plan against gender-based violence is addressed.
 * Democracy, Women and Justice.
 * Interview to Ana María Pérez del Campo in Infolibre.es ​