Opciónate is a Spanish non-governmental organization based in Gran Canaria formed by a multifaceted team of professionals specializing in gender with over 20-years’ experience working in projects at a regional, national and international level.
WHAT DO WE DO?
We contribute to personal, social and organizational development applying gender equity, emotional intelligence and Gestalt principles. Our services include:
The scope of our services range from projects for institutions and businesses focused on promoting external social change or their internal organizational growth, socially engaged projects designed and managed either independently or in collaboration with other organizations, to personal development projects for individuals and small groups.
Instituciones y empresas
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Proyectos sociales
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Desarrollo personal
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LINES OF ACTION
PROJECTS
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To be, being and participating in the digital era
To be, being and participating in the digital era Name: ‘To be, being and participating in the digital era’ Client: Directorate for Citizen Participation of the Department of the Presidency of the Cabildo de Gran Canaria Dates: May 2023 to April 2024... read more -
LiderA+
From April to December 2023, Opciónate will carry out the LiderA+ training project, aimed at 20 women aged 18 and over, with the aim of promoting the participation and personal, political and social leadership of women, both in the public and private spheres, through dialogue and individual and collective reflection.
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The Insular Service for Gender-based Cyber-violence
The Insular Service for Gender-based Cyber-violence was created with the aim of providing a specialised response to gender-based violence that takes place in the online space and affects adolescents, adult women and minors in their care, residents of Gran Canaria.
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Digital ethics and participatory e-citizenship
The project ‘Digital ethics and participatory cybercitizenship’ is funded by the Cabildo de Gran Canaria, specifically the Citizen Participation Unit of the Cabildo’s Department of the Presidency through the call for subsidies for the promotion of citizen participation and the strengthening of associations aimed at foundations, associations, federations, confederations and non-profit organisations.
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Cyberequality in Valsequillo
Opciónate implements the training service of the “Desconectando” Project, directed and coordinated by the Department of Equality of the Town Council of Valsequillo de Gran Canaria.
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Cyberpassport Campaign for Equality in Guía
The project “Cyberpassport Campaign for Equality in Guía” is funded by the City Council of Guía and is part of the “Project for the development of the State Pact against Gender Violence” of the Department of Equality Policies.
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Budgets from a gender perspective – Council of Las Palmas GC
Las Palmas budgeting Opciónate will give a theoretical and practical training course on gender budgeting in June 2022. The course is aimed at technical staff responsible for the economic or budgetary area and technical staff responsible for drawing up projects in the... read more -
Cyberpassport Citizenship for Equality in Las Palmas de GC
The project “Cyberpassport Citizenship for Equality” is funded by the City Council of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and is aimed at more than 200 students and teachers from a total of 10 schools in the municipality.
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Gender Equality Consultancy for Global
Global project The company Global, an entity committed from its origins to the philosophy of Ethical Management and Corporate Social Responsibility and, therefore, aware and convinced that Equal Opportunities between Women and Men is a basic and central principle of... read more -
La Aldea EMPLEA
La Aldea EMPLEA The project “La Aldea Emplea” is promoted by the Town Council of La Aldea de San Nicolas and financed by the Department of Equality of the Cabildo de Gran Canaria. This project is part of the “Marco Estratégico por la Igualdad Gran... read more
OUR TEAM
Ana Lydia Fernández-Layos
Emotional Intelligence and Gender Expert / Master in International Cooperation
Gregorio Cabrera Reyes
Graduate in Communication and Master in Organisational Communication
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More than 25 years of experience in newspapers and magazines.
Specialised in social, cultural and environmental issues.
Director and scriptwriter of television programmes and radio collaborator
Communication advisor for public institutions, companies and social entities.
Rocío López López
Psychologist specialised on gender and development
Borja Alemán Roca
Administrative Technician and Gender Equality
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Experience managing accounting projects in associations and SMEs, and certificate of
Promotion for the effective equality of women and men.
Daniela Moreno Alarcón
PhD in Feminism as Critical Theory
Jacarandá Serrano
Master in Gender and Communication at the UAB
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Contributor to the feminist magazine Pikara Magazine. More 10 years participating in feminist and gender dissident groups.
Cristina García Díaz
General health psychologist
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Verónica Rodríguez González
Lawyer specialised in digital law, new technologies, gender equality and gender violence.
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Graduate in Law from the University of La Laguna, she has more than twenty-five years of
experience as a practising lawyer in different branches of law.
Master's Degree in Digital Law and New Technologies from the University of Salamanca and in
eSport Management from the International University of Valencia.
NEWS
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Opciónate calls for a great social front against the rise of gender-based cyber-violence, especially among children and youths
The organisation calls for a specific and official register of cases to measure the extent of the problem more accurately.”We don’t let them cross the street alone, but they do have access to a digital device with infinite options for accessing content and... read more -
“We need to break down the barriers between young people and their reference persons”
Opciónate highlights the importance of accompaniment in the webinar of the ‘Women who take care of themselves’ programme. “It is necessary to break down the barriers between young people and their adults in order to reach them and prevent... read more -
Opciónate calls for unity of action at the Conference on Adolescence and Gender-based Violence
The organisation participates in the event organised by the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences. The director of the organisation Opciónate, Ana Lidia Fernández-Layos, highlighted the importance of institutional coordination in the fields of health,... read more -
Five inspirational women close Opciónate’s LiderA+ feminist leadership training
Herminia Fajardo, Asiria Álvarez, Victoria Hernández, Mapi Ojeda and Cristina Fernández spoke from social action and art to scientific dissemination. Five inspiring women from the fields of art, scientific dissemination, journalism and activism shared their... read more -
Opciónate shares its experience in gender-based cyber-violence at the headquarters of the Ministry of Health
The organisation is taking part in a round table in Madrid as part of the conference organised by the Women’s Health Observatory. The Ernest Lluch Assembly Hall of the Ministry of Health, in Paseo del Prado in Madrid, hosted the Conference on ‘Early... read more -
Opciónate participates on the island of La Palma in the conference ‘Connecting with your Reality’
The training meeting on Gender Violence and Adolescence took place in Los Llanos de Aridane. The organisation Opciónate participated in La Palma in the Training Conference on Gender Violence and Adolescence ‘Connecting with your Reality’, organised on 9... read more -
The SIPACM brings together 37 professionals from the Gender Violence Network of Gran Canaria
The meeting reinforces the coordinated action on the island in the face of gender-based cyber-violence. A total of 37 professionals from care services attached to the Network of Services for the Prevention, Care and Shelter of Women and Minors Victims of Gender... read more -
Opciónate participates in La Grada in the Conference on Gordophobia and Aesthetic Violence
The event was organised by the Youth Department of the City Council of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The organisation Opciónate participated in the Awareness Day on Fatphobia and Aesthetic Violence, an event organised by the Youth Department of the City Council of Las... read more -
Opciónate attends the International Congress on Human Rights, Digital Violence and AI
The event took place in Burgos and was attended by leading specialists from Spain, Italy, Chile, Mexico and Colombia. Opciónate, coordinator of the Island Service for the Prevention and Attention to Gender-based Cyber-violence (SIPACM), funded by the Cabildo de Gran... read more -
The Cabildo de Gran Canaria underlines the importance of the Island Service for the Prevention of and Attention to Gender-based Cyber-violence
The Councillor for Equality and Diversity, Isabel Mena, announced to the citizens of Gran Canaria the launch of SIPACM, a resource coordinated by Opciónate. The Councillor for Equality and Diversity of the Cabildo de Gran Canaria, Isabel Mena, presented on Wednesday... read more
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Opciónate calls for a great social front against the rise of gender-based cyber-violence, especially among children and youths
The organisation calls for a specific and official register of cases to measure the extent of the problem more accurately.”We don’t let them cross the street alone, but they do have access to a digital device with infinite options for accessing content and... read more -
“We need to break down the barriers between young people and their reference persons”
Opciónate highlights the importance of accompaniment in the webinar of the ‘Women who take care of themselves’ programme. “It is necessary to break down the barriers between young people and their adults in order to reach them and prevent... read more -
Opciónate calls for unity of action at the Conference on Adolescence and Gender-based Violence
The organisation participates in the event organised by the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences. The director of the organisation Opciónate, Ana Lidia Fernández-Layos, highlighted the importance of institutional coordination in the fields of health,... read more -
Five inspirational women close Opciónate’s LiderA+ feminist leadership training
Herminia Fajardo, Asiria Álvarez, Victoria Hernández, Mapi Ojeda and Cristina Fernández spoke from social action and art to scientific dissemination. Five inspiring women from the fields of art, scientific dissemination, journalism and activism shared their... read more -
Opciónate shares its experience in gender-based cyber-violence at the headquarters of the Ministry of Health
The organisation is taking part in a round table in Madrid as part of the conference organised by the Women’s Health Observatory. The Ernest Lluch Assembly Hall of the Ministry of Health, in Paseo del Prado in Madrid, hosted the Conference on ‘Early... read more -
Opciónate participates on the island of La Palma in the conference ‘Connecting with your Reality’
The training meeting on Gender Violence and Adolescence took place in Los Llanos de Aridane. The organisation Opciónate participated in La Palma in the Training Conference on Gender Violence and Adolescence ‘Connecting with your Reality’, organised on 9... read more -
The SIPACM brings together 37 professionals from the Gender Violence Network of Gran Canaria
The meeting reinforces the coordinated action on the island in the face of gender-based cyber-violence. A total of 37 professionals from care services attached to the Network of Services for the Prevention, Care and Shelter of Women and Minors Victims of Gender... read more -
Opciónate participates in La Grada in the Conference on Gordophobia and Aesthetic Violence
The event was organised by the Youth Department of the City Council of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The organisation Opciónate participated in the Awareness Day on Fatphobia and Aesthetic Violence, an event organised by the Youth Department of the City Council of Las... read more -
Opciónate attends the International Congress on Human Rights, Digital Violence and AI
The event took place in Burgos and was attended by leading specialists from Spain, Italy, Chile, Mexico and Colombia. Opciónate, coordinator of the Island Service for the Prevention and Attention to Gender-based Cyber-violence (SIPACM), funded by the Cabildo de Gran... read more -
The Cabildo de Gran Canaria underlines the importance of the Island Service for the Prevention of and Attention to Gender-based Cyber-violence
The Councillor for Equality and Diversity, Isabel Mena, announced to the citizens of Gran Canaria the launch of SIPACM, a resource coordinated by Opciónate. The Councillor for Equality and Diversity of the Cabildo de Gran Canaria, Isabel Mena, presented on Wednesday... read more
COLLABORATIONS
INSTITUTIONS AND BUSINESSES
Ayto Lp
Ayto Telde
Ayto Sta Lucia
Ayto San Bart
Ayto Mogan
Ayto Moya
Ayto Firgas
Ayto Galdar
Ayto Agaete
Ayto Valsequillo
Cabildo - Participa
Tragsatec
ITC
Codexca
Lopesan
Likadi
Fundgrube
ICI
Ministerio Ig
Casa Africa
Europe
Pepe Damaso
Casa Colon
Iniciativas
Ayto Llanos - Igualdad
Aciisi
Global
Gobierno de Canarias
mteresa designer
Ayt Las Palmas
Pacto de estado
Guia
Ministerio
Cabildo igualdad
Ayt La Aldea
Casa Museo P G
PARTNERSHIPS AND NETWORKS
Acuigranca
ACUP
Emprende Club
Equality in tourism
Femlegal
Intituto Mediterraneo de Estudios de Genero
Ires
Itaca
Mujer y Ciencia
Ludens
Salvajes a escena
Seal for Gender
Farapi
Alianza por la solidaridad
Mujeres solidaridad y cooperación
