Training program for black women in technology and open data, which resulted in the creation of the Mulheres Negras Decidem (Black Women Decide) movement
Validity period
02/2018 a 03/2018
Team
Manoel Galdino, Natalia Paiva
Funders
Organization of American States

Minas de Dados consisted of a one-month immersion program offered to five participants, who were trained in the use of open data to address issues of race and gender, technologies and civic participation, with the aim of promoting the presence of black women in decision-making and transparency spaces in public administration.

The project was carried out in partnership with data_labe and Preta Lab, and had four modules: open data and narrative construction; introduction to programming and data visualization; racial issues, transparency and civic participation; mentoring of individual projects. The activities included mentoring sessions and meetings with black women experts, such as scientist Nina da Hora, and facilitators Vitória Lourenço and Marcelle Decothé, as well as a space for participants to exchange experiences and build partnerships.

At the end of Minas de Dados, the participants presented a final product, from which the  Mulheres Negras Decidem movement was born. The movement produces data on politics through the lens of gender, race and class in order to qualify the agenda led by black women in political spaces and strengthen democracy. It is currently an organized capillary network that reaches 19 states, 300 articulators and whose agenda is built collectively.

Funders

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