00:00Supporting the women in the anti-violence centers and in the refugee camps managed by the organizations that make up the association D.I.R.E.
00:12Women on the Net Against Violence and that support more than 20,000 women a year, many of which are without the necessary economic resources to achieve real autonomy.
00:22This is the aim of the third edition of the fund-raising campaign together for women, promoted by BiperBanca in favor of the Autonomy Fund of D.I.R.E.
00:32launched in Rome at the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art.
00:36In particular, we are very focused on the commitment in the field of economic violence,
00:42an area that we obviously feel close to our bank being, where we believe and want to contribute to make a difference,
00:52both from an informative point of view, so here is the VadeMekun that we have created,
00:57which will be distributed in our subsidiaries, which is also available on the site, but also through this fundraising.
01:03BIPER, as every year, donates 100,000 euros and invites all customers and non-customers to donate,
01:10to collect this economic contribution that will then be given to women who,
01:15guests of the violence centers, want and can try to rebuild a life.
01:22According to the data of the association D.I.R.E., 34.6% of women who access their centers have suffered economic violence,
01:30a form of control that seriously hinders the ability of women to self-determine and build an independent future.
01:37It affects, of course it affects, because many times it is a factor that inhibits the emergence of violence,
01:44it is a form of violence that prevents women from assuming the will to free themselves from other forms of violence,
01:53precisely because of economic difficulties.
01:56There are many behaviors of economic violence normalized in our culture,
02:01from the economic dependence towards the only worker partner,
02:05to the lack of access to the current shared account, to the lack of payment of food in case of divorce.
02:11These behaviors are actually transversal, they can concern all women.
02:15Unfortunately, no one is completely safe and secure.
02:20Certainly, a fundamental step to be potentially freer is awareness.
02:27It is what we do today, it is what we do with BIPER,
02:30also with financial literacy courses and with all the activities that BIPER carries out.
02:36Women's protection is what makes them say every day and every night of their work.
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