title: Women's Participation in a Postconflict Community in Peru.
abstract: The impact of the internal armed conflict in Peru (1980-2000) was felt in many regions in this South American country, and especially in rural regions such as the Southern Andean province of Cotabambas in the Apurímac department. This article describes and analyzes the actions and results of a community mental health project in this area that aimed to address the conflict's aftermath. The intervention used participatory strategies to identify the communities' prioritized problems, established actions appropriate to the cultural characteristics of the population, and implemented creative and recreational initiatives that responded to communities' needs. Based on democratic dialogue, horizontal relations, and reciprocity, the targeted communities became protagonists in the process of psychosocial transformation that fostered individual and collective exercise of rights, individual human development, and democratic community building.
authors.affiliation: a Community Psychology , Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, Peru.
authors.forename: Elba Custodio
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Espinoza
authors.affiliation: a Community Psychology , Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, Peru.|b Faculty of Psychology , Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru.
authors.forename: Miryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rivera-Holguín
authors.affiliation: c Psychology of COAR, Ministry of Education , Huamanga , Peru.
authors.forename: Manuel Seminario
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Pacheco
authors.affiliation: d Psychology Foundation ANAR , Lima , Peru.
authors.forename: Eric Arenas
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Sotelo
authors.affiliation: e Psychology Department, Social Project of the Regional Government of Cusco , Cusco , Peru.
authors.forename: Paola Urruchi
authors.initials: PU
authors.lastname: Béjar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003256:Community Participation; D054521:Cultural Competency; D005260:Female; D006292:Health Priorities; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010568:Peru; D011788:Quality of Life; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012424:Rural Population; D058992:Social Participation / Q000523:psychology*; D000067453:War Exposure; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: community psychology; gender; participation