Based on interviews with key stakeholders in the territory, Nayeli González, DignArte Cimarrona researcher and member of the Mujeres de Asfalto Collective (CMA), reflects on the many ways gender-based violence is experienced, named, and often silenced in Esmeraldas

Based on interviews with key actors in Quito, Samira Folleco, researcher for DignArte Cimarrona at FLACSO, reflects on how insecurity, organised crime, and spatiality configure new and harsher forms of gender-based violence in territories such as Esmeraldas.