Empowering Resilient Motherhood of Migrant, Refugee and Roma Women for their Psychosocial Well-being

What is MadresUP?

It is a research and community action project focused on enhancing the psychosocial well-being of Latina, African, and Roma women through the promotion of resilient and empowered motherhood, using a methodology based on peer mentoring, mutual support groups, and accompaniment by non-minoritized mothers.

Phases of MothersUP

Development of the Framework

Implementation of community-based intervention

Selection and training mothers as mentors for a group of mothers with similar profiles.
Implementation of the community intervention led by mentor mothers through mutual support group sessions with beneficiary mothers.
Days of coexistence between all the groups of mothers in the project, accompanied by non-minoritized volunteer mothers.