00:00Also in Venezuela, the global fight against breast cancer led to a popular protest.
00:05Civil society organizations and the ruling party marched in the South American country's capital
00:08to promote early diagnosis and highlight government policies to protect women.
00:12A sea of pink flooded the streets of Caracas.
00:19Amid singing and dancing, the fight against breast cancer turned into a celebration of life.
00:31The rally reflected the impact of the Venezuela Women's Grand Mission,
00:35a government program that, three years after its creation,
00:38guarantees direct medical care to more than 2.6 million women.
00:43There is a beautiful movement that the revolution has given birth to.
00:47First, the neighborhood mothers, and today, the great Venezuela mission.
00:52Women, women who have faced struggles and achieved victories.
00:57First, the struggle of the mother who learned to read and write,
01:00who went through the social missions, the mothers who cooked.
01:05The mother has stepped forward, and women have stepped forward to fight in Venezuela.
01:09To the rhythm of the samba, the march moved from the geographic center of the capital
01:14toward the historic district.
01:18The joy of the march went hand in hand with grassroots organization.
01:24Today, over 25,000 community leaders cover 17,000 sectors to end gender violence
01:31and defend women's rights at the roots.
01:34We are the UCM, community militia units, working with the community councils.
01:39These are the popular military police fusions that are being implemented in Venezuela
01:44to sustain the Bolivarian revolution, and women are at the forefront.
01:48The generational shift has also made its mark.
01:51These are young people growing up in a nation where more than 46,000 women
01:56have completed their basic education through public programs,
02:00and where women now hold 40% of political decision-making positions.
02:07Venezuelan youth have important spaces, spaces for shaping policy, where young people can be empowered.
02:15Commander Chavez, President Chavez, not only gave youth a voice at one point,
02:21he also declared himself a feminist and understood that the country would not move forward
02:26without women's participation.
02:28Today, we see women leading the way.
02:31In Venezuela today, more than 40% of households are headed by a woman.
02:37So women are the main protagonists in our country's public policy.
02:43Beyond streets, this drive supports expanding public healthcare.
02:48Venezuela is modernizing hospitals and cancer centers for free early diagnosis and treatment to protect women's lives.
02:56Filmed by Jose Luis Briceño and Luis Tavera, Telesur, Caracas, Venezuela.
03:02President Chavez, Secretary of State, Venezuela.
