Equality in Castilla-La Mancha proposes a budget of €46 million, 226% more than in 2015.

“These calculations will allow us, in general, Continue improving and expanding the network of women’s centers“Shelter resources for victims of sexual violence, victim assistance aimed at training and housing, to deploy a strong strategy against sexual violence as well as to further promote equality policies that help us close gender gaps in different and different areas, especially in the workplace,” the Equality Minister explained.

From the entire budget of the Women’s Institute, Combating sexual violence is the most important part,allocate approx 24 million euros To policies related to identifying, preventing and combating sexual violence, as well as caring for the victims themselves.

In this sense, Simon added that these funding policies and services amounting to 24 million euros are linked to shelter resources for victims of sexual terrorism with their daughters and sons. Moreover, Women’s centreswhich brought the foundation of the Sassidon Center, will grow again in 2026 with new centers in tragasity (Cuenca) and Brioja (Guadalajara).

“We are clearly facing ongoing reckonings for several reasons. Firstly, Setting clear and clear goals in favor of equality and combating gender violenceThis is something that unfortunately no longer happens in other administrations or other regions of Spain, where policies disappear or are hidden. The Equality Minister also noted that we have increased the budget.

As for Network of care centers for women victims of sexual violencewhich is also funded with these funds, these spaces have been operating for a year with 36 specialists across the region. Its implementation included an investment of 9.5 million euros with contributions from European funds and, From 2026, the annual cost to the regional government will be €2 million To finance their employees.

“At the moment, we are working to implement and develop protocols that will ensure the coordination of these spaces not only with the resources of the autonomous community, but also with justice, with the security forces and the Corps and with other administrations, such as city councils,” the Equality Minister said.

On the other hand, in 2026, they will allocate half a million euros to develop an information and awareness campaign about the network of centers, combating sexual violence and operating two buses as an extension of this same service.

They will also invest 663,500 euros in direct aid to women victims of sexual violence, aid to orphans, solidarity aid, and scholarships for study, in addition to more than one million euros in rental assistance, through the Ministry of Development.

Finally, they will allocate €1 million in diversity and LGBTBI policies. “We want to continue improving our assistance system to reach more groups and we will promote the expansion of the comprehensive care service for LGBT people in Castilla-La Mancha through a new contract to launch an emergency device to help those who find themselves on the streets in homophobic situations,” Simon concluded.