Pre-marital workshop getting to know my couple

(V.D.03) Education, (V.D.10) Vulnerable Families

For the second year in a row, the Municipal DIF and the Department for the Promotion and Promotion of Guadalupe Values held the workshop “Getting to know my partner” in order to provide tools to couples who decide to formalize their relationship in a civil way in the framework of the celebration of collective marriages on February 14.

The workshop develops topics related to knowledge of temperaments, love languages, positive parenting and assertive communication, which help to promote good coexistence and reduce cases of domestic violence.

In the year 2023 we reached 50 couples, while in 2024 we doubled the number to 100 couples who took the workshop with satisfactory results.

The premarital talk is a requirement for civil marriage, however, they are usually very simple talks that do not provide valuable content to the relationship, so we decided to give it a more human touch and focus on providing tools that can strengthen family and couple bonds.

Official Name of Signatory

City of Guadalupe Zacatecas (Mexico)

Delegation

Mexico

Website of the Signatory

Name of the person presenting the Good Practice

Luis Guillermo Flores Chávez

Position/Job Title of person presenting the Good Practice

Director of Guadalupe Values Promotion

Aim of the Good Practice

To provide tools for couples who decide to get married to get to know each other and communicate better, thus contributing to reduce the rates of family violence and divorce.

Target Group of the Good Practice

couples getting married

Annual Monitoring Report

2024

Implementation period

February

Consistency over time

This is the second year that the workshop has been applied

Evaluation of the Good Practice

In the year 2023 we reached 50 couples, while in 2024 we doubled the number to 100 couples who took the workshop with satisfactory results.

Key stakeholders and partnerships

DIF Municipal, Instituto de la Mujer Guadalupense

Link for more information

Future Goal 1

Follow up with couples who have taken the premarital workshop to evaluate the impact of the workshop.

Future Goal 2

To institute the pre-marital workshops with a family perspective in the regulations of the municipality of Guadalupe.