Círculos de mulheres: espaço de empoderamento e aprendizados

Abstract

This paper aims to describe the experience of a nursing student, as a scholarship holder by the Pro-Rectory of Extension (PROEX) in the extension project: "In the community and in the University - Women's Circles: (re)discovering the inner power in communion with other women", coordinated by a professor linked to the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte. This is a descriptive study of the type of experience report. Considering the context of pandemic by COVID-19, the activities were developed in 2021 online. The meetings of the Reading Club and the Circle of Women were interspersed on Fridays through Google Meet, in addition to interactions by social networks Whatsapp, Instagram and Facebook. The student participated in all activities and was also responsible for organizing the small working groups for the preparation of dissemination material in the social networks of the project, did the management of people together with the coordinator and prepared abstracts for scientific events, among other materials. The project fostered contributions in teaching and research, as well as individual benefits for the student. As an extension activity, it contributed significantly to the undergraduate nursing program, since it allowed the approximation between the scholarship student and the community, which made it possible to understand the reality in which women were inserted and to have a holistic view of care, especially in the field of women's health.