The Peruvian Association of Atheists has identified the need for a stronger digital presence and communication network for atheists and activists across Latin America, aiming to replicate the impact of the pioneering Sindios.org website. To address this, they are proposing the Latin American Digital Humanists project. This initiative will establish a digital dissemination platform providing free graphic materials in Spanish to individuals throughout the region, fostering fluid communication. Additionally, APERAT aims to create more comprehensive audiovisual content, building on their past experience, to educate on the importance of the separation of church and state. They intend to feature interviews with historians, lawyers, and experts on secular policy and relevant historical and political issues. Their past work includes interviews, radio appearances, coverage of freethinker meetings, legal analyses, denouncements of religious influence in schools, and impactful social media campaigns.
Problem/Issue:
Latin American secular movements lack a unified, accessible digital infrastructure and localized educational resources, allowing religious fundamentalism to frequently infringe upon state legislatures, public school systems, and individual freedom of conscience without adequate structural opposition.
No. of beneficiaries: 9709
Impact:
The project successfully unified regional activist networks and stimulated critical public discourse regarding state secularism through high-visibility multimedia campaigns. APERAT’s extensive broadcast outputs—ranging from the documentation of the first meeting of Latin American freethinkers to legal exposés on legislative violations of freedom of conscience—effectively exposed systemic issues like the use of state schools for fundamentalist advertising. The initiative’s digital campaigns, including the widely received “Exonerate yourself” initiative, achieved massive online engagement, successfully empowering citizens across Latin America to challenge institutional religious privilege and defend secular policy.
