The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) organized an orientation session for students at Escuela Bicentenario N.° 0035 Nuestra Señora de la Visitación in Cercado de Lima on March 16. The event aimed to inform students about how to prevent, identify, and report cases of harassment on public transportation as part of the “Buen Inicio del Año Escolar 2026” initiative.
The session was part of the “Al cole sin acoso” campaign, which seeks to promote safe travel to schools and strengthen a culture of prevention against violence in public transport. MTC specialists explained what behaviors constitute sexual harassment in land transport, outlined available reporting channels, and described how to act when facing risky situations as victims or witnesses. They also shared details about the Protocol for Attention to Acts of Sexual Harassment in Land Passenger Transport at national, regional, and provincial levels, which has been in effect since 2020.
This protocol sets out obligations for service operators and drivers, as well as immediate care measures for victims. Its goal is to prevent, report, and sanction acts of sexual harassment—especially those affecting women, girls, boys, and adolescents.
The MTC’s intervention addresses a problem that mainly affects young people. A study supported by GIZ found that a significant proportion of women have experienced sexual harassment on public transportation for the first time during adolescence.
In 2025, the MTC held five informational sessions at educational institutions across Metropolitan Lima—including Carabayllo, San Juan de Miraflores, Comas, San Juan de Lurigancho, and Pueblo Libre—reaching more than 3,000 primary and secondary school students.
The “Al cole sin acoso” campaign is part of the national strategy “Ponle Freno al Acoso,” coordinated by the MTC with support from the Urban Transport Authority for Lima and Callao (ATU), Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations (MIMP), regional governments, provincial municipalities, and Sutran.
Through these actions, the MTC said it reaffirms its commitment to strengthening prevention efforts against harassment on public transport so that children and adolescents can travel more safely during the school year.
