My fourth week has been dedicated to developing our project, creating content, and trying to make progress with creating a puppet to appear in the videos we make. Our progress has been significantly slowed by factors beyond our control, so I've needed temperance this week to remain calm and continue with the resources we have available.

The week has been very successful on the content side: alongside our volunteers, we've created two videos and two infographics to post on Las Sabinas' Instagram and TikTok pages, to promote their rollerblading sessions that provide a community space for survivors of gender-based violence. The posts we've created so far have a dual focus on promoting the brand and their activities; and also educating the audience on issues relating to the gender perspective. One post focuses on the choice of rollerskating for the activity, and the benefits of sport and art on symbolic healing for survivors; another is educational about the disproportionate responsibility that women bear for birth control, compared to men. We have lots of ideas for more content we can create in the next week, and I'm very grateful to the 4-5 volunteers who are actively working with us, for their initiative and efficient work ♥

Yet we've faced challenges in our creation of the feminist puppet that we intend to feature in lots of these videos, following the completion and approval of our initial design. It's proven difficult to find the materials we need, and to ensure they arrive with enough time to make the puppet at all. My patience has definitely been tested this week after the hours I've spent looking for craft foam and corrugated plastic—two things I'd never expected to need so desperately!—and long trips on packed, stuffy buses to craft stores that, for some reason, didn't stock the specific purple felt we needed. On many occasions, we've come close to simply resigning ourselves to 'do we really need a puppet at all?', and wanting to charge forward with the easiest alternative. But we haven't given up yet, and we're working closely with Las Sabinas to ensure what we create is as close to their vision as possible.

On Friday, we had a much needed day trip away from work, to the pyramids in Teotichuan, where we saw the Pyramids of the Sun and Moon, and had lunch in a cave. On Sunday, we visited Xochimilco and took part in a Temazcal, which is an ancestral Mesoamerican ceremony used to purify both body and spirit, with music and self-reflection in a steam bath similar to a sauna. It turned out to be a wonderful exercise in temperance, as it gave us the opportunity to introspect and reflect on our thoughts, goals and intentions, and connect with our minds and bodies. After the experience, I felt much calmer about heading into the next week, and trusting that we will have the patience and drive to complete the project well.

In the next week, we will hopefully be finishing the puppet, and editing the remaining videos and infographics for Las Sabinas' social media. I'm looking forward to seeing the results of what we create, and seeing how much we can progress in the last week before we deliver the results to the organisation.