The Association of Highland Women will mentor 250 rural young women for success through the women's circle program that organizes mutual support groups that meet weekly. Programming includes peer-to-peer counseling, literacy, health and nutrition education, civic participation, leadership, and en
Read more ...
Gender Equality in Guatemala
Go back to Gender Equality in Guatemala
All Projects to 'Gender Equality in Guatemala'
0
0
0
0
We provide vegetable seeds and support to women in agriculture! Women farmers produce more than half the developing world's food, yet own less than 2% of land and receive little support - such as seeds, tools, and knowledge. We join with women's gardening efforts in the most impoverished countries w
Read more ...
0
0
Indigenous Guatemalan women face layers of oppression as women in a patriarchal society, a discriminated-against Indigenous minority in a colonized country, and as Indigenous people, they are three times more likely to be living in extreme poverty. Join us in implementing long-term accompaniment thr
Read more ...
0
0
We offer young newly graduated teachers aged 18-24 the opportunity to stay in their communities and to become social entrepreneurs by starting classrooms in primarily rural, Guatemalan Mayan communities. The teachers have to work with the community leaders to find the suitable space to hold the clas
Read more ...
0
0
This project trains marginally educated mothers of pre-schoolers from five different rural communities in Guatemala to promote pre-literacy skills and the value of good nutrition. Activities held in the library and at home will prepare the children for the formal education system which will reduce b
Read more ...
0
0
Healthcare is a human right, but it's not accessible in rural Guatemala -particularly for indigenous women. That's why we're working with our town's hospital to offer free medical care to Cojolya's 30 artisans. Through this partnership, we ensure our artisans can continue supporting their families a
Read more ...
0
0
Building on the 2019 pilot with 230 girls in Solola, Guatemala, in 2020, GR is expanding the project to reach 500 boys and girls through partners implementing the GR curriculum and tools to build the confidence, skills and mindsets girls need to persist in school and to change attitudes so that enti
Read more ...
0
0
This project prevents child marriage and builds brighter futures for young girls in rural Guatemala by training 400 Maya girls aged 10 to 17 to advocate for themselves through a 6-month course. The girls build their knowledge, skills, and self-esteem in 25 workshops while a supportive community envi
Read more ...
0
0
The MAIA Impact School provides a holistic education with an equal focus on academics, culture/identity, and personal development for 150 girls (grades 7-9). Creating a generation of empowered female leaders who can lead choice-filled lives and ignite transformational change. The combination of loca
Read more ...