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Openly discussing empathy, assertive communication, expressing our emotions and knowing how to channel them has been something new for our participants. What the participants expressed during this module has been nothing short of incredible...

"We started the COABE collective with some training and other women members. First they gave us 5 boxes and in less than a year we already had 30 hives."

''Before I received my training and materials to start my family farm, we only harvested grains such as corn and wheat, and vegetables like bell peppers...Now we grow tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, beans, lemons, bell peppers, eggplant and cucumber, and we have more varieties of seeds...this has improved our nutrition, and our children are healthier"
Gabriela Davila

Vilma and her brothers were growing and the needs were increasing in her family. Her father was absent, and her mother had to take care of her children alone. Vilma had to make the decision to travel to the capital to work and support her family. Full of courage and determination, at the age of 14 she left her community to look for a job opportunity.