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Teaching for reproductive rights in Los Planes
The health system in Guatemala is uneven and in several health centers there are no medicines, doctors or the necessary supplies to care for the community. When training for reproductive health, several centers will not participate. They have contraceptive methods, condoms, even safety kits available for women who have been sexually abused, but fail to…
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Our green, healthy and industrious community
My vegetable production has created a better quality of life for us. Our family benefits and we benefit our community. We use the the profit from the vegetables that are sold for other household needs. I just recently invested in a tilapia fish production pond, a new small family project.”
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Emotional health is important for women’s empowerment
Openly discussing empathy, assertive communication, expressing our emotions and knowing how to channel them has been something new for our participants.
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Small business partnerships support UN SDG goals
COABE began with ideas based in environmental restoration and making use of existing resources within the community. It was born from the enthusiasm of two rural women for owning their own hives, producing honey and making natural cosmetics using honey as a raw material.
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Women can achieve their dreams
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…
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Crop diversity improves nutrition and outcomes
Historically, rural farmers in Central America grew a few crops, corn, beans and squash, that were staple crops. They grew a lot of each because it was easier, and if they lost half of their crop in bad weather, there would still be enough to feed their families and animals. In Guatemala, these three staples…