Getting results Team leaders report: Higher self-esteem Desire to pursue higher education Plans to delay marriage and childbearing Parents also report changed expectations for their daughtersNearly 40 per cent of Guatemala's 14 million people belong to one of more than 20 indigenous Mayan groups. A disproportionate number live in poor and isolated rural areas with limited access to basic services such as water, sanitation, education and health. Opportunities for the young people … [Read more...]
Guatemala, Unleashing the Potential of Indigenous Girls
May 15, 2013 by Team Celebration
Filed Under: CENTRAL AMERICA, SOUTH AMERICA, WOMEN GENDER EQUITY ISSUES, YOUTH of ACTION™ Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, Central America, education, empowerment, empowerment of girls, girls, girls’ education, Global Education First Initiative, Guatemala, Indigenous Girls, South America, UN Women, UNFPA, Unleashing the Potential, Unleashing the Potential of Indigenous Girls, women taking action, women.
