Mam is a Mayan language spoken in Guatemala and Mexico by about 500,000 people. The Guatemala Ministry of Education and WFP have been trained in this language to more than 300 teachers of bilingual schools in the use of textbooks in Mam among students to promote gender equality, food security and nutrition, and other topics. Radio host Rosario Sul González gets set for a show on Radio Ixchel, a pirate radio station in Guatemala that provides content for local indigenous Mayan residents. … [Read more...]
Guatemala, Mayan language used to promote gender equality
July 7, 2012 by Team Celebration
Filed Under: CENTRAL AMERICA, FEATURED, WOMEN GENDER EQUITY ISSUES Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, Central America, Central American women, gender, gender equity issues, Guatemala, Mam, Mayan, Mayan language, Mexico, radio, television, violence against women., women.
Women’s Economic Empowerment in rural Uganda
April 7, 2011 by admin
Jambo, the routero bus is coming! A learning route is serious business. After 9 days on the road for the Learning Route on gender and rural microfinance in Uganda, I can assure you that this is not a piece of cake. The morning call or gentle knock on your doors comes as early as 5.45 on many days, breakfast is from 6.00-6.45. The bus leaves at 7.00 and if we not, we have a first meeting from 7.00 – 9.00 to analyze the case study from the day before. This is an early start after a short … [Read more...]
Filed Under: AFRICA, SOUTH AMERICA, WOMEN GENDER EQUITY ISSUES, WORLD EVENTS Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, Africa, African women, Caribbean, challenges, discussion areas, exploiting women, gender equality in Uganda, gender equity issues, good practices and innovations, HUMAN RIGHTS, innovation plan, Innovations, Jambo, Kiboga, learning Route, Learning Route on gender, microfinance practitioners, Poverty Elimination in Latin America, PROCASUR, Routero bus, Routeros, rural development, rural microfinance, tested methodology, the routero bus is coming!, Uganda, UWESO SMS Ldt in Mbarara; CARE VSLAs, WOMEN of ACTION™, women taking action, women., women’s economic empowerment
