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Bolivia
Jakhusiña! Empowering and Strengthening Aymara women to enter traditionally male-dominated decision-making circuits

Duration
2023 – 2025

Budget
480 500 €

Beneficiaries
Aymara women

Through the Jakhusiña! project in Calamarca, Aymara women strengthen their roles in traditionally male-dominated decision-making circuits. The initiative enhances participation, equality, and economic rights, while promoting Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH). By boosting self-esteem and leadership, these women are recognized as change agents in their communities.
↑ Through the Jakhusiña! project in Calamarca, Aymara women strengthen their roles in traditionally male-dominated decision-making circuits. The initiative enhances participation, equality, and economic rights, while promoting Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH). By boosting self-esteem and leadership, these women are recognized as change agents in their communities.
Quality education (SDG 4)Gender equality (SDG 5)Good health and well-being (SDG 3)Clean water and sanitation (SDG 6)Decent work and economic growth (SDG 8)

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The initiative also empowers women to balance domestic duties with their husbands and sons, gaining valuable free time and fostering economic participation and leadership within their communities.
↑ The initiative also empowers women to balance domestic duties with their husbands and sons, gaining valuable free time and fostering economic participation and leadership within their communities.
Aymara women in Calamarca skillfully weave and sew, supported by workshops in their local language, increasing their sales by 20%.
↑ Aymara women in Calamarca skillfully weave and sew, supported by workshops in their local language, increasing their sales by 20%.
The Bolivian Altiplano is a dry area about 3,700 meters above sea level. Climate change has made the drought worse by reducing rainfall.
↑ The Bolivian Altiplano is a dry area about 3,700 meters above sea level. Climate change has made the drought worse by reducing rainfall.
One of the outputs of the project is to construct a water system in the rural communities. This also encompasses a lot of manual labor.
↑ One of the outputs of the project is to construct a water system in the rural communities. This also encompasses a lot of manual labor.
A young Aymara-woman performing a traditional dance in front of the Ajoya health center that the project supports through the construction of a intercultural delivery room.
↑ A young Aymara-woman performing a traditional dance in front of the Ajoya health center that the project supports through the construction of a intercultural delivery room.

Countries

Bolivia

En el corazón de la cordillera de los Andes, Bolivia enfrenta desafíos como la pobreza y amenazas ambientales, especialmente entre sus poblaciones indígenas. Nuestra colaboración con AYNI se enfoca en la formación profesional, alfabetización y agricultura sostenible, con el objetivo de empoderar a comunidades marginadas y a mujeres de procedencia indígena.

Guatemala

En Guatemala, un país rico en cultura y tradiciones, abordamos las necesidades de mujeres en situaciones defavorables a través de Fundación Junkabal. Nuestras iniciativas en formación profesional y microempresariado están diseñadas para elevar a las mujeres y abogar por los derechos humanos.

Kenia

El rico paisaje de la sabana de Kenia es el telón de fondo de nuestros esfuerzos para abordar la pobreza y el desempleo en los barrios marginales de Nairobi a través de SET y el Colegio de Tecnología de Eastlands. Ofrecemos formación profesional en campos técnicos a jóvenes con el objetivo de mejorar su calidad de vida y perspectivas de empleo con un modelo de formación integral

Líbano

Líbano, con su herencia milenaria, navega a través de profundas crisis económicas y una significativa presencia de refugiados. En respuesta, nuestra colaboración con PRODES e IMS se dedica a empoderar a las mujeres mediante formación profesional en hospitalidad, turismo y gastronomía, equipando a jóvenes mujeres de áreas rurales para mejores perspectivas de futuro.

Nicaragua

Nicaragua, con su dramático paisaje volcánico, enfrenta inquietudes sociales y dificultades económicas. Nuestro trabajo con ANDECU apoya a las mujeres invirtiendo en centros de formación profesional y recursos para microempresas, capacitándolas para mejorar sus niveles de ingreso y superar desafíos en sus familias y comunidades.

Uganda