Scholarships & Training for Rural Guatemalan Women

A microproject by Kateri Tekakwitha Fund
Scholarships & Training for Rural Guatemalan Women

Project Report | Jun 23, 2014
Models of Leadership Encourage Kateri Students

By Carmela Paz Bal | Scholarship Coordinator

Lizabeth and Vilma  Leaders in their Community
Lizabeth and Vilma Leaders in their Community

The theme of this year's monthly workshops is "Leadership in the Indigenous Community".  Emilsa, the person in charge of these workshops, has planned activities to model this leadership style for the Kateri students.  She started out with three workshops in self esteem.  Her purpose was to encourage the young women to see themselves as capable of realizing their goals in life- that they were people who had value and possibilities. 

The culmination of the workshops was for the young women to state what they wanted  their future to be like- their goals.  They drew a vision of this future and added their thoughts in writng.  Some wanted to be nurses and work in a health clinic.  Others wanted to be teachers and teach children  Many saw themselves as secretaries in offices.  Adela's goal was to work in an accountants office to get experience and finally have her own business.  Sandra Cecelia is planning a future as a children's doctor.  They all have a positive view of their future.

A second phase of the workshops has presented positive role models for the young women. At the April meeting, Lisabeth and Vilma, two young women from San Juan Comalapa, shared the projects they were working on as leaders.  Graduates of the Kateri Education Program were invited to the May meeting to talk about their experiences as students and after.  The young women were impressed with how much the lives of the graduates had improved as a result of their education.  They now are leaders in their communities. The students asked many questions.  The experiences of all these young women encouraged the students and gave them a model of what is possible. 

Emilsa and I are pleased with the enthusiasm that the young women have shown and we expect their belief in themselves as leaders in their community will comntinue to grow.

Sandra Cecelia Planning to be a Doctor
Sandra Cecelia Planning to be a Doctor
Paula Dreams of Being an Artist
Paula Dreams of Being an Artist
Songs That Are About Women's Value
Songs That Are About Women's Value
Lety Surrounded by all her Positive Qualities
Lety Surrounded by all her Positive Qualities
Adela Dreams of Having her own Accounting Firm.
Adela Dreams of Having her own Accounting Firm.

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Kateri Tekakwitha Fund

Location: Pacifica, CA - USA
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Kay Sweeney
Pacifica , CA United States

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