Women building communities
On September 7 and 19, 2017, Mexico was hit by two earthquakes of 8.2 and 7.1, respectively, which affected the states of Chiapas, Mexico City, State of Mexico, Guerrero, Morelos, Puebla and Oaxaca. From that moment on, NGOimpacto's commitment was to use all our experience to create this project in the state of Chiapas. The inclusion of women in disaster recovery processes has been fundamental to ensure the sustainability and success of community actions as a whole, considering that disasters affect them differently. This is how Casa de las Mujeres Santiago el Pinar "Adriana Aguerrebere", since its reconstruction, has become a place that responds to these needs, strengthening the rights of women and girls and promoting greater resilience in the face of future disasters. After more than 4 years we believe it is time to close this campaign, we thank all national and international donors who came through GlobalGiving to support the reconstruction. We continue to work in the strengthening and formation of women, if you are interested in learning more and support, I leave you the link to the projects.
social enterprise by indigenous mayan woman
empowering mayan women through ancient textiles
Infinite Thanks
Karla Aguerrebere
NGOimpacto Director
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The inauguration of La Casa de las Mujeres de Santiago el Pinar "Adriana Aguerrebere" is the culmination of one of the great dreams of the women of Santiago el Pinar and Adriana, founder of NGOimpacto. It is a space where, hand in hand with the Municipal Council of Women, their human rights are strengthened, and they become agents of change in their community and for their community.
Adriana said, "I feel that we still have a lot of work to do to get to the point where we can help rebuild a space that will be a development center for women in Santiago el Pinar". Convinced that the aim was not only to intervene communities affected by 7s 2017 but to leave something that would work for the future.
Although Adriana is no longer with us physically; her legacy and love will remain in the hearts of the women of Santiago el Pinar.
¡Doing good by doing well!
Adriana Aguerrebere 1968/2020
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Dreams become reality, after 3 years of strugglinf for these space, the work of the first section of the women's house of Santiago el Pinar is about to be inaugurated.
In these months they got down to work on the reconstruction of the first section of the Women's House of Santiago el Pinar of the Municipal Council of Women that 3 years ago began to dream of having their own space and today this dream is becoming a reality.
The reconstruction works that are being carried out in this space are roof waterproofing, cleaning, painting, connection of the available services (water and electricity).
Yesenia, Julieta, Carolina, Georgina, Adriana and Juana are the Votán (guardians in Tsotsil) of the rehabilitation work of the Municipal Women's House of Santiago el Pinar, their mission is to take care that the work in progress goes as planned.
The house is almost ready, soon this space will be coming to life with the thousands of activities carried out by the women of the council and other people of the community.
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The actions carried out during this quarter were focused on Santiago el Pinar, a municipality located in the highlands of the state of Chiapas, approximately one hour and ten minutes from San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas.
The women's group of Santiago el Pinar was affected by the earthquake with damage to the structure, as part of this process, they began to determine the spaces where the reconstruction will begin, determine the actions, take measures and budgeting looking for various alternatives, the group of women of Santiago will use this place to meet, organize, take workshops for their strengthening in craft issues, gender equity, which are important for their journey as organized women artisans.
Currently with the pandemic, the women have reflected on the need for this work space in order to strengthen themselves, emotionally and economically, we know that the pandemic has affected several issues, for the woman after the earthquake this space would be an important point of organization, now with the pandemic is a more necessary space because it will serve them to activate economically that with both emergencies have made the situation more vulnerable.
Part of the actions is to rebuild the access area to the building, two classrooms and the bathrooms, seeking as a first step to secure the building with protective bars for the security of the space. The proposal is as a first point to have a place where they can have a workshop that will have their threads and looms, multipurpose room, bathrooms seeking the use of water harvesting.
While it is true that we are several years after the earthquake, it is necessary to continue rebuilding the spaces that will help rebuild the social fabric, which is more important at this time, having the aftermath of the earthquake and facing a pandemic have made communities more vulnerable.
The challenge we face is to be able to work in the current conditions, we believe that step by step we will be able to finish this process for a result that benefits the women and the community.
With all the careful measures of the health protocols in the framework of Covid 19, we have been re starting some activities in reconstruction.
We continue doing monitor work also we keep on sending information about Covid 19 and measure health whit the places that we are working on this project,
Some reconstruction activities have been re-start in some schools of the Chiapas coast in the municipality of Pijijiapan:
Some Schools were provided with materials to keep working in reconstruction areas as kitchens, classrooms, and domes. Windows and doors were put up in some places. Also, we have been keeping in touch with families and teachers from the different school.
In the municipality of Panthelo the construction of the coffee warehouse was also reactivated. The progress of these months was the following: footing, block walls on the retaining walls, some chains and columns.
Despite the pandemic, we keep on looking for ways to continue the reconstruction work that is messing. We hope that by the time school´s activities are back these spaces are ready.
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