Education is a Conversation

Dear friend,

We have some great news to share from Chiapas, Mexico!  Last week, the Vista Hermosa Foundation, an ally of ours for over a decade, approved a grant to support the second and third stages of Community Narrative Practice (CNP) with tzeltal families. This ally, along with all of you, will allow us to provide follow-up on the 135 interviews collected with women and men regarding gender violence and reproductive health in five tzeltal indigenous communities. 

Since receiving your support this summer and the most recent support of the Vista Hermosa Foundation, Dr. Kathleen Cash has been analyzing the patterns in the interviews to find common threads. This is a process Kathy has carried out in all her CNP projects, and is essential to making sure the program matches the community´s real issues. In approximately April of 2020 Kathy will be traveling to Mexico again to teach us this process so we can replicate it in other regions where Amextra works, and in the future share the process with other non-profit organizations in Mexico.  

We´ve been in contact with Kathy during this data analysis and story-writing time in case she has questions about any of the interviews.  As the project advances we´ll be sharing with you, our community of supporters, information about the storybooks that have been created as well as other updates from the field.  

Thank you for believing that a world without gender violence is possible. We´re honored to include you in this journey that has the potential to change the lives of hundreds of women and men in Mexico through reflection on current beliefs and brainstorming of alternatives.  

 

With gratitude,

 

Stephanie Ahlgrain

Manager of Fundraising and Strategic Alliances

Amextra