Help 25 Colombian Indigenous Women Grow Leadership

During the last week, we had the attendance of the 25 indigenous women of the project in one of the most important event in our agenda, the Third Women´s Forum, where they had the opportunity to enforce the love for themselves in a supportive environment, counting with the help of the religious community Hermanas Laura and the Association for the Childhood.

Because what we do is not only to equip them with techniques to improve their weaving, but also to bring up the human development, to change their living conditions in a high scale and the perception towards them by their husbands and other indigenous men.

We started by making a reflection of their role, in big circle all together where they shared their thoughts.

In the second phase, they were dancing and singing, with the aim of self-appreciation of their bodies as a territory of dignity, to be love and to be care.

Then, we delivered a lecture about the self-schemas, to raise awareness about the relevance of:

*Be an autonomous woman who take care of their appearance, acceptance and control of feelings.

*Recognize themselves as unique human beings, with particularities, specific strengths, weaknesses and skills.

*Achieve the goals that they want to be happy.

*Know what they want, love what they do and be creative.

And for the closure, with honored them for the Indigenous Woman Day, of the 5^th of September, highlighting their rights and duties, as well as their importance among the communities..

In the event, we realized the confidence they are getting through the process of accompaniment with us, and the power reflected in their active participation and voice in personal, familiar and communitarian issues.

Please keep us in mind and we hope that you will make the decision to help over the next two months in order to help continue this project on GlobalGiving and to continue this effort!

Thank you so much,