Indigenous women united for reconstruction.

INDIGENOUS WOMEN UNITED FOR RECONSTRUCTION

The COVID 19 pandemic hits our Country, our state of Oaxaca and has reached the Mixe Region, which has forced us to control entry and exit to our community to keep ourselves safe.

Despite everything, this situation has given us the opportunity to apply what we have learned so far and organize ourselves to take care of health, food and take preventive measures.

The production of food in a healthy way has been important, as well as advancing the cultivation of cocoa in our nursery, and as soon as the plants are ready, we have taken them to the plantation in the field. We hope they grow and adapt very well, since they were born here.

The CODICE team has strengthened its ties with organizations and networks to generate information that supports the communities and make visible the problems that are often left out of the forecasts and programs that are generally designed.

CODICE has been accompanying us to have information about the pandemic, inviting us to spend time preparing ourselves within our families, learning more about how to defend ourselves against this threat, improving our health and taking other measures for the care of all family and community members.

                                     Zompantle, Cacalotepec, Mixes, Oaxaca, Mexico. November 2020.

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                            MUJERES INDÍGENAS UNIDAS PARA LA RECONSTRUCCIÓN

Informe julio 2020

Desde 2017, cuando experimentamos un terremoto que dañó nuestros hogares y nuestra seguridad, hemos estado trabajando para reconstruir nuestras vidas y crear las condiciones necesarias para que los accidentes no nos afecten tan profundamente.

La pandemia de COVID 19 ha limitado la celebración de reuniones generales, sin embargo, estamos compartiendo con otros colegas las tecnologías ecológicas que hemos aprendido porque ahora sabemos que esto mejora nuestra salud y la vida de todos en la comunidad, como es el caso de las estufas de leña.

Afortunadamente, el equipo de CODICE nos dio la capacitación a su debido tiempo e instalamos el vivero de producción de cacao y ahora nos turnamos para atenderlo y las plantas están creciendo y pronto estarán listas para llevarlas a los campos para plantarlas intercaladas. cultivo de cafe

En nuestra comunidad no hay presencia del virus COVID -19 y esperamos mantener a nuestras familias saludables, e incluso cuando tenemos pocos recursos financieros, hacemos todo lo posible para mantener la calma, comer bien y mantener la atención necesaria. Mientras tanto, nos preparamos para mejorar los empleos agrícolas y mejorar la economía.

. Gracias por tu atención.

Mujeres de Zompantle, Oaxaca, México.

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INDIGENOUS WOMEN UNITED FOR RECONSTRUCTION

Progress report, March 2020

The earthquakes of 2017 affected our homes and our way of life and work. With the accompaniment of the CODICE team and the support of GlobalGiving, we have been making progress, making our wood-saving stoves, maintaining ecological toilets and growing vegetables.

Now we are aimed at improving the economy of our families by growing new products suitable for our climate and living conditions, such as cocoa.

We already had the experience of planting the cocoa plants and we see that they adapt very well, now we have the seed and we was established a small nursery. We are applying our experience and learning more with great encouragement, we want to make chocolate and other products and thus make better use of our resources and obtain economic income.

Thanks for your support.

Zompantle mixes women.

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MUJERES INDÍGENAS UNIDAS PARA LA RECONSTRUCCIÓN

Los terremotos que ocurrieron en 2017 afectaron las vidas de nuestras familias y comunidad. Con el apoyo del equipo de CODICE y el apoyo de Global Giving y el Fondo Semillas, hemos trabajado constantemente en treinta familias, avanzando de acuerdo con el Plan de reconstrucción que definimos.

Se establecieron estufas ahorradoras de leña y baños ecológicos para capacitación y demostración. Específicamente, se ha proporcionado orientación para la gestión de residuos sólidos (basura). Es importante especificar que hay hábitos en las familias que deben cambiar y es parte de un proceso en el que avanzamos poco a poco.

Continuamos con el cultivo de hortalizas en el patio trasero. Esta actividad nos ha permitido mejorar la producción de fertilizantes y aprender técnicas de manejo amigables con el medio ambiente y nuestra salud y nutrición. Esto nos ha animado a buscar alternativas para mejorar las actividades productivas y así avanzar hacia la reconstrucción económica.

Nuestras fotos son el trabajo y las excelentes condiciones que tenemos para la producción de plantas como el cacao. Es por eso que contactamos a grupos de agricultores que producen cacao y lo cultivamos y queremos aprender cómo producir la planta, cultivarla y procesarla, que ayudará a mejorar nuestro medio ambiente, nos dará trabajo e ingresos que son muy necesarios.

Apreciamos mucho tu colaboración.

                                                                                                     Mujeres de Zompantle.

Zompantle, Cacalotepec, Mixes, Oaxaca Diciembre 2019

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3rd Report June 2019

During this period we have been advancing in our project, in the work plan that we set out.

The group of thirty families, mainly women, participated in the training in the management and maintenance of wood-saving stoves and ecological baths, as other families have had an interest and have expanded their knowledge with practice.

In the case of vegetables, we have developed natural compounds for the prevention and control of pests and diseases, since we want them to remain healthy and toxic-free. These activities were carried out with the support of children, since they were found on vacation and that helped them to participate and make it very lively.

We are interested in preparing more nutritious foods, with vegetables and the Creole corn that we sow and for this we have cooked together sharing our recipes.

With the support received we have bought seeds, some tools and chicken mesh to fence the orchards and thus be more protected.

We meet regularly to exchange experiences, review progress, receive advice and plan the activities we want to carry out. It is important to mention that the sessions and trainings are conducted in Spanish and in mixe, since the technical partners of the CODICE team are from the region and that makes good communication.

• Reporte_fotogrfico.pdf (PDF)