Artistic and feminist camp for girls' rights

Weaving Our Roots was held in an Afro-Mexican community located in the Costa region of Oaxaca, Mexico, as part of a collective process of community strengthening, identity, and rights.

 Through various artistic and participatory workshops—such as printmaking, stamping, and storytelling—more than 58 girls in the community learned about and reflected on their rights, particularly their right to Afro-Mexican cultural identity.

These spaces allowed them to recognize and value their roots, strengthening their sense of belonging and the community fabric. Likewise, workshops on dignity and menstrual health were held, where information was shared about alternatives for menstrual management, such as the use of menstrual cups and eco-friendly cloth pads, promoting body care, autonomy, and respect for the

In parallel, a course on making handcrafted hammocks was conducted with the mothers of the participating girls, with the aim of strengthening processes of economic autonomy in their families. This practice represents an alternative for generating income and can contribute to supporting the education of the girls. In turn, strengthening economic autonomy can be a key factor in preventing various forms of violence, including sexual violence. 

This festival was made possible thanks to your support. Your trust makes it possible for these community processes to continue growing and strengthening the rights of girls and women in the region. 

We remain committed to building safe, dignified, and culturally meaningful spaces, and we extend an invitation to continue joining this collective effort. Your support is essential to continue accompanying more girls and families in the full exercise of their rights and the strengthening of their communities.

Thank you for joining, supporting, and believing with us that collective work transforms realities.

From July 31 to August 2, 2025, the 8th Summer Art Camp for Dignity and Menstrual Health for girls and adolescents took place in the community of Villa Talea de Castro, Oaxaca, located in the Sierra Norte of Oaxaca, Mexico. A space directed at girls and adolescents to strengthen their socio-emotional skills, self-care, violence prevention, and the approach to dignity and menstrual health through artistic languages and participatory methodologies with a rights-based, gender, intercultural, and anti-racist approach.

During the camp, the girls and adolescents participated in 8 different workshops, which were conducted by teachers with extensive experience in Comprehensive Sexuality Education. In these workshops, we covered various topics about body knowledge, the menstrual cycle, products for its management as an alternative for caring for our bodies and the environment, as well as the recovery of ancestral knowledge for addressing discomfort during menstruation, promoting spaces for free expression, collective learning, and access to information. These learnings can be replicated in their schools, at home, and with other girls their age, being empathetic with those who are starting to experience menstruation and are unfamiliar with the subject, recognizing that menstruation is a natural process that no one should judge, and acknowledging that each girl's body, emotions, and environment are different.

We also held a workshop aimed at mothers, fathers, guardians, and/or caregivers on Child Sexual Abuse, with the goal of strengthening the tools to support and protect girls and adolescents, from a rights-based, care, and community approach.

These meetings reaffirm our commitment to creating safe spaces for addressing Comprehensive Sexuality Education, free from racism and discrimination, dismantling persistent myths, and supporting and informing children about knowing their bodies and their rights.