SummaryThis project will bring literacy and confidence to indigenous women in Oaxaca, Mexico using an innovative art-based bilingual curriculum that engages all five senses.
What is the issue, problem, or challenge?
Oaxaca, being a mainly indigenous state, has one of the
lowest literacy rates in Mexico, and literacy among indigenous adult women is
even lower. Historically there has been a major bias towards Spanish literacy
in education, leaving indigenous languages marginalized. Migration to the US
for jobs has also left women as heads of households. Illiteracy and
discrimination has been a major barrier for women in trying to market their
weaving products and create sustainable micro-businesses.
How will this project solve this problem?
The Circle of Women’s literacy program provides indigenous
women with the skills to be confident adults and entrepreneurs both in Spanish
and their indigenous languages (Mixtec) through the use of an innovative
art-based bilingual curriculum.
Potential Long Term Impact
The project will educate 50 indigenous women in the Mixteca
region of Oaxaca, Mexico with in the next three years allowing them to rise out
of poverty, which will provide for their families health and well-being.
Project Message
When I
started the literacy program, I was very shy. I am now enrolled in a primary
school home-study program, hold my head high and can look people in the eye
with confidence.
- Odelia, Circle of Women
Literacy Program Graduate
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $1,860 Remaining Goal to be Funded: $6,140
Total Funding Goal: $8,000
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