LAC Newsletter October 2009 - Focus on Woman

By Maxine Hillary, Washington, DC

In this issue you will read about women who are learning new agricultural techniques, starting businesses, taking on drug lords, and creating safe and secure places for themselves, their families, and their communities.

With USAID’s assistance, JA FARMS has taught sustainable agricultural techniques to women in Jamaica. In Mexico, microloans help indigenous women, and an initiative in Guatemala trains midwives in efforts to reduce the high infant mortality rate.

Projects ranging from agriculture development to educational assistance to business mentoring are providing the wherewithal for the women profiled in this edition to take on leadership roles, gain new skills, develop new products, and set examples for their peers and families. The empowerment of this sector of the region will most certainly benefit everyone who calls Latin America or the Caribbean home.

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• October 2009 LAC Newsletter [758.21 KB | 2009-10-01]