Photo: Susanne Kummer (horizont3000) and Sebastiana Par (Ixoqib MIRIAM)
Strengthening the gender expertise, knowledge in adult education and project management of the specialist. In both projects, the mediation of Mayan culture (personal identity, language, spirituality, political, social and legal forms of organization), the prevention of gender-based violence and the comprehensive and culturally relevant care for survivors of violence is special concern.
Directly involved are 125 people (84 female and 31 male), indirectly involved 1.492 people (830 female and 662 male).
Susanne Kummer is a political scientist and gender expert with years of experience in organizational development and educational innovation. She has a degree in interdisciplinary Latin-American studies and recently finished the thesis of her PHD in pedagogical mediation.
The association Solidaridad para la Educación y la Cultura (ASOL) runs the Casa ASOL youth home with a focus on violence prevention. It is an institution for the protection and safeguarding of the rights of disadvantaged young people in need and threatening situations.
MIRIAM Association for the intellectual promotion of women is an indigenous women's organization, led by professional Mayan women from different academic disciplines, who support the transformation of society towards more social justice, gender equity and revaluation of Mayan knowledge and culture from the grassroots.
