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Your support will go a long way towards giving 'voice' to
people from the grassroots. A key component of WACC's global strategy is
to explore and debate current international communication issues of
concern to global and local development. WACC's mission is to promote
communication for social change based on the belief that communication
is a basic human right that defines people's common humanity.
WACC's priority groups (women, youth, indigenous people,
and people living with disabilities and HIV/AIDS) advance peace
initiatives at all levels of civil society. Thus, WACC wishes to ensure
that communicators from these priority groups are able to attend
Congress 2008, which offers them a platform to share their vision of
conditions that lead to sustainable peace in their communities. Donate now and help send participants from one of the following priority groups to Congress 2008.
The following are examples of priority groups working at the grassroots level. Efforts like these will be strengthened with your contribution to support their participation at Congress 2008.
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Listening to the concerns of Indigenous Peoples
One woman here is worth many women, because any
training will be transferred to other women
Tania Ayma Calle
- CECOPI
Tania Ayma Calle, from Oruro City, Bolivia, is Executive Director of
the Centre of Education and Communication for Communities and
Indigenous People (Centro de Educación y Comunicación para Comunidades
y Pueblos Indígenas - CECOPI).
Bolivian society is characterized by a lack of civil tolerance at all
levels. The concept of conflict resolution is being introduced to
promote respect and tolerance among different groups and to promote
citizenship.
Indigenous women are subject to triple discrimination: being women,
indigenous and poor. Communication is vital to strengthening their
self-esteem, participating in and provide ideas and solutions to
everyday problems (health, environment, education, income generation
activities, etc).
CECOPI has enabled the voices of Aymara women to be heard at community
assemblies, and at district and local government level. Traditionally
men are the ones who participate in decision making.
CECOPI is also engaged in promoting the culture and traditional
practices of Aymara culture, which has long suffered from
discrimination. CECOPI is trying to change this practice through media
and communication.
Tangible benefits for participants attending WACC's Congress 2008 and
follow up in Bolivia.
- Multiplier effect. Knowledge acquired will be passed on to other
women: "One woman here is worth many women, because any
training will be transferred to other women".
- Spaces for reflection: to discuss their concerns in places like
"Centros de Madres" a place for mothers to meet.
- Videos and interviews of how such training is impacting the everyday
life of the Aymara women and community in general.
- Networks of indigenous women among neighborhoods, grassroots
associations, government municipalities, etc.
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