YAAXCHE’s project advocates with authorities in the town of Corozal to assign a municipal budget that will give approximately 150 adolescent girls the means and capacity to start and manage small community projects and businesses. This budget will provide the economic means to help them free their families from poverty.
Paz y Justicia
Paz y Justicia’s project aims to influence the municipal government and key players in the community as well as government agencies in La Ceiba so that they implement actions under the national policy ENAPREAH (National Strategy for Teen Pregnancy Prevention of Honduras). The project’s ultimate goal is to help reduce teen pregnancy through advocacy, youth education, and empowerment in the … Read More
Youth Empowerment Organization (OYE)
Youth Empowerment Organization (OYE) empowers thirty adolescent girls who advocate with the Department of Education in El Progreso to ensure the correct implementation of the comprehensive sexual education curriculum, “Taking Care of Myself and My Life.” The project also monitors and evaluates schools and teachers following the curriculum guides.
Young Women Christian Association (YWCA)
YWCA advocates at the municipal level at Valle de los Angeles in Honduras for a youth entrepreneurship policy that will require high schools to train more than 1,000 adolescent girls on technical skills. Through this new initiative, girls will increase their empowerment and access to economic opportunities.
TEDWomen Update: Memory Banda and a warrior’s cry against child marriage
Over the years, we’ve had so many wonderful and moving talks at the TEDWomen conference, but perhaps one of the most striking was Malawi activist Memory Banda. The amazing 18-year-old presented at last year’s event – and inspired us all with her story.
Desarrollo Integral de la Juventud
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La Ley Contra la Violencia Doméstica
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Política Nacional de Promoción y Desarrollo Integral de las Mujeres
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