Guatemala: Guatemalan Women Reinvent Agrobusiness

Oct 13, 2022 | Peride Blind
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Doris* feels strongly about women being able to earn a living. She is president of one of the savings and credit groups in Chamaiq — a village in the state of Alta Verapaz in north-central Guatemala — and one of 3,000 participants in WFP’s Indigenous Women’s Economic Empowerment Project. 

"Not only men can work, not only they can earn money," Doris explains. "We women can also work and earn our money, which is why I’m happy and also taking part in this initiative… I want to keep learning."

Beyond improving agricultural production, the WFP project also widens indigenous women's access to labor markets through enhanced food security for their families and communities making strides towards lifting people out of vulnerable situations, including hunger and poverty.