Panama Archives - Women Speak

Panama’s Indigenous Women Combine Efforts To Promote Food Security

Karina2017-07-16T14:14:11-04:00Tags: Panama|

Women of the Naso Indigenous Community are facing challenges to their traditional way of life: unemployment, limited access to healthcare, and unpredictable agricultural seasons perpetuate high rates of poverty and malnutrition. A United Nations-backed workshop in Panama City invited local Indigenous women to build skills in food security, leadership, and climate change adaptation. Photo credit: FAO SLM Panama

A Lesson In Food Sovereignty: Women Lead The Way In Kuna Yala, Panama

Karina2017-07-17T17:43:48-04:00Tags: Panama|

Taina Hedman is an Indigenous Kuna woman and a key leader of the Kuna Youth Movement or MJK (Movimiento de La Juventud Kuna) and the Projecto de Mujeres (Women’s Project) in a remote area of Kuna Yala, Panama. She represents the rights and interests of Indigenous people throughout the country and supports local women to adopt agroecological methods of farming. Through their collective efforts, the women sustainably grow crops deep in the jungle to feed their communities. Photo credit: WhyHunger