Education, leadership, and conservation: Empowering young Q’eqchi’ women in Guatemala

Dawn S. Bowen and Amy Leap Miller

International Journal of Educational Development, 2018, vol. 59, issue C, 28-34

Abstract: Programs to keep young women in school across the developing world have become widespread. Education is key to improving their quality of life, but keeping them in school is a significant challenge. This article examines a scholarship program that provides 25days of intensive leadership training for young indigenous women using a peer tutorial system. The program offers a unique experience, a variety of practical training, opportunities for personal growth, and evidence of empowerment. This study demonstrates that social change is occurring and that young women are promoting change in their own lives, as well as those of their families and communities.

Keywords: Education; Young women; Empowerment; Environmental education; Guatemala (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2017.10.012

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