Working together
The Women of Influence project group seeks to work alongside the indigenous young women of Junín, Peru – members of OMIAASEC: ‘hermanas’ – using creative tools to develop their natural abilities to their fullest potential and equip them to excel as leaders of their workplaces and communities.
This is a frequently asked question?
Our approach is grounded in the values of listening and sharing, knowledge and education, collaboration and justice, sisterhood.
ddd
Our vision is one where young indigenous women are not just recognized for their abilities to create solutions, but are afforded every opportunity to actively participate in shaping their destinies and communities.
ddd
As advocates and allies, we seek to equip and empower these women to mobilise media and creative tools to their own ends, including with the creation of a manifesto.
Manifiesto
During our second fieldwork visit to Junín in August 2021, we spent time supporting the OMIAASEC hermanas to develop their own manifesto of concerns. Ideas were developed and discussed in workshop format through individual and groupwork, initial results of which are shown here.
The various ideas and designs were then brought together to create a document, shared and agreed with the group.
This manifesto forms the basis and inspiration for conversations with local, national and international stakeholders about the urgent needs of the indigenous communities (Asháninka and Yanesha) of the Central Amazon of Peru, from the perspective of the young women leaders of OMIAASEC.
