Creating new avenues of resilience to sustain peace: Kaqchiquel, Q’eqchi’ and mestizo women pathfinders for peace at the center

This joint UN project is based on the principle that women’s participation in peacebuilding is a critical means for conflict prevention and management. In alignment with the findings of the UN and World Bank Study, Pathways for Peace, the project aims to facilitate the safe and meaningful involvement of Guatemalan indigenous and mestizo women in public affairs as a ‘guarantee of non-recurrence’ of past conflict-related, systemic human rights abuses. With this objective in mind, the initiative will invest in developing the capacities of Kaqchiquel, Q’eqchi and mestizo women to design innovative protection strategies such as the use of advanced information technologies, networking, and partnerships with younger generations involved in culturally-appropriate women-led art-based movements, strategic political communication, public information, and cyberfeminism. Women´s proposals to translate the Peace Accord’s promises into practice, through new and/or renewed partnerships with the National Women’s Forum, CNAP and MIMPAZ will be supported, promoting bottom-up strategies and constructive dialogues for all-inclusive justice and transforming reparations. The ILO’s component of this project focuses on enhancing the economic autonomy and employment opportunities of indigenous and mestizo women as well as providing technical support to state institutions to better prevent and respond to drivers of conflict and emerging and continued tactics of conflict-related violence against women including cybercrimes and internet-enabled crimes against women.

Project symbol

GTM/19/01/UND

Admin unit

DWT/CO-San Jose

Start date

01/01/2020

End date

31/12/2021

Total allocation

340388

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

292186

Development Partners

Multi Partner Trust Fund Office, UNDP

Country/Countries

Guatemala

Outcomes

Outcome 6: Gender equality and equal opportunities and treatment for all in the world of work
Outcome 2: International labour standards and authoritative and effective supervision