Association of Women for Equal Rights and Gender (AMAIG)

In 2006 SHARE continued to support AMAIG via the Institute for Women of El Salvador (IMU) in organizational and social strengthening of the women and literacy. AMAIG has continued to build up support networks and empowerment groups to educate on gender awareness. With over thirty training workshops throughout the year AMAIG has worked with a range of topics such as gender awareness, human rights, peace advocacy and leadership development. AMAIG’s trainings also dealt with the importance of local women’s role on the municipal council to organize around civil protection laws.

SHARE supported AMAIG with their literacy campaign through learning circles in the communities of San Sebastian and Michele Calderon; in all there are twenty-four women in the literacy circles.

Furthermore, SHARE accompanied AMAIG in the process of identifying economic initiatives that would generate sustainable income for the cooperative members. SHARE assisted the contact between AMAIG and Foundations for Development of Micro and Small Business (FADEMYPE) to do market research and analysis for the region. FADEMYPE is planning to begin a project t o train women in business start-up and management skills.

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