25 - 27 February
La Paz, Honduras
In La Paz, Honduras, from February 25 to February 27, 2024, USAID Reducing conflict through Indigenous Women and Youth project carried out the modular training process for the Self-protection of Human Rights Defenders (HRD) developing the modules on Human Rights, Mapping of Risks and the construction of security plans for Lenca indigenous leaders, Lenca indigenous Human Rights defenders and volunteers, belonging to the Community Indigenous Women's Councils and the Community Indigenous Youth Councils of the Municipalities of Santa María, Santiago Puringla, San Pedro de Tutule, Guajiquiro, Santa Elena and Marcala Department of La Paz.
The event had the active participation of 45 leaders of Lenca population (thirty-five women and ten men) who carried out replicas in their communities.
This process was delivered by specialists with the technical support of USAID Reducing conflict through Indigenous Women and Youth project team.
La Esperanza city, Intibuca, Honduras
In La Esperanza city, Intibuca, Honduras, from February 25 to February 27, 2024, USAID Reducing conflict through Indigenous Women and Youth project carried out the modular training process for the Self-protection of Human Rights Defenders (HRD) developing the modules on Human Rights, Mapping of Risks and the construction of security plans for Lenca indigenous leaders, Lenca indigenous Human Rights defenders and volunteers, belonging to the Community Indigenous Women's Councils and the Community Indigenous Youth Councils of the Municipalities of Intibucá and Jesús de Otoro, departamento of Intibucá, Honduras
The event had the active participation of 29 leaders of Lenca population (twenty-two women and seven men) who carried out replicas in their communities.
This process was delivered by specialists with the technical support of USAID Reducing conflict through Indigenous Women and Youth project team.
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2 May
Santa María, La Paz, Honduras
On May 2, 2024, in the Public Library Hall of the Municipality of Santa María, La Paz, Honduras, a conversation was held with adult female Lenca leaders and young Lenca leaders of the Women's Indigenous Councils and Youth Indigenous Councils of the Communities of Santa María Centro and the Community from El Roblar Santa María, the conversation included Dominic Brain, global head of programme funding in Christian Aid UK, and Yanni Vilchez Chief of Party of USAID Reducing conflict through Indigenous Women and Youth project
In the conversation, issues of the problems of indigenous communities in the current context were highlighted, such as the causes of migration, unemployment and possible solutions, as well as environmental pollution and the training processes of the project. A field visit was held at the place known as El Mirador, where the indigenous youth indigenous council will carry out actions to protect the environment as part of the actions supported by USAID Reducing conflict through Indigenous Women and Youth project
4 May
Marcala, La Paz, Honduras
On May 4, 2024, in the city of Marcala, La Paz, Honduras, a discussion was held with members of the Regional Network of Human Rights Defenders, from the departments of La Paz and Intibuca and the Coordinadora Ambiental Indígena Lenca y Campesina de La Paz, which brings together community-based organizations as Palagua, CNT, UTC, CILAC, Autogobierno de Nahuaterique and ACILPAZ, this event included Dominic Brain, global head of programme funding in Christian Aid UK, and Yanni Vilchez Chief of Party of USAID Reducing conflict through Indigenous Women and Youth project
In the event, the main topics were the problems of indigenous communities and their grassroots organizations, the incidence and defense of the rights of indigenous peoples in the current context, causes of migration and unemployment of indigenous youth and possible solutions, extractive and hydroelectric cases in indigenous territories, the forced displacement of indigenous peoples and human rights defenders, as well as damage to the environment (water, forests, land, health).
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