In the jungle region of Chiapas, a group of 14 indigenous Tseltal women have been collectively working for five years on economic, organizational, and social self-management initiatives. Now, with the support of IXIM A.C.'s Economic Resilience program, they aim to consolidate an enterprise focused on producing food products, nutritional supplements, and beverages using local ingredients and processing techniques that extend shelf life.
Indigenous Tseltal women face structural barriers that limit their access to economic and educational opportunities. Poverty, illiteracy, lack of entrepreneurship training, and restricted access to fair markets perpetuate their social exclusion. The absence of sustainable economic alternatives forces them to rely on poorly paid jobs or migrate, increasing their vulnerability.
Provide training in food production, processing, business management, and marketing. Reducing child malnutrition through the production of functional foods. Through business training and the production of value-added functional foods, the project will enable women to consolidate a sustainable business model. Additionally, collective savings and access to production technologies will be encouraged to increase efficiency.
Income generation for indigenous women. Contribution to regional food security to the families. Reduction of child malnutrition: The production of functional foods will help improve nutrition for children in indigenous communities with high malnutrition rates. Use of eco-technologies. Replicable model:The methodology of solidarity economy, collective savings, and self-management can be implemented in other indigenous communities.
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