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Cruz, Rosamaria – Grassroots Development, 2003
In recent decades, rural Mayan women in Guatemala have been working to overcome long-standing disadvantages: illiteracy, poverty, lack of basic community services, and lack of respect for women's abilities and contributions. Profiles of 10 Mayan women describe their educational experiences and their community development work, particularly in the…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Health Services, Entrepreneurship, Foreign Countries