Centro para los Derechos de la Mujer, Naaxwiin
Country
MexicoOrganization
Centro para los Derechos de la Mujer, Naaxwiin
Centro para los Derechos de la Mujer 'Naaxwiin' began as the women's rights and health team within AJWS grantee UCIZONI, and was founded in 2000 to promote the rights and integral health of rural, indigenous women, children and youth in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Oaxaca. The organization works with indigenous women victims of violence to provide counseling, psychosocial support, and access to the justice system, and works to sensitize local authorities and institutions to become effectively involved in preventing and addressing violence against women.
Project
Indigenous Women's Rights and Violence Prevention
To reduce violence against rural indigenous women through leadership training, assistance to victims and by sensitizing local institutions.
| Project Grant Amount | $17,000 |
| Total Grants Received | $17,000 |
| Years Supported | 1 |
| Theme | Health |
| Population Served | Indigenous People, Women |
