The MAIA and Girl Pioneers’ story
In Guatemala, just 1 in 10 young Indigenous women complete high school. This leads to predictable cycles of early and frequent pregnancy. Coupled with entrenched discrimination and lack of education, it creates shackles of poverty and exclusion.
This is what we call arrested talent.
At MAIA, we are committed to identifying girls who are at risk of ending their education after primary school but have the power and tenacity to shift paradigms and set on a bold trajectory toward empowerment and opportunity. We call these young women Girl Pioneers.
Girl Pioneers are capable of igniting change within themselves and for themselves. They are their own heroes.
Listen to Amelia, Andrea, Angela, Diana, Estefany, Ixq’anil, Karen, and Lucero, Girl Pioneers of the MAIA Impact School. They are raising their empowered voices today and serving as examples for future generations by becoming a Bridge to Empowerment.
Become a Bridge To Empowerment and opportunity, and TOGETHER we will catapult these brave young women from the shadows and into a future of endless possibilities!
Amelia was shy and reserved, but everything changed when she joined the MAIA Impact School. She broke the cycle and became the first daughter in her family to continue her
Lucero and Wendy, Girl Pioneers of the MAIA Impact School, participated as guest speakers at the 2023 Central America Leadership Initiative (CALI) Regional event.
They are demonstrating that increasing women’s leadership
María Florinda represents MAIA in an event with former First Lady of the United States and Founder of the Obama Foundation’s Girls Opportunity Alliance, in New York on October 25.
MAIA USA
Tax Identification Number (EIN) 68-0652444
Asociación MAIA
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Guatemala Office:
Km. 137, Caserío Xolbé,
Cantón El Tablón, Sololá, Guatemala
US Office:
1031 33rd Street, Denver, CO 80205
