
Poetry: a powerful catalyst for dialogue and peace!
Poetry promotes literacy, builds community, and fosters emotional resilience. It opens venues to speaking and listening.
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Poetry promotes literacy, builds community, and fosters emotional resilience. It opens venues to speaking and listening.

Adela, like many Indigenous girls in Guatemala, was born in a society “where talent abounds [..] but women are silenced and prevented from exploring arts.”

Unlocking leadership potential is one of MAIA’s four goals for Girl Pioneers. Girl Pioneers are outliers whose bold trajectory will inspire girls across Guatemala and lay the foundations for a

“We [a group of four MAIA Girl Pioneers] are developing REMARKABLE+, a website where we will be publishing impactful stories, reporting on environmental issues, and creative content generated by young

I am Marisol, a 17-year-old Indigenous girl from Sololá, one of the departments of Guatemala. I am proud to come from a family of hard-workers.

MAIA is revolutionizing education in Guatemala, and together with Girl Pioneers we promote a culture of reading as a tool for social transformation. Literacy is an important skill that underpins

The MAIA and Girl Pioneers’ story This International Women’s Day we are celebrating the determination of Girl Pioneers by creating their Future Me profiles as career professionals in the fields

This January, MAIA Girl Pioneer Yessica and MAIA educator Celena embarked on the long journey from Guatemala to the UAE to attend the weeklong Abu Dhabi Sustainability conference. In 2019,

Why is it important for girls to learn and excel in STEM not only in the classroom, but in the workforce as well? STEM is science, technology, engineering, and math,

This November, MAIA celebrated 11 years since we first launched our program in Guatemala. Over the years, there has been a lot of learning, growth, and change. As we prepare




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