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Transforming Futures: Amelia’s Story
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
July 3, 2024
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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
MAIA is not your typical organization. Led by Indigenous women for Indigenous girls, MAIA’s mission is to connect talent with opportunity, maximizing the potential of young women to lead transformational
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,
Structural barriers, limited economic resources, discrimination, and a culture of machismo threaten girls’ ability to continue studying and achieve their goals.
At MAIA, we are committed to identifying outliers, girls at
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.”
ADVOCACY AND ACTION TO CHANGE THE WORLD ONE STEP AT A TIME.
The MAIA and Girl Pioneers’ story “We [a group of four MAIA Girl Pioneers] are developing REMARKABLE+, a website where we will be publishing impactful stories, reporting on environmental issues,
CELEBRATING THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE WORLD’S INDIGENOUS PEOPLE In celebration of World Indigenous Peoples Day, we invite you to meet some of the incredible women who work at the
The MAIA and Girl Pioneers’ story This January, MAIA Girl Pioneer Yessica and MAIA educator Celena embarked on the long journey from Guatemala to the UAE to attend the weeklong
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