ESCALAR Promotes Inclusion of Women, Youth, and Indigenous Peoples in the Trifinio Region

• The meeting included participation from authorities and management staff of ESCALAR’s partner organizations and other relevant stakeholders from Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras.

With the goal of promoting the inclusion of rural women, youth, and Indigenous peoples in climate adaptation actions across the Central American Dry Corridor, the ESCALAR Project, led by CATIE and funded by the Swedish Embassy, conducted the sensitization workshop “Rural Women, Youth, and Indigenous Peoples in the Trifinio Region.”

The event brought together authorities and management staff from ESCALAR’s partner organizations (Scaling Climate Adaptation Solutions for Resilience and Migration Reduction in the Central American Dry Corridor) and other key stakeholders from Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras.

Held on October 29 in Esquipulas (Guatemala), October 31 in Candelaria La Frontera (El Salvador), and November 5 in La Labor, Ocotepeque (Honduras), the workshop is part of ESCALAR’s Gender Strategy. This strategy aims to ensure that at least 30% of the beneficiaries are women, promoting their inclusion in sustainable rural businesses and their access to financial resources and training.

The activity was designed to make gender a cross-cutting focus in the decisions and actions of partner organizations and other relevant institutions within ESCALAR’s intervention area.

Through dialogue, participants explored ways to reduce gender gaps, ensure equal access to resources, and promote economic autonomy for women and youth in the region.

The workshop also facilitated the exchange of ideas and the building of partnerships to create more inclusive societies committed to equitable development in the Trifinio Region, promoting the sustainability and resilience of communities amidst current climate and socioeconomic challenges.