35 indigenous women leaders sign a declaration to defend their rights, ancestral knowledge, and territories.

On May 18th, on the National Day of Indigenous or Native Women, members of the Indigenous Women Program of the AIDESEP Ucayali Regional Organization (PMI ORAU) gathered to analyze the current situation of indigenous women and highlight the important role they play in society and its development.

Participants of the gathering for the National Day of the Indigenous or Native Woman

This conversation brought together 35 women leaders from native communities of the Shipibo-Konibo, Ashéninka, and Hunikuin peoples, among others, who addressed the main socio-environmental issues affecting native communities which they have been fighting for decades for the State to acknowledge their rights.

The meeting concluded with the signing of a declaration to strengthen their commitment to fighting against violence towards indigenous children, girls, and women, in defense of their rights, ancestral knowledge, ecosystems, and territories.

Read the Declaration of Women Leaders and Defenders of their Rights here.

This conversation was organized by the Programa Mujer Indígena de ORAU – Ucayali in collaboration with strategic partners such as Flora Tristán, Conservation International, and received technical and financial support from Upper Amazon Conservancy.