Opening opportunities for girls in Guatemala
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By: Elvira Margarita Cuc Cho, Cecilia Toc, Modesta Ical & Susana Mó
Elvira, Cecilia, Modesta and Susana are community leaders and mentors through the Abriendo Oportunidades program, led by UNFPA and supported by Girl Up in Guatemala. They share their hopes and visions for families and girls in the Chisec, Alta Verapaz.
Susana Mó
What I want these girls to accomplish is success, to continue to study, and to not get married at an early age. Young girls do not have the ability to take care of a younger girl, as they are girls themselves. So that?s what I want for them, to continue their studies and succeed in their futures and to have a good family for themselves. Elvira Margarita Cuc Cho
(I want girls) to continue to study, and to finish their studies since a lot of times they don?t get to their sixth year in primary school. What we want more of is a way of thinking where girls are determined to study, to have a future and to wait and not get married at an early age. We also want them to have a space like this program Opening Opportunities, or others, so, girls can strengthen their abilities.
Modesta Ical
As mentors, we have to help g...
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