Revista sobre el rol de las Mujeres Rurales de la Organización Virgen del Volcán

Abstract

The design and publication of the printed magazine on the life sees rural women of the Virgen del Volcán Organization will allow to record the current progress of the role of rural women, which contributes to the growth of the family economy, poverty reduction and food security. It is a debt for all to recognize their role in the countryside, to be recognized as Rural Women. In the Ecuadorian countryside, rural women are the example of strength, courage and work. As an example we have Transito Amaguaña walked barefoot to Quito for years to bring freedom and recognition to rural women. Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador. (2008) in article 11, numeral 2 “All people are equal and will enjoy the same rights, duties and opportunities. No one may be discriminated against for reasons of ethnicity, place of birth, age, sex, gender identity, cultural identity, marital status, language, religion, ideology, political affiliation, legal past, socioeconomic status, immigration status, sexual orientation, state of health, having HIV, disability, physical difference; nor for any other distinction, personal or collective, temporary or permanent, that has the purpose or result of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment or exercise of rights. The law shall punish all forms of discrimination". Organización de las Naciones Unidas In Ecuador, according to data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, there are approximately 4,500 organizations, one of them is the Virgen del Volcán organization that has been constituted with 51 women who contribute to the peasant family economy and take a leading role within the organization, we also identify them as agents of change, decision makers and even as leaders, representatives and managers of associations or organizations, as head of household and collaborator for the country.