UN Women Women in Ecuador have stayed in the páramo, an ecosystem in the Andes, despite the threats that desertification, overgrazing and other human activities pose to their sustenance. With funding from the Municipality of Spain, UN Women is working with the Azuay provincial government to improve the resilience of communities in Azuay province through a comprehensive intervention that includes women-led sustainable agricultural production. The project is also dismantling gender stereotypes and empowering women to contribute to decision-making processes in their communities.
Zoila Dolores Piedra Guamán is a farmer and homemaker from Puculay, in the Azuay province. Photo: UN Women/Jerónimo Villarreal
How women in Ecuador are restoring a fragile ecosystem in the face of climate crisis Women in Ecuador have stayed in the páramo, an ecosystem in the Andes, despite the threats that desertification, overgrazing and other human activities pose to their sustenance. With funding from the Municipality of Madrid, UN Women is working with the Azuay provincial government to improve the resilience of communities in Azuay province through a comprehensive intervention that includes women-led sustainable agricultural production. The project is also dismantling gender stereotypes and empowering women to contribute to decision-making processes in their communities. Date: Friday, May 7, 2021
Zoila Dolores Piedra Guamán is a farmer and homemaker from Puculay, in the Azuay province. Photo: UN Women/Jerónimo Villarreal