Nicaraguan Women Rise in Agriculture by Olvia Angulo https://padlet.com/maestraolvia/7t49fcewupaflams Women in Nicaragua experience more challenges in agriculture because they get discriminated against and excluded from business opportunities. en-us 2021-03-25 05:38:30 UTC 2023-06-27 22:07:55 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f64b-2640.png Since January 2021, 17,211 Nicaraguans have been assisted by the UN Zero Hunger Program. maestraolvia https://padlet.com/maestraolvia/7t49fcewupaflams/wish/1351363304 But women are experiencing deeper levels of hardship, according to the United Nations.]]> 2021-03-25 05:52:23 UTC https://padlet.com/maestraolvia/7t49fcewupaflams/wish/1351363304 Pastora Sevilla, 66, Corn & Bean Farmer: maestraolvia https://padlet.com/maestraolvia/7t49fcewupaflams/wish/1351381000 “There are men who do not value women’s work. We always had to stay in the house, cooking, cleaning, washing while they went out to the street to have fun. We also have rights,” said Pastora Sevilla, when she gave her testimony to a group of women farmers in Condega, in the region of Estelí, Nicaragua. In Nicaragua, 70% of people work in agriculture, according to the United Nations.]]> 2021-03-25 06:00:56 UTC https://padlet.com/maestraolvia/7t49fcewupaflams/wish/1351381000 Mi Reflexion: I learned that you don't need a lot of resources to empower yourself to improve your life. Mary Luz from Nicaragua had no idea how to run her family's farm and her husband took over after her father died but with the support of the Zero Hunger Program, Mary Luz and Pastora learned that it's ok to work in agriculture to make their farms thrive. I connected to Mary Luz' self-determination because where there's a will, there is a way. Change is always possible. maestraolvia https://padlet.com/maestraolvia/7t49fcewupaflams/wish/1351384433 ¡Si se puede!]]> 2021-03-25 06:02:38 UTC https://padlet.com/maestraolvia/7t49fcewupaflams/wish/1351384433 If I had all the power in the world, I would have the maestraolvia https://padlet.com/maestraolvia/7t49fcewupaflams/wish/1351388156 Nicaragua government give women farmers monthly stipends to support their agriculture business. This monthly stipend will help pay their workers for a year. Women farmers will also  collaborate with local schools to teach youth that women are  capable of managing a successful farm and providing healthy foods. This is how I believe the women farmers would be sustainable in Nicaragua.]]> 2021-03-25 06:04:19 UTC https://padlet.com/maestraolvia/7t49fcewupaflams/wish/1351388156