Direct beneficiaries:

• • • • 3,000 adolescents and youth of the Maya Q'eqchí and Mestizos from rural communities in the municipalities of San Luis, Poptún, Dolores and El Chal, Petén during 2014.
      • 14,000 adolescents and youth of the Maya Q'eqchí and Mestizos of rural communities in the municipalities 14 municipalities of the department of Petén during 2015.

Indirect beneficiaries:

• • • • 7,000 Maya Q'eqchí and Mestizo children and parents from rural communities in the municipalities of San Luis, Poptún, Dolores and El Chal, Petén during 2014.
      • 17,000 children and parents of Maya Q'eqchí and Mestizo families in rural communities of the 14 municipalities of the department of Petén during 2015.

Direct beneficiaries:

• • • • 7,000 young women in the municipality of Poptún during 2015.

Indirect beneficiaries:

• • • • 9,000 children and adolescents in the municipality of Poptún during 2015.

Direct beneficiaries:

• • • • 220 Maya Q'eqchí and Mestizo adolescents and youth from rural communities in the municipalities of San Luis, Poptún, Dolores and El Chal, Petén during 2014.
      • 330 Maya Q'eqchí and Mestizo adolescents and youth from rural communities in the municipalities of San Luis, Poptún, Dolores and El Chal, Petén during 2015.

Indirect beneficiaries:

• • • • 500 Maya Q'eqchí and Mestizo adolescents and youth from rural communities in the municipalities of San Luis, Poptún, Dolores and El Chal, Petén during 2014.
      • 650 Maya Q'eqchí and Mestizo adolescents and youth from rural communities in the municipalities of San Luis, Poptún, Dolores and El Chal, Petén during 2015.

Direct beneficiaries:

• • • • 2100 adolescents and young people from middle and hight school in the municipalities of San Luis, Poptún and Dolores, Petén during 2014.

Indirect beneficiaries:

• • • • 6,000 adolescents and young people from secondary and diversified schools in the municipalities of San Luis, Poptún and Dolores, Petén during 2014.

The project "Actívate Joven Mujer" Phase I and Phase II was implemented in four municipalities in southern Petén (San Luis, Poptún, Dolores and El Chal) during 2014 and 2015. This project aimed to promote citizen participation and strengthen the knowledge of young women in Petén about their sexual and reproductive rights in order to prevent early pregnancies.

To achieve the objective, the following activities were implemented:

A1. 60 broadcasts of the bilingual Spanish-Maya Q'eqchí radio program "Actívate Joven Mujer".

During the two phases of the project (30 per phase), 60 broadcasts were made of the bilingual Spanish-Maya Q'eqchí radio program "Actívate Joven Mujer" to inform, sensitize and educate young women about the importance of responsible sexuality, active participation in forums for dialogue and democratic participation, prevention of violence and gender equality, to promote the prevention of pregnancies in girls, adolescents and young women.

The program is broadcast in bilingual Spanish-Maya Q'eqchí. This program is aimed especially at young indigenous women in rural communities, with poverty rates, difficult access, and where the main or only means of communication is the radio.

The program was broadcast as an open forum by the community radio station U'tan Kaj 106.9 FM, which belongs to the Apostolic Vicariate of Petén and has coverage in indigenous and mestizo communities in the departments of Petén, Izabal, Alta and Baja Verapaz, Quiche, and Huehuetenango, representing more than 1 million listeners and an audience of 180,000 people, according to its audience survey.

A2. Two Municipal Youth Forums with Mayoral Candidates "+ Facts - Promises"

Two Municipal Youth Forums with Mayoral Candidates "+ Facts - Promises" were held with candidates for mayor of the municipality of Poptún, Petén, so that young women could learn about municipal development plans to address the problems faced by Poptún women.

The first forum was attended by all the candidates, who presented their plans for the municipal government to more than 1,000 young women, representatives of women's organizations, and political parties.

At the end of the forum, all candidates signed a public commitment on the implementation of their plan upon winning the elections and also a list of demands proposed by AMA Association, Mujeres Ixquik Association, Global Humanitaria, Adecop Itzam, and other civil organizations.

The second forum was attended by the mayor-elect and his honorable municipal corporation, who ratified the commitments made at the first forum and pledged to hold an open town hall meeting to report on the progress made during his first year in office.

 

A3. Five Feminist Camps "Feminist Leadership as a Tool for the Prevention of Early Pregnancy".

The second component of the project involved capacity building through the development of five Feminist Camps "Feminist Leadership as a Tool for the Prevention of Early Pregnancy" (three camps in the first year and two in the second year).

50 young Maya Q'eqchí and Mestiza volunteer leaders of the AMA Association, between 14 and 29 years of age, from the municipalities of San Luis, Poptún, Dolores, and El Chal, Petén, participated in the camps.

The camps focused on leadership, democratic participation, gender equality, responsible sexuality, and prevention of sexual violence, and were developed using the inductive-deductive methodology of "learning by doing" and content multiplication.

After the camps, the volunteers transferred the knowledge learned to 500 adolescents from their community of origin, as each one replicated it with 10 adolescents, which they did through field work replicas, which they did in the native Maya Q'eqchí language in the case of the indigenous women.

A4. Three Youth Festivals "Open Windows for Youth".

In order to raise awareness among adolescent girls and young women about responsible sexuality and gender equality, three Youth Festivals "Open Windows for Youth" focused on the prevention of pregnancies among girls and adolescents.

The festivals were attended by 6,000 adolescents and young people from elementary and middle schools in the municipalities of San Luis, Poptún and Dolores, Petén, and various institutions and organizations with a presence in southern Petén.

The participating institutions provided information to adolescents and young people at a stand on their institutional work and the importance of preventing pregnancies in girls and adolescents, learning about responsible sexuality, preventing sexual violence, sexually transmitted infections including HIV/AIDS and gender equality.

Participating institutions include: Public Health Area Directorate, National Sexual and Reproductive Health Program, Health Districts, TAN UXIL Association, Office of the Defence of Indigenous Women, Municipal Women's Offices, Global Humanitaria, Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman , APROFAM, Secretariat against violence, exploitation and human trafficking, CONAP, SEGEPLAN, among others.

• 19,650 adolescents and young people practice responsible sexuality, which allows them to achieve their life plans and avoid harmful practices such as early pregnancies, sexual violence, and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS.
• 7,000 young women in the municipality of Poptún benefited from the Municipal Government Plan to address the problems that affect them.

In 2014, the department of Petén had the highest rate of pregnancies in girls and adolescents between 10 and 14 years of age, with 756 pregnancies.

During 2015, there was a 12% decrease in pregnancies in girls and adolescents between 10 and 14 years of age in the municipalities of Southern Petén. This is according to the sexual and reproductive health situation room of the South East Petén Health Area.

In 2015, no maternal deaths in adolescents were recorded in the municipalities of Southern Petén. This according to the sexual and reproductive health situation room of the South East Petén Health Area.