Youth advocates prepare to join the march to stop violence against girls and women in the municipality of Chimaltenango.
Dario Maciel, MPH Candidate 2014
Dario collaborated with the Guatemalan NGO WINGS on a project to evaluate the impact that WINGS’ pilot advocacy and empowerment program has had on municipal women leaders. The program trains women’s groups on reproductive health and community advocacy, and culminates in a campaign led by the women’s groups to demand the local implementation and enforcement of Guatemala’s 2005 Law on Universal and Equitable Access to Family Planning Services. The evaluation will help to replicate future iterations of the program in selected areas of Guatemala where WINGS’ has assessed a strong need for family planning promotion.