Project Title: Socio-emotional Mentorship and Family Engagement: Empowering a Generation of Girl Leaders

Location: Guatemala

Grant Amount: $50,000

Grantee Website: maiaimpact.org

Areas of Impact: Education & Literacy, Gender Equality, Health, Leadership Development

Mission of MAIA
MAIA is designed and run by Indigenous women to empower Indigenous girls with the skills and knowledge to lead transformational change and break cycles of generational poverty.

Summary
The overarching goal and objective of this program is to increase retention rates of Indigenous girls in secondary school while reducing teenage pregnancies. The project is part of MAIA’s holistic model that motivates girls to stay in school by providing peer and family support, technical and socio-emotional skills, and the self-confidence and knowledge that they can reach their full potential.

Why We Love This
We love the holistic approach of this project that focuses on Indigenous girls. Importantly, girls remain in their families and barriers to their health and education are addressed. The long-term goals include family and community, which will have ripple effects beyond those directly impacted by this project.

This organization was formerly known as Starfish.