title: Waking Up the Mind: Qualitative Study Findings About the Process Through Which Programs Combining Income Generation and Health Education Can Empower Indigenous Guatemalan Women.
abstract: We explored the process through which two income-generation programs that include health education empower indigenous Guatemalan women artisans. Both artisans (n = 44) and program staff (n = 11) participated in semistructured interviews. Respondents expressed that women gained support about personal issues and experienced an awakening of the mind (despertar la mente). Through active participation, women's fear of strangers and speaking in public decreased. Women also gained mobility, awareness of their rights as women, and self-confidence from earning and managing their own income. Given our findings, we suggest that programs combining income generation and health education have the potential to empower women.
authors: a Department of Global Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health , The George Washington University , Washington , DC , USA.
authors: Tilly A
authors: TA
authors: Gurman
authors: a Department of Global Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health , The George Washington University , Washington , DC , USA.
authors: Anne
authors: A
authors: Ballard
authors: a Department of Global Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health , The George Washington University , Washington , DC , USA.
authors: Samantha
authors: S
authors: Kerr
authors: b Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health; and Center for Latin American Studies , The University of Arizona , Tucson , Arizona , USA.
authors: Janée
authors: J
authors: Walsh
authors: c Friendship Bridge , Panajachel , Sololá , Guatemala.
authors: Amy
authors: A
authors: Petrocy
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006166:Guatemala; D006266:Health Education; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008875:Middle Aged; D011203:Poverty; D011209:Power, Psychological; D015397:Program Evaluation; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012649:Self Concept; D060756:Social Networking; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014933:Women's Rights