Virtual Spaces Strengthen Ties For Brazil's Indigenous Women
USAID’s Strengthening the Capacity of Indigenous Organizations in the Amazon worked with the Union of Indigenous Women of the Brazilian Amazon to improve online access so its members could connect with each other in virtual spaces to collectively address solutions to local problems.
When COVID-19 hit Brazil, the Union of Indigenous Women from the Brazilian Amazon (UMIAB) knew it was time to address a challenge that had been impacting the organization for years—connecting Indigenous women advocates from Brazil’s nine states virtually. In 2020, USAID through the Strengthening the Capacity of Indigenous Organizations in the Amazon (SCIOA) activity supported UMIAB to install internet in villages across Brazil so its members could finally connect to each other by video. Now, UMIAB’s leaders understand how to use key technology tools and platforms to continue the organization’s important advocacy for Indigenous women across the country.
In the following Story and videos, three of UMIAB’s leaders explain the impact this technology has had on their work.
Connected: How Technology Strengthens Advocacy Among Indigenous Women in Brazil
When COVID-19 hit Brazil, the Union of Indigenous Women from the Brazilian Amazon (UMIAB) knew it was time to address a challenge that had been impacting the organization for years—connecting Indigenous women advocates from Brazil’s nine states virtually. In 2020, USAID through the Strengthening the Capacity of Indigenous Organizations in the Amazon (SCIOA) activity supported UMIAB to install internet in villages across Brazil so its members could finally connect to each other by video. Now, UMIAB’s leaders understand how to use key technology tools and platforms to continue the organization’s important advocacy for Indigenous women across the country. In this video, three of UMIAB’s leaders explain the impact this technology has had on their work
Conectadas: Como a tecnologia fortalece a incidência política entre mulheres indígenas no Brasil
Quando a COVID-19 atingiu o Brasil, a União das Mulheres Indígenas da Amazônia Brasileira (UMIAB) sabia que era hora de enfrentar um desafio que vinha impactando a organização há anos–conectar virtualmente mulheres indígenas defensoras de nove estados do Brasil. Em 2020, a USAID, por meio da atividade Fortalecimento das Organizações Indígenas da Amazônia (SCIOA), apoiou a UMIAB para instalar Internet em aldeias em todo o Brasil para que seus membros pudessem finalmente se conectar por vídeo. Agora, as lideranças da UMIAB entendem como usar as principais ferramentas e plataformas de tecnologia para continuar a importante incidência política da organização para as mulheres indígenas em todo o país. Neste vídeo, três lideranças da UMIAB explicam o impacto que essa tecnologia teve em seu trabalho.
