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Health Advisory, Training, and Assistance Association A.C. (Tsotsil-Tseltal)

Health Advisory, Training, and Assistance Association A.C is a civil society organization based in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas. They have been working for more than 28 years to promote the health and rights of communities and populations mainly in the Indigenous area of Los Altos, with a population that identifies with the Tsotsil and Tseltal Peoples. For more than a decade, projects have been implemented to improve access and promote the rights to the sexual and reproductive health of young people and women in the state of Chiapas. Their main purpose is to improve living and health conditions with a focus on human rights, equality, equity, and diversity.

Their project, "Recognizing Our Rights," has the objective of strengthening knowledge about women's human rights and the ways of exercising them in the community, as well as raising awareness and informing young people, women, and adult men through workshops and information disseminated in Tsotsil and Tseltal. 

Website: www.acasac.org

Country
Mexico
Media Type
Multimedia
Grant Type
General Funds