WOMEN'S HEALTH PROMOTERS PROGRAM
Isthmus of Tehuantepec
Oaxaca, Mexico
WOMEN'S HEALTH PROMOTERS PROGRAM
Isthmus of Tehuantepec
Oaxaca, Mexico
In response to the lack of healthcare services, the women of these traditional Zapotec communities wanted a way to participate in caring for their families and neighbors
The women of the communities specifically requested acupuncture training, as well as nutrition and movement classes
But, they wanted a holistic approach.
Traditional plant medicine, once thought of as backwards and antiquated, is now being recognized as a potent tool, both medicinally and culturally.
In this corner of the world, we find an element of health that modern alternative medicine often neglects: Community.
Women from neighboring communities are now coming together for workshops on traditional harvesting techniques, seed sharing, and medicine making