We support the creation of the first Guatemalan women's organisation in Catalonia.

Néctar emerges as a participatory space for Guatemalan women to meet.

This space has been closely accompanied by the Migration, Gender and Development Network (MGD Network) in the framework of a project promoted by Calala Women’s Fund with support from the Catalan Agency for Development Cooperation.

In order to learn more about the reality of Guatemalan women living in Catalonia, the MGD Network carried out an study-diagnosis. It was possible to identify the needs, priorities and interests of this group of women. This made visible the collective motivations, aims and desires of the participants. This enabled them to served as the impetus for the determination to self-organise.

“It is essential to promote these initiatives to highlight the reality of migrant women, and to generate spaces for participation, which are essential to promote coexistence. As a group of migrant women in Catalonia, they will continue to weave links to support each other and strengthen themselves organisationally with their own voice and representation”. The RedMGD colleagues who have been accompanying them in the process point out.

Promoting autonomy, empowerment and collective action among Guatemalan women living in Catalonia

Néctar aims to promote autonomy, empowerment and collective action among Guatemalan women living in Catalonia, with the aim of strengthen their capacities, their initiatives and their visibility as generators of knowledge.

“We are sure that Néctar will be a point of reference for the Chapinas in Catalonia and also in Spain. We are going to work hard to make our vision a reality”, says Delia Orellana, its president.

 

Nectar's launch event on 11 February was attended by the following people Eunice Romero, Director General of Migrations, Refugees and Anti-racism of the Generalitat of Catalonia. In her speech, she highlighted the importance of the active participation of migrant women with leadership and visibility in the associative space. She also expressed her congratulations on the creation of Néctar, which she encouraged to continue working actively to make the protagonism of Guatemalan women visible.

Our partner Paula Riedemann congratulated them on behalf of Calala and encouraged them to continue to strengthen their organisation and generate new referrals.

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