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A new mother attends a culturally sensitive counselling session at the Jose Domingo De Obaldia Hospital in David, Panama. © UNFPA/Guadalupe Valdes
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Abriendo Oportunidades offers safe spaces, mentoring, educational opportunities and solidarity for adolescent Mayan girls. It also introduces new possibilities into their lives. Photo &copy; Mark Tuschman
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<p>Girl leaders in Xesacmalja, Guatemala, speak about the skills they've learned through Abriendo Oportunidades. <i>Photo Credit: UNFPA</i> <br/> &nbsp;</p>
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Xi-re takes the blood pressure of one of her clients Photo: Chen Jianzhong/UNFPA
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UNFPA Work on Indigenous Issues

Publisher

UNFPA

Publication date

01 January 2011

Author

UNFPA

Number of pages

15

Publication

UNFPA Work on Indigenous Issues

This report documents how UNFPA Country Offices in Latin America, Asia and Africa are supporting indigenous issues in the areas of population and development, sexual and reproductive health and gender equality.