PART I

Community Reunion

Instructions
■ Share your name,
■ Your emotion
■ In what part of your body you are feeling it
■ What was your favorite as kid
Martha Lidia Oxi Chuy

● From: San José Poaquil

Chimaltenango

● Guatemalan

● Director of Special Projects

at MAIA ORGANIZATION

● 4 languages: Kaqchikel,
Spanish, Mandarín and
English

● 3rd. Child first daughter, 6

siblings
●
● First to graduate from
college
 Lidia oxi
(She, her, hers)

Achievements and Celebrations

● 3 graduations: Guatemala, USA, Taiwan

● Being a mom
● Meeting and being part of MAIA
 Graduation

● Guatemala: Elementary School

Teacher
● US: Natural Resources
Management
● Taiwan: Business administration

Challenges:
● My father used to believe that women did
not have right to education
● Lack of opportunities in my country
● Language and cultural barriers
 Motherhood

● Twin daughters
○ Karla
○ Rocio
Professional
Highlights

● Educator
● Organic School Garden
Project
● Family Organic Garden
● SolveMIT
● VVEngage fellowship
MAIA’s mission:

To unlock and
maximize the
potential of
young women to
lead
transformational
change.
 In
GUATEMALA,
there are many challenges
for girls.

Guatemala has the worst gender

equity gap in the Americas

Only 10% of indigenous girls

graduate from high school, and about
1% continue on to university.

By age 20, over 50% of indigenous

girls have become mothers.
 The MAIA Impact
School is the only
school in Central
America that was
designed and is led
by indigenous
women leaders for
indigenous girls
 The
Girl Effect
and
Amplifying
her voice
MAIA & Covid-19
 MAIA & Covid-19
The Girl Effect in Action
Addressing Food Insecurity
 We believe when young women have access to

OPPORTUNITIES,
their talents naturally flourish.

Yessica Maria
In January 2020, Yessica attended and
presented on MAIA’S work in the Abu Dhabi
Sustainability Week. She modeled leadership
and empowerment.

Claudia Marisol
This family garden project is implemented by Girl
Pioneer Claudia Marisol at her community She
won the first place in a Girls Leadership
conference of “Ella Impacta”. The goal of
establishing long-term sustainable food security
for families.
 We
have the power
to transform the
world.
See our talent. Believe in our
capacity. Make an impact.
 PART II
THE SHEET OF THE THREE TENSES

Instructions
1. Get a piece of paper, pen, pencils and markers
2. Divide the sheet of paper in three parts
3. Write in the first part: PAST, 2nd. PRESENT and 3erd: FUTURE
 1. PAST

- How did your family or friends support you to achieve

where you are now?
 2. PRESENT

- What do you have that could enable you to contribute to

women’s education or access to opportunities?
 3. FUTURE

- How do you visualize women/youth in society in 5-10 years in

different fields?