Women extension workers empowered for equality and integral development

The project was implemented in 6 steps:

1. Community Extension: This participatory methodology trains community technology leaders, who are responsible for transferring the knowledge acquired to their group of producers, monitoring the crops, coordinating actions with other local actors and maintaining the organization of the group.
2. Initial training: FUNDESYRAM provided technical training in agroecology and gender to selected women, preparing them to lead community processes.
3. Practical knowledge transfer: Women extension workers applied practical and participatory methods, teaching agroecological techniques in organized groups through active learning.
4. Organization of the producer group: Groups of agroecological producers were established that implemented community and school gardens, extending the benefits of technical knowledge at the local level using the learning-by-doing methodology.
5. Continuous institutional support: FUNDESYRAM offered constant monitoring and additional training, ensuring the quality and sustainability of the actions implemented.
6. Cross-sectoral collaboration: Key actors such as schools, churches, and local associations were involved, strengthening community ownership and scaling up the methodology.